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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

No. 2 volleyball secures season-opening sweep at No. 7 Ohio State

No. 2 volleyball secures season-opening sweep at No. 7 Ohio State

Katie Borchetta, Sports Reporter August 27, 2022

Texas volleyball, ranked preseason No. 2 by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, beat No. 7 Ohio State in a 3-0 clean sweep Friday night to start off the highly anticipated season with a win. Star...

With injuries and lack of depth along offensive line, freshmen expected to play key roles

With injuries and lack of depth along offensive line, freshmen expected to play key roles

Payne Williams, Senior Sports Reporter August 26, 2022

For the Orange-White game in April, the Longhorns had nine available scholarship offensive linemen. Of the 18 currently listed on Texas’ roster, half are freshmen or redshirt freshmen. Even in fall...

Local comedy duo finds stride in market performances

Darren Puccala, Life&Arts General Reporter August 26, 2022

Chuckles and belly laughs echo through the aisles of Friendly Rio Market as shoppers pass by the Red Bull fridge decorated with posters for old music and comedy shows. In front of the freezers stocked...

UT community members create strategies to improve inclusivity for students with disabilities

UT community members create strategies to improve inclusivity for students with disabilities

Hope Unger, News Desk Editor August 26, 2022

University students and faculty worked with the Collaborative for Access and Equity this summer to publish advice for students with disabilities on how to benefit more from their classes. The team used...

Quinn Ewers secures starting QB gig in homecoming season

Quinn Ewers secures starting QB gig in homecoming season

Jordan Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor August 26, 2022

It has always been redshirt freshman Quinn Ewers’ dream to play for the Longhorns. Growing up in Southlake, Texas — a manageable 3.5-hour drive up I-35 from campus — Ewers spent his fall afternoons...

Big 12 football preview: conference wide open in transition year

Big 12 football preview: conference wide open in transition year

Hunter Dworaczyk, Senior Sports Reporter August 23, 2022

For the first time since 2015, the Big 12 enters the season with a defending champion not named Oklahoma. With the majority of the conference breaking in new starting quarterbacks this season, five different...

‘Game of Thrones’ returns: ‘House of Dragon’ takes Iron Throne

Sage Dunlap, Associate Life&Arts Editor August 23, 2022

Highly anticipated “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” premiered on HBO Max Aug. 21. Continuing the legacy of the hit fantasy series, “House of the Dragon” presents a story of political...

UT astronomers find new distant galaxy with James Webb Telescope

UT astronomers find new distant galaxy with James Webb Telescope

Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter August 23, 2022

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest optical telescope in space, UT astronomers along with researchers from other institutions have discovered a galaxy formed roughly 300 million years after...

McCombs and TransUnion partnership offers students new opportunities in data science

McCombs and TransUnion partnership offers students new opportunities in data science

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter August 23, 2022

The McCombs Center for Analytics and Transformative Technologies and credit reporting agency TransUnion announced a three-year collaboration this month that aims to provide research and mentorship opportunities...

‘Glorious’ features Lovecraftian being in bathroom halting the destruction of Earth

‘Glorious’ features Lovecraftian being in bathroom halting the destruction of Earth

Ryan Ranc, Senior Life & Arts Film Columnist August 23, 2022

Rebekah McKendry’s “Glorious” follows Wes (Ryan Kwanten) as he visits a rest stop after a break up and ends up in a public restroom with a Lovecraftian being named Ghat (J.K. Simmons) who claims...

Volleyball season preview: Despite offseason turnover, No. 2 Longhorns bring talented roster into 2022

Volleyball season preview: Despite offseason turnover, No. 2 Longhorns bring talented roster into 2022

Tori Garcia, Sports Reporter August 23, 2022

The Texas Longhorns’ 2021 volleyball season ended in bitter defeat after being upset by Nebraska at Gregory Gym in the NCAA Tournament. Despite falling short in the Elite Eight matchup, the Longhorns...

Fall practice injury update: Texas dealt two key season-ending injuries on offense

Fall practice injury update: Texas dealt two key season-ending injuries on offense

Hunter Dworaczyk, Senior Sports Reporter August 22, 2022

As focus begins to shift toward the season opener in September, the Longhorns were dealt a pair of setbacks during fall camp. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian officially ruled out wide receiver Isaiah...

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