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Games to watch: Week 14

Brittany Archer December 6, 2020

No. 1 Alabama at LSU  Dec. 5, 7 p.m. CT, CBS This time last year, LSU was on its way to nabbing the national championship and Joe Burrow was atop the Heisman watch list. This year, the Tigers...

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Big 12 power rankings: Week 14

Matthew Boncosky December 6, 2020

1. Iowa State Iowa State has been the biggest story in the Big 12 this year. After losing to Louisiana to begin the season, the Cyclones have won seven of its eight Big 12 games and sit in a firm position...

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The ‘Texas standard’ has not existed in a decade

Daniela Perez December 6, 2020

On Monday, reporters asked Texas head coach Tom Herman where he thought the program’s standard should be this season after Friday’s loss to Iowa State ended Big 12 Championship appearance hopes. “I...

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Texas football has weight taken off in rout of Kansas State

Myah Taylor December 6, 2020

A swarm of white bolted from the sideline out to the turf and circled around the injury cart where Derek Kerstetter lay vertical with a towel over his head. Another one covered his dislocated ankle and...

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13 people, including current, former UT-Austin students, charged with drug trafficking in West Campus

Skye Seipp December 4, 2020

Thirteen people, including current and former UT-Austin students, were arrested by federal, state and local officials Thursday and charged with trafficking fentanyl, LSD and methamphetamine, among other...

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Family ties bring freshman women’s tennis recruit to Texas

Vicente Montalvo December 4, 2020

Peyton Stearns was one of the most sought-after tennis recruits during the 2020 recruiting cycle, but family ties to the University helped lead her to Texas. The freshman hails from Mason, Ohio, but...

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Herman not concerned with job security after loss, is ‘full steam ahead’ toward Kansas State

Stephen Wagner December 4, 2020

Tom Herman said he doesn’t have an answer for why Texas fell short to Iowa State for the second-consecutive year last Friday, or why the Longhorns haven’t lived up to their annual expectation...

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UT-Austin students spend Thanksgiving holiday with friends, roommates

Grace Robertson December 4, 2020

This year, Sydney Slocum spent Thanksgiving in her West Campus apartment, eating turkey from Luby’s and gluten-free pies with her roommates.  Slocum was supposed to spend Thanksgiving with...

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A letter to the future from 5 UT-Austin students

Lauren Castro December 4, 2020

Dear future generations, By the numbers, 2020 saw 267,946 COVID-19 related deaths, more than 15 million participants in Black Lives Matter protests, record voter turnout and 22 million jobs lost. And...

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UT-Austin students conduct a controlled fire to maintain on-campus urban prairie

Samantha Greyson December 4, 2020

The Campus Environmental Center conducted a 10-minute controlled burn of the on-campus Half-Pint Prairie Monday to replenish the soil of native plants. The Half-Pint Prairie, a 1,200 square foot mixture...

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UT-Austin Dell Medical School adapts to COVID-19, goes virtual

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves December 4, 2020

Dell Medical School adapted safety protocols and teaching methods due to COVID-19 this year, leading to a different learning process for medical students.  Beth Nelson, associate dean of undergraduate...

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Dell Medical, LBJ Schools team up to offer dual degree in medicine, public affairs

Athena Hawkins December 4, 2020

Dell Medical School students will have the option to earn a dual degree in medicine and public affairs starting next fall, according to a Nov. 16 press release. Dell Medical School and the Lyndon B....

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