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Texas Women’s Basketball 2021-2022 Season Outlook

Amsal Madhani, Sports Reporter October 18, 2021

Coming off a season with a crushing loss to the Gamecocks, Texas women’s basketball returns this upcoming season with high hopes of returning back to the spotlight.  The team took a huge hit with...

UT research shows efficiency of social distancing policies during COVID-19 pandemic

UT research shows efficiency of social distancing policies during COVID-19 pandemic

Katy Nelson, News Reporter October 18, 2021

A UT researcher found the U.S. did not maintain strong enough social distancing policies in 2020 to prevent long-term COVID-19 spread due to disagreements between states on virus precautions in a collaborative...

Debby Ryan, Lucy Fry and stars of Netflix’s “Night Teeth” talk vampire inspirations

Debby Ryan, Lucy Fry and stars of Netflix’s “Night Teeth” talk vampire inspirations

Noah Levine, Life and Arts Film Columnist October 18, 2021

“Night Teeth,” now streaming on Netflix, is a brand-new action-packed vampire film starring Debby Ryan, Lucy Fry, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Raul Castillo. The film follows a driver named Jay (Lendeborg...

Stop capitalizing off the Big Ticket

Stop capitalizing off the Big Ticket

Emma Vrana, Columnist October 18, 2021
Columnist Emma Vrana urges UT to stop overselling Big Tickets, or expand and revise the student section.
The focus of housing expansion should stay on affordability

The focus of housing expansion should stay on affordability

Ethan Smith, Contributor October 17, 2021
UT graduate Ethan Smith urges UT to center affordability in real estate expansion.
UT molecular biosciences professor receives UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award

UT molecular biosciences professor receives UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award

Jessica Harden October 17, 2021

A UT professor received the UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award last month after creating and distributing resources to help professors transition to an effective online learning environment...

5 Black poets to read to for National Black Poetry Day

5 Black poets to read to for National Black Poetry Day

Carolyn Parmer October 17, 2021

Oct. 17, an important day for writers and readers of poetry, marks the birthday of Jupiter Hammon, the first published Black poet in the United States. To honor him, poetry fans and admirers began celebrating...

Students start planning for Halloween weekend as Austin-Travis County moves to Stage 3 COVID-19 guidelines

Students start planning for Halloween weekend as Austin-Travis County moves to Stage 3 COVID-19 guidelines

Sophie Ryland October 17, 2021

With Halloween less than two weeks away, some COVID-19 experts recommend those going to Halloween celebrations take necessary precautions to help decrease the spread of the virus.  Maureen Johnson-León,...

Austin-Travis County to vote on Prop A, students encourage UT community to vote

Austin-Travis County to vote on Prop A, students encourage UT community to vote

Marisa Huerta October 17, 2021

Austin voters will decide whether to increase the Austin Police Department’s budget to the highest number recorded in history at the Nov. 2 local election. If voters pass Proposition A, the city would...

Longhorn legends reflect on Texas career at Hall of Honor Ceremony

Longhorn legends reflect on Texas career at Hall of Honor Ceremony

Hunter Dworaczyk October 17, 2021

The Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium was twice as special Friday. Ten former Texas student-athletes were inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor this past week. Fourteen selections from the previous...

Stop messing with Texans’ reproductive freedom

Stop messing with Texans’ reproductive freedom

Lloyd Doggett, Contributor October 17, 2021
US Rep. Lloyd Doggett encourages Texans to stand up against vigilante abortion law.
‘The French Dispatch’ impresses with superb cast, Wes Anderson’s idiosyncratic directing style

‘The French Dispatch’ impresses with superb cast, Wes Anderson’s idiosyncratic directing style

Chandler Rowley October 17, 2021

After garnering a nine-minute standing ovation at Cannes, UT alumnus Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” will release in theaters Oct. 22. Set against the fictional yet fantastical French city of...

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