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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Underrepresented businesses hit harder during COVID-19, UT report shows

Santino Camacho October 27, 2020

Business owners from underrepresented communities are struggling to recover during COVID-19, according to a report from a UT think-tank. The “State of The State of Texas Report,” published...

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UT-Austin will offer nearly 60% of spring 2021 classes online, analysis shows

Andrew Zhang October 27, 2020

Nearly 60% of classes in the spring 2021 course schedule are remote, according to an analysis of the spring course schedule by The Daily Texan. Of the more than 10,300 class sections UT lists on the...

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Austin City Council earmarks $7.5 million for research partnership with UT-Austin

Athena Hawkins October 27, 2020

The city of Austin approved a five-year interlocal agreement with UT in an effort to streamline their research partnership and make the approval process for joint projects more efficient. The agreement...

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Texas football gears up for big game against Oklahoma State

Myah Taylor October 26, 2020

Oklahoma State may be Oklahoma’s “little brother,” but it’s the Cowboys who are ruling the Big 12 so far this season. Head coach Mike Gundy’s undefeated squad will welcome...

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Longhorns end two-game skid with 27-16 win over Baylor

Stephen Wagner October 25, 2020

Texas’ problems may not be solved, but its 27-16 win over Baylor on Saturday helped cool over some of the program’s glaring issues — at least for the next week. Saturday’s...

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UT students find fun, safe activities around Austin during pandemic

Alaina Bookman October 20, 2020

Editor’s note: This article originally contained a series of direct quotes that the author paraphrased, and it has been corrected to include the direct, unparaphrased quotes from the transcription...

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Austin Police investigating student robbed at gunpoint in West Campus

Brooke Ontiveros October 20, 2020

A UT student was robbed at gunpoint Saturday in West Campus, according to a UT Police Department incident notification sent Monday. The robbery occurred at approximately 2:15 a.m. at the 2100 block...

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French, Italian language departments combine asynchronous, synchronous online class structure

Neha Madhira October 20, 2020

Italian and French departments are teaching their classes through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous class structures and have found mixed results in learning a language online.  Nancy...

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UT student voters face confusion over where to deliver mail-in ballots

Lauren Goodman October 20, 2020

A legal battle is ongoing after Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to limit mail-in ballot drop off sites to one per county was overturned by a Texas judge on Thursday, causing confusion among student voters...

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Texas cross country to open shortened season at Arturo Barrios Invitational

Taylor Hawthorne October 20, 2020

Editor's note: This story was originally published in the Oct. 16 issue of The Daily Texan flipbook. The last time the Texas cross country team saw a long stretch of grass and dirt was Nov. 23,...

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Collier, Gaston join forces after competing together in high school

Carter Yates October 20, 2020

When Charli Collier was a senior at Barbers Hill High School three years ago, she posed with a standout sophomore from Pearland, Texas, for a photo in front of a VYPE poster. Texas’ junior center...

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UT students feel overwhelmed by virtual course load

Ikram Mohamed October 20, 2020

Caught in a never-ending cycle of learning and studying for her online courses, Kriss Conklin says the digital nature and workload of her classes is taking a toll on her mental health. “(I’ve)...

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