Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Greek PM puts austerity to referendum

The Associated Press November 2, 2011

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek government teeters and markets around the world plunge after the prime minister’s stunning decision to put a hard-fought European debt deal up for a risky public...

Managing jobs and debt from the desk of the president

Barack Obama November 2, 2011

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to get out of Washington and talk with folks across the country about how we can create jobs and get our economy growing faster. This is a tough...

In show of force in Egypt, military jails activist blogger

The Associated Press November 2, 2011

CAIRO — Growing in confidence after eight months in power, Egypt’s military generals appear more determined than ever to crush the protest movement that ousted Hosni Mubarak and has turned...

Quotes to Note: MyEdu partnership, voter ID laws, Rick Perry

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 2, 2011

“Would I have had different priorities for that money? Yes. We didn’t choose to bring this to the campus.” — President William Powers Jr. on the UT System Board of Regents’...

Fire breather hopes to pass the torch

Jessica Lee November 2, 2011

When Robert Camp was a child, he did not listen to his parents when they told him not to play with fire. Instead, he held a lighter up to the couch when no one was around just to see what would happen....

Rangers fans react to world series loss

 In one of the more dramatic World Series in baseball history, the Texas Rangers were denied their first-ever championship by the St. Louis Cardinals. The seven-game series provided both epic entertainment...

Long live the Decemberists

Robert Starr November 1, 2011

 Though The Decemberists released a few albums before Picaresque, that was the one that put them on the map. Strange and wonderful, the album began with whale songs and each track came up with new...

Lou Reed, Metallica clash on new collaboration

Eli Watson November 1, 2011

2011 has been a strange year for musical collaborations: Raconteurs and ex-White Stripes frontman Jack White was scrutinized for working with hip-hop’s outcasted duo Insane Clown Posse, and now heads...

Professor argues for archiving genocide

Rachel Thompson November 1, 2011

 It is a nation’s duty to record the truth through archives and to overcome the challenges of assembling those archives, said John Ciorciari, assistant professor of public policy at the University...

Bieber surprises with catchy Christmas classic

Ali Breland November 1, 2011

Under The Mistletoe, Justin Bieber’s Christmas album, is first and foremost an attempt to create an exceedingly accessible and marketable Christmas album. Justin Bieber’s music already falls...

Women’s group increases cultural ties in Texas

John Farey November 1, 2011

A group of Mexican-American women from Texas were essential in increasing cultural understandings of Latin-American citizens living in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century, according to a...

Texas in second place heading into final day of tournament

Garrett Callahan November 1, 2011

 As October came to an end yesterday, the Longhorns ended their first round of the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational strong. Juniors Madison Pressel, Desiree Dubreuil, Haley Stephens and senior Nicole...

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