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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

Malaika Rapolu and Tanya Sasnouskaya high five after winning a set against Oklahoma on March 3.

Women’s tennis in SEC: difficult road ahead

Ethan Kirschner, General Sports Reporter September 17, 2024

There has been a lot of talk about Texas' move to the SEC in revenue sports, and for good reason. In addition to the chatter about playing Georgia in football or Kentucky in basketball, women’s tennis...

Refugee Arts & Crafts Bazaar hosts vendors selling homemade goods, art

Refugee Arts & Crafts Bazaar hosts vendors selling homemade goods, art

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 17, 2024

Amidst the scent of samosas and bolani and the colorful sight of Afghan embroidered dresses and Ukrainian flower crowns, different corners of the world met at the TownLake YMCA.  A nonprofit providing...

Singers Aden Botschway (left) and Nico Medel (right) of the band "Lady Monday" smile on 6th Street before their performance at the Pecan Street Festival on Sept. 15.

47th annual fall Pecan Street Festival showcases Austin’s heart, spirit

Katherine Jones, General Life&Arts Reporter September 17, 2024

Before earning its notorious nickname “Dirty Sixth,” Sixth Street was known by a different name: Pecan Street. The stretch of road, now synonymous with nightlife, transforms twice a year for the...

The Texas men's tennis team chants before the match against Virginia begins on Jan. 18, 2024.

Men’s tennis looks to take command in new conference

Ben Wells, General Sports Reporter September 17, 2024

After finishing third in the nation in 2023, men’s tennis head coach Bruce Berque will look to seal the deal and capture the program’s second national title, the first of which came just a few years...

Austin District 9 Councilman Zo Qadri presents a national voter registration day proclamation on Sept. 17 to a representative from Move Texas.

City of Austin releases proclamation celebrating National Voter Registration Day

Riley Walsh, General News Reporter September 17, 2024

Council member Zo Qadri issued a proclamation on Tuesday to increase voter registration rates in celebration of National Voter Registration Day. Qadri made the announcement at a city hall event on behalf...

Kadin Shedrick during Texas' game against West Virginia on Feb. 10.

Texas men’s basketball’s Kadin Shedrick stepping up as leader “every rep, every practice”

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter September 17, 2024

On the Texas men’s basketball team, graduate forward Kadin Shedrick claims he’s the best at swinging a bat.  “I have no way to prove it,” Shedrick said. “At UVA, we used to play a softball...

Redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning prepares to pass the ball during Texas' game against UTSA on Sept. 14.

Texas football shows depth, healthy competition in its quarterback room

Katie Borchetta, Associate Sports Editor September 17, 2024

If junior quarterback Quinn Ewers’ injury has taught us anything, it’s that Texas’ quarterback room has depth.  After Ewers went down early in the second quarter of the UTSA game Saturday, redshirt...

The UT Tower on Sept. 16.

University police arrest UT employee on charge of failure to register as a sex offender

Kylee Howard, Vivien Ayers, and Sarah Brager September 17, 2024

University police arrested a University employee, who is a registered sex offender in Oregon,  on Sept. 6 for what officials believe to be failure to register in Texas, a third-degree felony in the state.  UTPD...

Singer and songwriter Caroline Hale performs at the Ballroom at Spider House on Sept. 12. She performed songs from her debut EP, which released Sept. 6.

UT alumna performs first headlining show at Ballroom, releases live EP

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter September 16, 2024

Alumna Caroline Hale, class of 2024, said she always knew she wanted to be a musician. At just 14 years old, Hale was discovered and mentored by Martin Strayer, an audio engineer who worked with Ariana...

Notes on the coach: Jeff Traylor

Notes on the coach: Jeff Traylor

Henry Hipschman, General Sports Reporter September 13, 2024

UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor will make his way back to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium this weekend, hoping that his Roadrunners can pull off an upset.  Traylor has been coaching for over 30...

Head coach Steve Sarkisian yells at the Texas fans to cheer more during the final minutes of Texas' game against Michigan on Sept. 7.

Keys to the game: UTSA

Anna Ambrose, General Sports Reporter September 13, 2024

Texas will take on the UTSA Saturday night at home, fresh off a decisive win against Michigan. The Longhorns’ takedown of both Colorado State and Michigan foreshadow a promising season, with AP ranking...

Opponents to watch: UTSA Roadrunners

Opponents to watch: UTSA Roadrunners

Katie Borchetta, Associate Sports Editor September 13, 2024

Owen McCown, quarterback The redshirt sophomore did not see much action last year over Frank Harris, with only one start. In his 2024 campaign so far he has thrown for 445 yards and holds a 62.3% completion...

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