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UT tracks growing COVID-19 breakthrough cases with testing, contact tracing

UT tracks growing COVID-19 breakthrough cases with testing, contact tracing

Samantha Greyson, News Reporter September 10, 2021

Editor's note: This article first appeared as part of the September 3 flipbook. Since June 1, COVID-19 breakthrough cases have made up over 60% of cases detected in UT’s contact tracing efforts, a...

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Longhorns lose in closing minutes of regulation to Oregon, 1-0

Longhorns lose in closing minutes of regulation to Oregon, 1-0

Vicente Montalvo September 9, 2021

With under four minutes to play, all signs pointed to an overtime contest in Austin until Oregon midfielder Zoe Hasenauer decided to break the deadlock, receiving the ball at the top of the box.  Swiftly...

UT students say new voting bill won’t protect from voter fraud, will make it harder for Texans to vote

UT students say new voting bill won’t protect from voter fraud, will make it harder for Texans to vote

Marisa Huerta September 9, 2021

Some UT students said the new voting bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Greg Abbott is a measure of voter suppression and won’t protect election integrity. Senate Bill 1 seeks to tighten election...

Professors, release syllabi before semester begins

Professors, release syllabi before semester begins

Sruti Ramachandran, Associate Editor September 9, 2021
Associate editor Sruti Ramachandran urges UT to set a day to release class syllabi
Guide to making friends on UT campus

Guide to making friends on UT campus

Carolyn Parmer, Life & Arts General Reporter September 9, 2021

After a year and a half of online school, many feel out of practice with making small talk, an essential skill for socializing. The Daily Texan compiled a list of tips on how to start conversations and...

5 ways to celebrate Austin Pride

5 ways to celebrate Austin Pride

Michelle Facio, Life & Arts General Reporter September 8, 2021

With the Austin Pride festival originally planned for Aug. 14 postponed and no new date on the books, many LGBTQ+ Austinites and UT students are searching for exciting ways to celebrate Pride around the...

Mental Health Assistance and Response Team to join UTPD on mental health crisis calls

Mental Health Assistance and Response Team to join UTPD on mental health crisis calls

Marisa Huerta September 8, 2021

A team of trained counselors will now accompany University of Texas Police Department officers on mental health calls. However, some students fear the presence of police will still hinder students from...

Texas NAACP, UT students file federal civil rights complaint over ‘The Eyes of Texas’

Texas NAACP, UT students file federal civil rights complaint over ‘The Eyes of Texas’

Katy Nelson, News Reporter September 8, 2021

The Texas NAACP, the NAACP UT chapter and a group of anonymous students filed a complaint against UT with the U.S. Department of Education for the continued use of “The Eyes of Texas” in University...

Texan Tuesday Football Talk: Week one takeaways, keys for Arkansas, and more

Texan Tuesday Football Talk: Week one takeaways, keys for Arkansas, and more

Matthew Boncosky, Nathan Han, Sports Reporters September 8, 2021

Welcome to the third edition of the Texan Tuesday Football Talk, where Daily Texan football beat reporters Matthew Boncosky and Nathan Han discuss, of course, Texas football. This time around, it’s coming...

UTPD opens new substation in West Campus following protests against location

UTPD opens new substation in West Campus following protests against location

Tori Duff, News Reporter September 8, 2021

The University of Texas Police Department opened a second substation last Tuesday in West Campus, despite protests from some students against the location. UTPD West is located on 25th Street and Guadalupe...

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