Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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

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UT-Austin course materials, library resources to be available largely online

Anna Canizales August 25, 2020

The Perry-Castañeda Library opened Thursday with limited capacity and safety measures in place to enforce social distancing and will continue to provide resources largely online. All other libraries...

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West Campus security improvements delayed further, Walter Webb Hall substation to open soon

Brooke Ontiveros August 24, 2020

Security improvements in West Campus that were set to be near complete by the first day of the fall semester continue to be delayed due to the pandemic, UT Police Chief David Carter said. Last semester,...

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How can students, staff and faculty get tested for COVID-19 at UT-Austin?

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves August 24, 2020

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that asymptomatic members of the UT community can sign up for Proactive Community Testing. University Health Services and UT Health Austin will...

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UT-Austin reduces seating capacities, rearranges furniture in buildings before campus reopening

Lauren Goodman August 24, 2020

UT has reduced seating capacities in buildings and reorganized classrooms to meet COVID-19 safety protocols in preparation for in-person classes during the fall semester. Out of 11,586 total class sections,...

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UT-Austin model projects between 82 to 183 students will arrive on-campus infected with COVID-19

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves August 24, 2020

Between 82 and 183 UT students may arrive infected with COVID-19 during the first week of classes, according to a report published Friday by a group of University researchers.  The COVID-19 Modeling...

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Despite guidelines, UT-Austin students fear COVID-19 outbreaks on campus

Anna Canizales August 24, 2020

After other universities have reopened and closed down weeks later due to coronavirus outbreaks, some UT students said they are not confident in the University’s policies to prevent the spread of...

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Editor’s note: The Daily Texan will produce weekly print paper, work remotely in fall 2020

Megan Menchaca August 19, 2020

For the first time in more than a century, The Daily Texan will not be making a daily print paper every weekday in the fall. Instead, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the paper’s...

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The ‘UT 10’: How students past and present preserve the Asian American identity

Neelam Bohra May 8, 2020

Police used plastic handcuffs when they arrested Shomial Ahmad and nine other UT students in May 1999 after a five-hour sit-in supporting the creation of an Asian American studies program. “It was...

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When the ball stops bouncing: Finding an identity off the court

Myah Taylor April 2, 2020

 Celina Rodrigo has loved basketball since she was 5 years old, but her passion for the game wasn’t enough to stop the inevitable. In 2016, after four years as a guard on the Texas women’s basketball...

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Coronavirus updates: Here’s how UT-Austin, city officials are responding

The Daily Texan Staff March 12, 2020

The Daily Texan will update this page regularly with updates about COVID-19 and how UT-Austin and the city plan to respond. Students can also find updates at the websites created by the City of Austin...

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The Kidney Club: From diagnosis to post-transplant

Neelam Bohra March 12, 2020

On March 12, 2019, I forced myself to breathe, barely awake in my hospital bed. Tubes blew oxygen into my nose. Needles dug into my neck and arms. But I was the healthiest I had been in years. My new...

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