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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

Fifth-year Kelly Pash laughs with her teammates as they watch the ongoing races on Oct. 6, 2023. At this meet against the University of Houston, Pash competed in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

No. 2 Texas women’s swimming and diving: Big 12 Championship preview

Ariel Doss, General Sports Reporter February 28, 2024

After achieving the No. 2 ranking, Texas women’s swimming and diving is seeking its 12th consecutive Big 12 Championship win this next week. If Texas wins this week, it will be the 22nd Big 12 title...

No. 15 Texas blasts past St. John’s 15-4

No. 15 Texas blasts past St. John’s 15-4

Lindsey Plotkin, Senior Sports Reporter February 28, 2024

With both teams tied at three runs each in the fourth inning, sophomore shortstop Jalin Flores launched a grand slam 418 feet to left field to give Texas a four-run lead. The four-run bomb was just what...

Guard Max Abmas dribbles past an opposing player during Texas' game against Iowa State on Feb. 6, 2024. Abmas recently became the 12th player in college basketball history to score 3,000 career points.

Max Abmas becomes 12th player in men’s college basketball history to score 3,000 career points

Lia Hoang, General Sports Reporter February 28, 2024

On Feb. 19 against Kansas State, graduate student point guard Max Abmas became the 12th player in Division I men’s college basketball history to score 3,000 career points.  Abmas, from Rockwall,...

Texas volleyball is not rebuilding, but reloading

Texas volleyball is not rebuilding, but reloading

Ethan Kirschner, General Sports Reporter February 28, 2024

Following back-to-back national championship wins, Texas volleyball looks to continue improving its program to cement its legacy as the college volleyball dynasty of the 2020s.  Building a program...

UT Scholarships with spring 2024 application deadlines

UT Scholarships with spring 2024 application deadlines

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter February 28, 2024

For many students, finding scholarships proves to be a daunting task. Most scholarships include strict requirements that narrow an ever-growing pool of applicants. Luckily, the UT community provides countless...

UT alumna shares story behind new investigative memoir

UT alumna shares story behind new investigative memoir

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter February 28, 2024

UT alumna Margaret Juhae Lee’s memoir, “Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History,” releases next Tuesday with the promise of sharing her family’s history from Korean colonialism, to her life as an...

Panelists (left to right) Tina Alexander, Taylor Payne, and Kim Watts discuss student mental health on Feb. 26, 2024 in UTC 3.104.

Panelists discuss mental health in Black community in honor of Black History Month

Sowmya Sridhar, News General Reporter February 28, 2024

The UT Student Government Mental Health Agency hosted a panel centering on mental health in the Black community in honor of Black History Month on Monday.  Tina Alexander, a counseling and community...

UT senior research fellow awarded Time100 Impact Award

UT senior research fellow awarded Time100 Impact Award

Melanie Faz, General News Reporter February 28, 2024

A UT senior research fellow won the prestigious TIME100 Impact Award on Feb. 11 for her work in AI governance.  Kay Firth-Butterfield was one of four recipients of the 2024 TIME100 Impact Award. The...

Makayla Gray, a teacher at Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy, speaks during the panel, Celebrating Black History Month: A Snapshot of Black Education in Austin. The event was put on by the College of Education and discussed efforts to improve equality in Austin education.

Leaders in education community come together to celebrate Black influence on Austin education

Mara Ramazanoglu, General News Reporter February 28, 2024

In celebration of Black History Month, the College of Education hosted a panel of Black faculty, students and education leaders in the Austin community to share their contributions to Austin education...

UT study discovers treatment to curb growth of deadly cancer

UT study discovers treatment to curb growth of deadly cancer

Caroline McConnico, General News Reporter February 28, 2024

UT scientists have discovered how the growth of  a deadly form of leukemia could be controlled in a study published on Feb. 13. The study, published in Cell Metabolism, details a possible treatment...

People swim in Barton Creek on Feb. 26, 2024.

Barton Springs lifeguard fights to name bathhouse after civil rights activist

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 28, 2024

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department unanimously voted to name the Barton Springs bathhouse after civil rights activist Joan Means Khabele on Monday. This item will now move to the City Council...

‘Father of modern electrochemistry’ leaves behind legacy after his death

‘Father of modern electrochemistry’ leaves behind legacy after his death

Chloe Robinson, General News Reporter February 27, 2024

Allen J. Bard, a former UT professor nicknamed the “father of modern electrochemistry,” died at 90 years old on Feb. 11.   Bard served as a University faculty member for almost 65 years, according...

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