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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

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Black Alumni Network’s Legacy Endowment HornRaiser aims to raise $1M to send 4 Black students to UT with full ride

Kaushiki Roy March 24, 2021

    UT’s Black Alumni Network aims to fund four full-ride scholarships to Black students with their 90-day Legacy Endowment Hornraiser that began last month and hopes to gain $1 million. Currently,...

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How UT’s denial to remove The Eyes of Texas alma mater impacted Black students

Skye Seipp March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.   “The Eyes of Texas” took a national spotlight this year as students called for its removal due to its...

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Class of 2020 graduates move on after losing in-person commencement, say it’s too late now to celebrate

Zoe Tzanis and Ikram Mohamed March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.   After four years of hard work, UT 2020 alumna Brianna Rodriguez said she saw graduation as “the mountain...

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UT student filmmakers weigh the risks of continuing productions during pandemic

Thomas Casler March 24, 2021

After only spending one and a half semesters on campus Max Goldstein’s academic career in film came to a halt last year when the world closed down due to COVID-19.   “I feel robbed of my...

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Student advocates say they faced contention during fight for pass/fail resolution

Samantha Greyson March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.   Amid decreased student well-being documented in a Senate of College Councils survey last semester, a UT...

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3,625 and counting: What a year’s worth of COVID-19 case numbers tells us about UT’s reaction to the pandemic.

Kevin Vu March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.   Spring 2020   Nearly one year ago, UT canceled classes and closed operations on March 13, 2020....

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How Student Government executive alliance Anagha and Winston adapted and implemented their platform during their 2020-2021 term

Sheryl Lawrence March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan. Each March, the Student Government executive alliance is elected to serve as the voice of the student body. Each...

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The state of Texas Athletics during COVID-19

Carter Yates March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan. Division I football and men’s basketball are the sports that almost entirely fund university athletic departments....

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UT, where do Black student demands stand now?

Areeba Amer, Abhirupa Dasgupta, and Sanika Nayak March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.   In the wake of summer protests against police brutality led by the Black Lives Matter movement, students...

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Longhorns look forward to second chance at Big 12 tournament after year of cancellations

Matthew Boncosky March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.   For the second consecutive year, the Texas men’s basketball team is gearing up for a postseason run amid...

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‘It was my favorite place’: students reflect on the permanent closures of local restaurants

Grace Barnes and Jennifer Errico March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.   Each week Charlie Garcia used to set aside $20 from his serving tips to eat at Fricano’s Deli.   West...

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Experts say ‘there hasn’t been’ a COVID-19 response from Texas, leaving local governments to act ‘much tougher’

Lauren Abel March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.   COVID-19 has tested state officials’ leadership as the on-going public health crisis has killed nearly...

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