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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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More than 100 education-related bills filed for 2021-22 Texas Legislative Session

Lauren Goodman November 24, 2020

Just over 800 bills have been filed for the 87th Texas Legislative Session, which will begin Jan. 12, including more than 100 education-related legislation.  About 550 bills were proposed Monday,...

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UT Housing and Dining, UT Outpost give students free meals through Giving Thanks Early program

Samantha Greyson November 24, 2020

University Housing and Dining partnered with UT Outpost for Giving Thanks Early, a program that gives a student a free meal for every paper leaf put on a giving tree. The paper trees are located outside...

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UT System Board of Regents approves $1.25M UT-Austin presidential salary, construction projects funding

Andrew Zhang November 24, 2020

UT President Jay Hartzell will earn a $1.25 million annual salary, which the UT System Board of Regents approved during a two-day board meeting ending Thursday.  Despite one UT staff member calling...

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UT Faculty Council passes resolution supporting fall 2020 pass/fail, Q-drop expansion

Andrew Zhang November 23, 2020

The UT Faculty Council passed a resolution allowing fall 2020 undergraduate classes to be taken as pass/fail courses and count toward degree requirements during an emergency meeting Monday morning. The...

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UT-Austin Liberation Coalition protests for dissolution of UT, Austin Police Departments and Texas DPS presence near campus

Brooke Ontiveros November 21, 2020

About 30 students stood in a semicircle in front of the University Co-op Friday evening with signs that said, “Our tuition, our rules,” while chanting, “Fuck the cops,” eliciting...

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On-campus students change living situations during COVID-19 pandemic

Cole Krautkramer November 19, 2020

Some students have changed their living situations in UT residence halls this semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A little over 3,300 individuals moved onto campus at the start of the semester. About...

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UT senior compiles data from subreddits to evaluate student COVID-19 responses

Hairuo Yi November 19, 2020

UT student Michelle Xia attempted to determine student sentiments toward topics such as COVID-19 in a recent study using data from the UT and Texas A&M University subreddits. Xia used a system of...

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UT-Austin students feel uncomfortable going home due to concerns about political arguments with family

Thomas Casler November 19, 2020

Kaitlin Porter usually looks forward to sitting next to her parents at the Thanksgiving table with a turkey in the center and side dishes all around. This year, she worries strong differing political opinions...

Vic Schaefer still establishing women’s basketball culture before season tips off

Carter Yates November 19, 2020

Vic Schaefer didn’t shy away from the rising expectations his team has garnered throughout the preseason during the Big 12 women’s basketball coaches’ preseason teleconference on Wednesday. The...

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Players’ coach: Tom Herman, Texas football team ease rumors of division

Myah Taylor November 10, 2020

Keondre Coburn picked Tom Herman up off the ground, and suddenly, the head coach was lying above the Texas football team. The sophomore defensive lineman and his teammates gave Herman the opportunity...

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Bruce Berque rebrands Texas men’s tennis as national champion after college admissions scandal

Yazmin Dominguez November 10, 2020

The Texas men’s tennis program was at a standstill in March 2019 when UT terminated 18-year head coach Michael Center because of his ties to the 2019 college admissions scandal. Center was sentenced...

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8 months into the pandemic, student employees reflect on how their jobs have changed

Alaina Bookman November 10, 2020

Editor’s note: A series of quotes in this article were removed after The Daily Texan learned they were fabricated. The Texan deeply regrets this breach of our standards. Read the statement from the...

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