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Former Title IX reporter ready to rest

Former Title IX reporter ready to rest

Laurie Grobe May 4, 2021

The summer before my sophomore year, I was asked to cover meetings on the new Title IX coordinator finalists. Little did I know that one story would take over the rest of my reporting. I spent a year...

Copy desk chief logs off of Zoom at midnight for the last time

Copy desk chief logs off of Zoom at midnight for the last time

Lawson Freeman May 4, 2021

When I first walked down the tunnel of a stairwell that leads into The Daily Texan basement, I thought to myself, “Ya know, I’m not so sure about this.” But after a tryout and a chat with some of...

Associate copy desk chief removes last Oxford comma

Associate copy desk chief removes last Oxford comma

Megan Shankle May 4, 2021

This spring has been my seventh and last semester at the Texan, and it’s nothing like I expected it to be. I haven’t set foot in the basement in over a year. I’ve attended virtual staff meetings...

Sports writer exits the press box after 3.5 Red Bull-driven years

Sports writer exits the press box after 3.5 Red Bull-driven years

Stephen Wagner May 4, 2021

Ten semesters with the Texan taught me a few things, but nothing could have prepared me for the chaos that was covering sports during a pandemic. I was in the basement when sports stopped last March,...

Managing editor leaves newsroom without ever working at her desk, plans to search for personality outside of journalism

Managing editor leaves newsroom without ever working at her desk, plans to search for personality outside of journalism

Trinady Joslin May 4, 2021

Writing ledes is my favorite part of journalism. They can be beautiful or funny or break your heart. They can be anything you want. I’ve thought about writing the lede to my 30 column probably at...

UT needs to be transparent about emission plans

UT needs to be transparent about emission plans

Ezra Gomez May 4, 2021
Opinion Columnist Ezra Gomez urges UT to increase transparency regarding carbon emissions.
Please don't delete my major

Please don’t delete my major

Alexandra Purchatzke May 4, 2021
Columnist Alexandra Purchatzke urges UT not to delete the BSA in Biochemistry degree plan.
DT 5/4/2021

DT 5/4/2021

May 3, 2021

Texas baseball prevents series sweep with dominant Sunday win against Texas Tech

Texas baseball prevents series sweep with dominant Sunday win against Texas Tech

Amsal Madhani May 2, 2021
The Texas baseball team may have lost the weekend series to Texas Tech, but they won Sunday's game 11-3, preventing a sweep by the Red Raiders.
No. 12 Texas softball swept by No. 9 Oklahoma State, drops to 9–6 in conference play

No. 12 Texas softball swept by No. 9 Oklahoma State, drops to 9–6 in conference play

Nicholas Pannes May 2, 2021
The Texas offense showed far more life in the series finale against the No. 9-ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Sunday after putting up a combined two runs in their first two games of the weekend series. However, the Longhorns ultimately lost Sunday's game 4-6.
Texas Rowing sweeps past Virginia as strong season continues

Texas Rowing sweeps past Virginia as strong season continues

Riley Glenn May 2, 2021
Texas Rowing earned their second sweep of the season against the No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers at the Rivanna Reservoir, winning all four races.
Q&A: UT-Austin junior Ethan Tran talks Webby-nominated short film 'When We’re Older’

Q&A: UT-Austin junior Ethan Tran talks Webby-nominated short film ‘When We’re Older’

Fiza Kuzhiyil May 2, 2021
UT junior Ethan Tran, creator of a Webby-nominated short film, talked to The Daily Texan about how the past year influenced his filmmaking.
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