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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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Students navigate apartment contracts, subleasing amid fall semester and COVID-19 uncertainty

Andrew Zhang July 7, 2020

As classes move online and COVID-19 creates financial uncertainty, some students are trying to get out of their off-campus apartment leases for the upcoming school year. Apartments, unlike on-campus...

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ICE rescinds July update for international student visa guidelines during federal lawsuit

Areeba Amer and Andrew Zhang July 6, 2020

Update 7/14 The federal government has decided to allow international students to take all classes online and remain in the United States, rescinding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidance...

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Texas-sized brand: Why are the Longhorns so valuable?

Myah Taylor July 5, 2020

Although Texas football won its last national championship 15 years ago and hasn't contended for a title since 2009, the Longhorn brand still reigns. Texas posted just one 10-win season in the last...

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Students host livestream to support Black Lives Matter movement

Jennifer Errico July 5, 2020

In the spring, Joseph Horak’s design class started the same way every day. His professor, Honoria Starbuck, would greet them by saying, “Good morning, fellow creatives.” Horak, an...

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Texas 4000 completes annual bike ride virtually due to COVID-19

Hannah Ortega July 5, 2020

After completing an 18-month training program, 78 bicyclists with Texas 4000, a UT organization that raises money and awareness for cancer, were supposed to set out on a 4,000-mile-long journey this summer...

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African and African Diaspora Studies professor gives virtual lecture on queerness in the Black Lives Matter movement

Hannah Williford July 4, 2020

Xavier Livermon, an associate professor of African and African Diaspora Studies, led a discussion on the influence of the LGBTQ+ community in the Black Lives Matter movement and its change over time Friday...

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ACL cancels 2020 festival citing health, safety concerns

Anna Canizales July 1, 2020

Austin City Limits Music Festival announced Wednesday that it will not be taking place in fall 2020 due to health and safety concerns from the coronavirus outbreak.  The statement, released on...

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International students encounter enrollment, travel issues from COVID-19

Andrew Zhang June 30, 2020

International students are facing uncertainty with their future enrollment at the University as COVID-19 causes embassy closures, flight cancellations and immigration policy changes. These developments...

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UT-Austin announces plans for campus operations, residence halls this fall

Nicole Stuessy and Hannah Ortega June 29, 2020

Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout. UT announced more details of its reopening plan Monday, including online, hybrid and in-person classes, mostly double-occupancy rooms in residence...

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Undocumented students, families encounter challenges due to COVID-19

Austin Martinez June 29, 2020

At just 8 years old, Gerardo Ruiz-Tenorio carried the traumatic weight of his mother being deported. Twelve years later during the COVID-19 pandemic, the weight on Ruiz-Tenorio’s shoulders has intensified...

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Miscommunications mark virtual orientation, bring challenges for OAs, freshmen

Aisling Ayers June 27, 2020

After attending virtual orientation, theatre and dance freshman Ashley Diaz said she still doesn’t feel ready to step on campus in the fall. Typically, incoming students attend an in-person orientation...

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Small UT groups raise money during Black Lives Matter movement

Hannah Ortega June 27, 2020

Despite having about 30 active members, the UT Pre-Optometry Professional Society wanted to support the Black Lives Matter movement, and raised $1,448 for two organizations in just nine days. The group...

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