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Senate approves new pass/fail legislation

Senate approves new pass/fail legislation

Sheryl Lawrence April 9, 2021

The Senate of College Councils passed legislation Thursday calling on the University to increase the limit of COVID-19 pass/fail exceptions from three to six due to Winter Storm Uri.  The legislation...

Biden Administration continues postponement of student loan debt payments for graduates

Biden Administration continues postponement of student loan debt payments for graduates

Sheryl Lawrence April 9, 2021

Current students and alumni will not have interest accumulating on their public student loans and alumni can defer payment until at least Sept. 30 due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

UT-Austin think tank helps offer courses for small business owners in the Permian Basin

UT-Austin think tank helps offer courses for small business owners in the Permian Basin

Katy Nelson April 9, 2021

The IC2 Institute, a UT-Austin think tank, and the University of Texas-Permian Basin are collaborating to aid local entrepreneurs and small business owners who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Students reflect on volunteering at COVID-19 vaccination sites

Students reflect on volunteering at COVID-19 vaccination sites

Fiza Kuzhiyil April 9, 2021

As the sun beat down on the line outside of Gregory Gym, student volunteers helped guide people to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. On the way out, an elderly man stopped to thank volunteer...

UT professor’s Etsy shop ‘Marvelous Mashups’ inspires, brings humor

UT professor’s Etsy shop ‘Marvelous Mashups’ inspires, brings humor

Grace Robertson April 9, 2021

“The Simpsons’” Maggie Simpson is just a baby who loves TV. But with Robert Reece's artistic vision, she becomes Marvel’s Venom atop a Spider Pig hybrid as if it’s a horse, her pacifier whipping...

How students’ love languages changed during pandemic

How students’ love languages changed during pandemic

Ikram Mohamed April 9, 2021

Separated by 180 miles and the COVID-19 pandemic, Jazmine Necessary and her partner sit together on FaceTime almost every night. “Sometimes (FaceTiming) feels like another screen to look at,” government...

Sarkisian’s coaching staff makes strides with veteran players

Sarkisian’s coaching staff makes strides with veteran players

Carter Yates April 9, 2021

The Texas football program entered spring practice with 12 total coaches on staff. Ten of them, including head coach Steve Sarkisian, were not with the team last year. The Longhorns braced for massive...

Capitani reflects on the resilience of Texas women’s swim and dive this season

Capitani reflects on the resilience of Texas women’s swim and dive this season

Emily Schumacher April 9, 2021

Carol Capitani has a specific word to describe her team over the past year: resilient. As the Texas women’s swimming and diving head coach, Capitani knows firsthand the 2020-2021 season was anything...

Let students print for free

Let students print for free

Hubert Ning April 9, 2021
Columnist Hubert Ning argues that UT needs to follow examples set by peer institutions and offer its students free printing options.
Commentary co-authored by UT faculty highlights inaccessible substance use disorder treatment during Winter Storm Uri

Commentary co-authored by UT faculty highlights inaccessible substance use disorder treatment during Winter Storm Uri

Kiernan McCormick April 9, 2021

Winter Storm Uri prevented individuals with substance use disorders, specifically opioid use disorders, from receiving proper treatment, according to a piece published in the National Academy of Medicine...

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Former UT-Austin student died by suicide after killing family members

Tori Duff April 9, 2021
Trigger Warning: This story contains details of a suicide and descriptions of suicidal thoughts and ideology. This story also discusses depression, self-harm, mental illness and gun violence.
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Third COVID-19 variant detected on UT-Austin campus

Samantha Greyson April 8, 2021

The University identified a third and potentially more contagious variant of COVID-19 on campus, according to a letter sent on Wednesday to the UT community.  The University has detected one case of...

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