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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

Students may utilize self-diagnosis to help understand, cope with own behaviors 

Students may utilize self-diagnosis to help understand, cope with own behaviors 

Michelle Facio, Life and Arts Reporter July 15, 2021

CW: Mentions of topics surrounding depression, anxiety.  Throughout middle and high school, Eddith Figueroa struggled with depression and anxiety, but with limited resources, she couldn’t get a formal...

Hippie Hollow Park promotes body positivity, acceptance

Hippie Hollow Park promotes body positivity, acceptance

Michelle Facio, Life and Arts Reporter July 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 6 flipbook. After Robert Gonzales went through a divorce in 2013, his anxiety took a heavy toll on his personal life. He was afraid to...

Substance abuse impacts music industry

Substance abuse impacts music industry

Morgan-Taylor Thomas, Life and Arts Reporter July 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 6 flipbook. CW: This article contains themes of addiction, substance use and recovery and mentions of suicide, overdose and mental illness.  Spinning...

UT sisters start sustainable clothing business, Split Shirt

UT sisters start sustainable clothing business, Split Shirt

Emma Williams, Life and Arts Reporter July 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 6 flipbook. Helena Sampayo decided to pass the time one quarantine day by sewing two of her dad’s old button-downs together. She shoved...

$94.6M will go to supporting higher education, Gov. Greg Abbott says

$94.6M will go to supporting higher education, Gov. Greg Abbott says

Kevin Vu July 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 6 flipbook. Texas will send nearly $100 million in federal COVID-19 relief money to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, with...

How the pandemic bettered some relationships

How the pandemic bettered some relationships

Kevin Vu, News Reporter July 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 6 flipbook. When UT students Siya and Simon, who have been a couple since 2019, dealt COVID-19 over the last year, they found a few effective...

New head coach Chris Beard begins men’s basketball culture rebuild

New head coach Chris Beard begins men’s basketball culture rebuild

Ross Fisher, Sports Reporter July 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 6 flipbook. The Texas men’s basketball program appeared to be heading towards a total rebuild one week after being crowned Big 12 Tournament...

Business of college sports enters new era granting athletes Name Image Likeness privileges

Business of college sports enters new era granting athletes Name Image Likeness privileges

Matthew Boncosky, Sports Reporter July 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 6 flipbook. The business of college sports entered uncharted territory, bursting with new opportunities and uncertainty, when the clock...

Texas basketball prospects in 2021 NBA Draft

Jackson Conner, Sports Reporter July 15, 2021

Just over four months after helping the Texas basketball program earn its first Big 12 Postseason Tournament championship, four former Longhorns are anxiously waiting to hear their names called during...

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Austin-Travis County moves to Stage 3 guidelines, health officials push vaccinations

Sheryl‌ ‌Lawrence‌ ‌, News Reporter July 15, 2021

Austin-Travis County will move back into Stage 3 COVID-19 guidelines after a rise in hospitalizations and four confirmed cases of the delta variant in the area, Austin Public Health officials said at a...

Longhorn fan guide to next week’s MLB Draft

Nathan Han, Sports Reporter July 8, 2021

The 2021 MLB Draft will feature several key pieces to Texas’ College World Series squad coming off the board, and many of them will likely opt to enter the professional ranks and end their Longhorn career. Texas’...

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UT-Austin researchers develop earthquake model

Ayush RoyChowdhury, News Reporter July 8, 2021

Two UT researchers developed an earthquake risk prediction model with the help of UT’s Frontera Supercomputer, applying artificial intelligence to natural hazard prediction. The research was inspired...

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