Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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

Learning a valuable lesson: How the Texas women’s tennis freshmen propelled the program to a national championship

Learning a valuable lesson: How the Texas women’s tennis freshmen propelled the program to a national championship

Nathan Han, Sports Reporter July 2, 2021

In 2019, Longhorn head coach Howard Joffe knew his incoming class of 2020 recruits could make or break the future of the Texas women’s tennis program.  Anna and Bianca Turati, part of his first key...

Student creates Halal charcuterie board business

Student creates Halal charcuterie board business

Alishba Javaid, Life and Arts Reporter July 1, 2021

From salami roses to heart-shaped cheese, Maryam Nathani creates halal food masterpieces from mental sketches in her head. “When I walk through Trader Joe's and I see a new thing, I get super excited,”...

Located on 108 N Loop Blvd. E is Austin’s No. 1 sex shop.

Forbidden Fruit provides pro-sex, safe space to explore sexuality

Michelle Facio, Life and Arts Reporter June 28, 2021

Every day when he goes into work, Jonny Reynolds gets to be a leader, community activist and educator. He works at Forbidden Fruit, one of Austin’s local sex shops, as the general manager and sex workshop...

Austin Animal Center faces space crisis as intake numbers soar

Austin Animal Center faces space crisis as intake numbers soar

Andreana Lozano, Life and Arts Reporter June 28, 2021

For Erin Coleman, a day at the Austin Animal Center means monitoring and bottle feeding dozens of kittens and puppies. As animals accumulate, however, space decreases.  “We are getting more animals...

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UT student, alumnus share feelings about Juneteenth’s history, recent federal holiday status

Morgan-Taylor Thomas and Sofia Trevino June 28, 2021

Morgan Flowers celebrated Juneteenth for the first time by watching TV and receiving gifts from his friends.  “Until recently, it was more of an acknowledgment within my family,” UT alumnus Flowers...

UT-Austin experts say energy infrastructure improvements will likely hike prices for Texans

UT-Austin experts say energy infrastructure improvements will likely hike prices for Texans

Marisa Huerta, News Reporter June 24, 2021

UT-Austin experts say Texas’ planned infrastructure enhancements will drive up energy bills and cut off access for residents in low income neighborhoods.  After several power plants failed during...

Fine Arts students ready to get back to performing

Fine Arts students ready to get back to performing

Briana Ramsey, Life and Arts Reporter June 24, 2021

Each Friday during fall 2019, Ruby Diamond-Peacock would contemplate whether she had enough courage to go to a Collaborative Artists meeting. The answer remained the same. She told herself she would go...

Longhorns extend Omaha stay, avoid elimination against Tennessee

Longhorns extend Omaha stay, avoid elimination against Tennessee

Vicente Montalvo, Sports Reporter June 22, 2021

Texas set an unwanted College World Series record on Sunday night with 21 strikeouts against Mississippi State, but the Longhorn offense arrived in dramatic fashion in Omaha two days later. After No.3...

David Pierce and Texas look forward to competing in College World Series

David Pierce and Texas look forward to competing in College World Series

Vicente Montalvo, Sports Reporter June 17, 2021

In his 32nd year of coaching baseball, Texas head coach David Pierce is taking the Longhorns to the College World Series for the second time in his five-year tenure with the program. After advancing...

Five biggest storylines from Texas Football’s star-studded recruiting weekend

Five biggest storylines from Texas Football’s star-studded recruiting weekend

Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporter June 17, 2021

First-year head coach Steve Sarkisian wielded all of the Longhorn brand and tradition this past weekend as Texas hosted several of its top targets on the recruiting trail. It was the first in-person recruiting...

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Opt for an English proficiency test that is conscious of COVID-19

Maya H. December 2, 2020

The UT community stretches around the world with over 5,000 international students from over 100 countries. To make the Forty Acres their new home, applicants from non-English speaking countries must submit...

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Kinesiology is a science and should be treated as such

Eva Strelitz-Block December 2, 2020

One-third of all students studying in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education plan to go to physical therapy school after completing their undergraduate degrees, said John Bartholomew. However,...

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