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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Texas volleyball bounces back after unexpected home loss in time for NCAA championship run

Texas volleyball bounces back after unexpected home loss in time for NCAA championship run

Maya Martinez April 6, 2021

In a year full of unprecedented external circumstances for the Texas volleyball team, the one constant was winning. Until it wasn’t. On March 23, the undefeated Longhorns allowed the unthinkable to...

Texas sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke breaks records with Olympics in mind

Texas sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke breaks records with Olympics in mind

Kaitlyn Harmon April 6, 2021

It took less than a minute and just 400 meters of all-out effort for Texas freshman Rhasidat Adeleke to entrench her name in Longhorn lore at the 2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships on Feb. 27. The 18-year-old...

The Sound of UT: Kyle Kistner

The Sound of UT: Kyle Kistner

Morgan-Taylor Thomas April 6, 2021

After playing guitar in Nuclear Nation, his first band in high school, Kyle Kistner knew he had found a way to express his musical talents and strengthen friendships through music. Before he knew it, Kistner...

Limit the cost of course packets

Limit the cost of course packets

Alexandra Purchatzke April 6, 2021
Columnist Alexandra Purchatzke encourages professors to limit the cost of class course packets to reduce student stress.
Never left home: Students describe ‘mentally draining’ nature of living at childhood homes

Never left home: Students describe ‘mentally draining’ nature of living at childhood homes

Dex Parra April 6, 2021
For many students, the traditional college experience has been confined to their childhood homes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and remote learning.
Local Austin artist creates clock piece representing COVID pandemic

Local Austin artist creates clock piece representing COVID pandemic

Hanaa Irfan April 6, 2021
Local multimedia artist Madeline Irvine used a box of washers as a central element in her seven monthlong abstract art project called “Pandemic Clock.”
Petroleum engineering students consider different career paths as market crashes

Petroleum engineering students consider different career paths as market crashes

Fiza Kuzhiyil April 6, 2021
Due to a large loss of employment within the Texas oil and gas industry, some students hoping to enter the once-booming industry have pursued further education or shifted career paths entirely.
City of Austin begins search for new police chief

City of Austin begins search for new police chief

Tori Duff April 6, 2021
Following last summer’s national protests and confrontation with racism and police brutality, some community activists are looking toward confirming a new Austin Police Department chief from outside the department. 
New emails reveal more UT-Austin donors who threatened to withhold donations amid “The Eyes of Texas” controversy

New emails reveal more UT-Austin donors who threatened to withhold donations amid “The Eyes of Texas” controversy

Samantha Greyson April 6, 2021
Over 500 new emails from powerful and wealthy UT donors calling for the University to keep “The Eyes of Texas” as the school song were uncovered by The Texas Tribune on April 1.
Looking back on Francesca Raggi’s decorated rowing career

Looking back on Francesca Raggi’s decorated rowing career

Riley Glenn April 6, 2021
Star rower Francesca Raggi is competing to avenge Texas’ 2019 NCAA Championship Runner-Up finish.
Youthful Texas men’s tennis team enjoys playing together among college tennis elite

Youthful Texas men’s tennis team enjoys playing together among college tennis elite

Ross Fisher April 6, 2021
Beating top teams with far more experience, the Texas men's tennis team has relied on its players' on-and off-court chemistry in defining moments, including five comeback wins.
UT-Austin opens COVID vaccines to all Texas adults, still prioritizing higher-risk individuals

UT-Austin opens COVID vaccines to all Texas adults, still prioritizing higher-risk individuals

Kevin Vu April 6, 2021
UT began administering COVID-19 vaccines to all Texas adults on Mar. 29 in accordance with new state guidelines, but is still prioritizing Texans that were eligible under previous vaccination phases.
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