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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Sam Brashesr (left) and Zhouli Xie (right) applaud winning contestant Stella Frasier (middle) after judges Ben Kompare and Denny Sebold make the tie breaking call during the comedy game show, Masters of None on Monday Sept 30, 2024.

British television’s ‘Taskmaster’ comes to life on UT stage with TSTV’s ‘Master of None’

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter October 1, 2024

Anxious energy radiated from five students as they stepped up on stage to present their unconventional replacements for a ring while asking for the “Master of None” taskmasters’ hands in marriage:...

UT professor fellow wins Whitten Medal, broaching new frontiers with geodesy research

UT professor fellow wins Whitten Medal, broaching new frontiers with geodesy research

Angelina Liu, General Life&Arts Reporter October 1, 2024

After 30 hours over the course of a month attempting to solve a coding issue, Niusha Saadat, a fifth-year aerospace engineering Ph.D. candidate, felt lost and frustrated. Unsure of the next steps to take,...

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

Maryam Ahmed and Riley Walsh October 1, 2024

The FBI arrested a Nevada man on Sept. 16 on charges of cyberstalking and transmitting interstate communications with threat to injure two high-level UT employees, according to a criminal complaint.  The...

Chrystal Herpin warms up at the Texas Invitational on April 26, 2024. Herpin took second place in discus with a throw of 55.55 meters.

Texas shot putter Chrystal Herpin reflects on past 3 years as student athlete

Ariel Doss, General Sports Reporter September 30, 2024

As Texas shot putter Chrystal Herpin anxiously awaits the first meet of her senior year, she’s been reflecting on how the Texas Athletics program has changed her not only as an athlete but as a person. After...

Owner Seth Gonzalez and employee Mark Lundy, a UT PhD student, read a book at Livra Books on Sept. 28, 2024. The book — the oldest in the store's collection — is from 1612.

UT alumnus opens Austin’s independent used bookstore, creates space for local book lovers

Ana Taveira, General Life&Arts Reporter September 30, 2024

During his time at UT, alumnus Seth Gonzalez received a bill from the University amounting to nearly $17,000, all from overdue library books. “I checked out probably two or three hundred books,”...

New Peer-to-Peer program provides Title IX training for student organizations

New Peer-to-Peer program provides Title IX training for student organizations

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter September 30, 2024

The UT Title IX Office recruited students on Sept. 16 to work for its new Peer-to-Peer Education program, which will educate student organizations about Title IX policies and procedures to foster a...

Annual ACL act Barton Hills Choir platforms young Austin talent for 15 years

Annual ACL act Barton Hills Choir platforms young Austin talent for 15 years

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 30, 2024

Five years ago, then-6-year-old Brynn Toungate sang and danced along to Barton Hills Choir’s performance at Austin City Limits from the audience. This year, she will join them on stage for the third...

Before ACL was famous: long-time attendees reminisce on first ACL weekend in 2002

Before ACL was famous: long-time attendees reminisce on first ACL weekend in 2002

Flora Farr, Life&Arts Desk Editor September 30, 2024

A Longhorn football game away in Louisiana left many UT students in Austin with little to do the weekend of Sept. 28, 2002. Catching wind of a weekend music festival taking over Zilker Metropolitan...

Austin City Limit attendees pose in front of the iconic flag poles that are erected each year in Zilker Park on October 6, 2023.

Letter from the Editor: ACL, Austin’s ultimate third place

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Editor September 30, 2024

Every evening, Austinites gather their pets, picnic blankets and spike ball sets and head to Zilker Park for respite after a long day. They chat with family and friends as the sunset’s colors melt into...

Redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning runs the ball for a first down during Texas' game against Mississippi State on Sept. 28, 2024.

Texas secured SEC conference debut win against Mississippi State, but struggled due to ‘self-inflicted wounds’

Katie Borchetta, Associate Sports Editor September 28, 2024

Texas football conquered its first-ever SEC opponent in conference play, overcoming Mississippi State 35-13. Despite advancing their 5-0 record, the Longhorns did not look like the No.1 team in the country.  The...

Senior defensive lineman Vernon Broughton attempts to tackle Mississippi State running back Johnnie Daniels during Texas' game against the Bulldogs on Sept. 28, 2024.

Texas defense overshadows sluggish first half with near-spotless second half showing against Mississippi State

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor September 28, 2024

Those just now tuning into Texas football might not believe that the Longhorns had a defense capable of holding its previous four opponents to an average of 5.5 points per game after a lackluster showing...

Longhorns volleyball against Washington State on Sep. 15, 2023.

Texas wins against Texas A&M in first SEC match

Henry Hipschman, General Sports Reporter September 28, 2024

No. 8 Texas volleyball enters the SEC in style, facing off against rival Texas A&M in College Station on Friday. In their first SEC match of the year, the Longhorns pulled off the victory, overcoming...

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