Anne-Marie Jardine and two other people locked arms on the South Lawn at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 as police officers and state troopers pushed back the crowd of pro-Palestine protesters.
One...
Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter
• April 29, 2024
Law enforcement arrested at least 100 people today after protesters formed an encampment in support of Palestine on South Mall.
The event follows similar encampments at college campuses around the...
Law enforcement arrested at least 43 protesters on Monday after students formed an encampment in support of Palestine on the South Mall lawn.
The encampment began at approximately 12:45 p.m. with over...
In an open letter addressed to President Jay Hartzell on Friday, 165 faculty members condemned the University’s use of a “heavy police intervention” at Wednesday’s pro-Palestine protest and the...
Kylee Howard, General Projects Reporter
• April 26, 2024
Editor’s Note: The implementation of Senate Bill 17 meant the loss of diversity, equity and inclusion offices, positions and resources throughout campus. The Texan’s projects department reached out...
Hundreds of students and faculty walked out of class Thursday to participate in a “teach-in” on the Main Mall in response to at least 57 arrests at a pro-Palestine protest on Wednesday.
Faculty...
Eden Shamy, General News Reporter
• April 25, 2024
A new pro-Israel student organization at the University of Texas raised $18,000 to support future events and guest speakers.
The Longhorn Students For Israel officially became a registered student organization...
Nearly 1000 faculty and students gathered in front of the UT Tower today to protest at least 57 arrests made Wednesday, when law enforcement in riot gear attempted to shut down a pro-Palestine protest...
Kylee Howard, Associate New Editor
• April 25, 2024
A pro-Palestine protest of around 150 people formed at the Travis County Jail Wednesday night. The gathering is in response to the arrests of at least 34 people on UT campus earlier in the day during a...
Travis County’s criminal justice system is under scrutiny after failing to provide arrestees legal representation at their first judicial hearing — known as Counsel at First Appearance, or CAFA —...
