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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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UT’s Uprooted Project helps to stop gentrifying areas in East Austin, one neighborhood at a time

UT’s Uprooted Project helps to stop gentrifying areas in East Austin, one neighborhood at a time

Kareena Shukla, Life and Arts Reporter August 9, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 2 flipbook. Brenda Malik, president of Rogers Washington Holy Cross neighborhood, mourns the closure of the beloved original L.C. Anderson...

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UT-Austin students required to receive COVID-19 test before arriving to campus

Sheryl‌ ‌Lawrence‌ ‌, News Reporter August 9, 2021

All UT students will be required to receive a viral COVID-19 test within their community before arriving in Austin after an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to an email from University Health Services...

Students deserve to know about UTPD’s progress with diversity training

Students deserve to know about UTPD’s progress with diversity training

Munji Nfor, Columnist August 8, 2021
Columnist Munji Nfor argues for more transparency regarding UTPD’s racial sensitivity training.
Pay student workers a livable wage

Pay student workers a livable wage

Safa Michigan, Columnist August 8, 2021
Columnist Safa Michigan advocates for UT to do the bare minimum and establish a standardized pay rate of $15/hour.
UT-Austin researchers begin study to preserve important brain functions during surgery

UT-Austin researchers begin study to preserve important brain functions during surgery

Kevin Vu, News Reporter August 5, 2021

UT researchers and doctors are beginning a three-year study on how to preserve important brain functions in adolescents with epilepsy that are in need of brain surgery. The study is looking at ways...

Experienced Texas men’s basketball roster focuses on building chemistry this summer

Experienced Texas men’s basketball roster focuses on building chemistry this summer

Ross Fisher, Sports Reporter August 5, 2021

Chris Beard looked for help from other programs this offseason to make up for the departure of last season’s stars — Matt Coleman, Jericho Sims, Kai Jones and Greg Brown — and signed six of the top...

Summer isn’t over yet! Here is your playlist to listen to for the rest of summer

Summer isn’t over yet! Here is your playlist to listen to for the rest of summer

Sheryl Lawrence, Life and Arts Reporter August 5, 2021

“UT-Austin canceling classes, closing operations March 13” is the headline that kept summer 2020 from being a hot girl summer. Summer 2021, however, has been an attempt to revive hot girl summer!...

Texas’ move to SEC incites pushback, speculation from state lawmakers

Texas’ move to SEC incites pushback, speculation from state lawmakers

Nicholas Pannes, Sports Reporter August 5, 2021

Rumors evolved into facts in a matter of weeks after the two largest schools in the Big 12 Conference, Texas and Oklahoma, affirmed in writing their intent to move to the neighboring Southeastern Conference....

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UT-Austin researchers find childhood lead exposure may affect adult personalities

Ayush Roychowdhury, News Reporter August 5, 2021

Two UT researchers found that lead exposure in childhood is correlated to people having “less adaptive” personalities as adults.  The researchers conducted a study published July 20 that used an...

UT students feel frustrated with parking regulations 

UT students feel frustrated with parking regulations 

Briana Ramsey, Life and Arts Reporter August 5, 2021

To Malcolm McGregor’s disbelief, after parking in a 15-minute parking zone to briefly grab an item off campus, he came back to a hefty parking fine placed on his windshield. “I parked in a 15-minute...

DT 8/3/2021

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August 2, 2021

UT should offer more interdisciplinary classes

UT should offer more interdisciplinary classes

Cole Krautkramer, Columnist August 2, 2021
Columnist Cole Krautkramer argues that UT must offer more interdisciplinary courses to students that target new intersections of study.
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