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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Experts discuss lessons learned, impact of climate change at 2020 Texas Tribune Festival

Lauren Goodman September 23, 2020

Four climate science experts discussed climate change and its impact on race, politics and generations Wednesday morning in two prerecorded panels. The panelists spoke about the importance of climate...

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Texas women’s basketball rides unpredictable offseason into Vic Schaefer era

Carter Yates September 22, 2020

With a roster full of young prospects and an all-new coaching staff, the Texas women’s basketball team knew the 2020 offseason would be an important transition period. However, the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Texas Volleyball players continue to speak out about Black Lives Matter

Daniela Perez September 22, 2020

Texas volleyball players are not allowing the Black Lives Matter movement to leave the spotlight.  The team showed its support for the movement in a video released Sept. 9. In the 41-second black-and-white...

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Performance students prepare for online performances, practice in new spaces

Tori Duff September 21, 2020

Dance and theatre majors have faced obstacles this semester as they try to learn physical skills in a virtual environment with few in-person classes. According to an email that was sent to department...

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UT-Austin student petition calls for mandatory COVID-19 testing

Athena Hawkins September 21, 2020

A petition calling for UT to implement weekly, mandatory COVID-19 testing for all students has received 323 signatures as of Sunday, a week after its creation.  Journalism freshman Miguel Anderson...

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UT-Austin to resume human subject research, increase workforce density

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves September 21, 2020

UT will increase research workforce density to 50%, resume some in-person interactions with human subjects starting Sept. 23 and allow undergraduates to return to labs in early October, according to the...

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Students choose to live on campus, cite financial, familial circumstances

Ikram Mohamed September 21, 2020

As Mooov-In day approached, neuroscience freshman Amanda Garcia wondered if she was making the right decision to live on campus. For some students, returning to campus in the fall meant trying to achieve...

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‘Antebellum’ fails to leave mark on horror

Noah Levine September 21, 2020

“Antebellum” is a new horror film from directing duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz. The story follows a successful Black businesswoman named Veronica (Janelle Monáe) who suddenly...

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Texas men’s tennis kicks off season at Lake Tennis Invite

Yazmin Dominguez September 21, 2020

The Texas men’s tennis team took the court for the first time in several months after traveling to Frisco, Texas this weekend for the Lakes Tennis Invite tournament.  The Longhorns collected...

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Texas soccer shutout again in a 3-0 loss to TCU

Brett Hintz September 19, 2020

The Texas soccer team is again looking for answers after failing to register a single goal for the second consecutive game in a 3-0 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs on Friday night.  Playing in a pandemic-shortened...

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Texas tailgaters party on, but struggle in football season-opening weekend

Stephen Wagner September 18, 2020

Texas Athletics may have banned football tailgates due to COVID-19 concerns, but Longhorn fans who still want to tailgate are finding ways to partake in game day fun. On Saturday, Horn-Ball Texas Tailgaters...

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Texas football players opt out of ‘The Eyes’ as fans sing on

Myah Taylor September 18, 2020

Renditions of “The Eyes of Texas” after Longhorn sporting events may never again be like the spectacles of old — especially not now, when fans, students and athletes seem irreversibly...

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