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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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UT-Austin student spends 2 nights in city of Austin isolation facility despite negative coronavirus results

Anna Canizales September 18, 2020

When Kate Parks started coughing, she wasn’t sure if she had COVID-19 or another illness related to her history of respiratory issues. She scheduled her telehealth appointment for symptomatic testing...

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Students planned the construction of a community center in India, COVID-19 ruined their timeline

Jennifer Errico September 18, 2020

Colin Phillips and Elise Higgins spent eight months planning and fundraising for the construction of a multipurpose community center in Siripudi, India. But after the pandemic hit, their project never...

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Students create music, foster creativity during quarantine

Jennifer Errico September 17, 2020

“Does it Ever End” isn’t just a question the world has been asking for the last seven months. It’s advertising senior AJ Abdullah’s newest indie-pop single. “(The...

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UT-Austin students create website to support locally owned, Black-owned restaurants

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves September 17, 2020

Three UT students created a website for users to find and support locally owned and Black-owned restaurants.  LocoEats aggregates locally owned restaurants based on the location of the user. It...

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Health Equity Strategic Map to be implemented at Dell Medical School

Neha Madhira September 17, 2020

Dell Medical School is implementing the Health Equity Strategic Map, a five-category plan focused on reducing health inequalities in medical education and research, according to its website.  Health...

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Austin Fire Marshal shuts down West Campus party before football game

Anna Canizales September 17, 2020

Dozens of students gathered at the Texas Rho fraternity house in West Campus before the Longhorns’ opening football game Saturday, prompting the Austin Fire Marshal to shut the party down. The...

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Scooter rental companies discontinue on-campus operations for fall semester

Lauren Abel September 17, 2020

Electric scooter rental companies are no longer operating on campus for the fall semester due to decrease in demand for scooter rentals, said Blanca Gamez, associate director of UT Parking and Transportation...

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Congressional candidate Wendy Davis meets with students, their pets over Zoom

Sophie Ryland September 17, 2020

Wendy Davis, District 21’s Democratic congressional candidate, sat down with students on Wednesday to discuss her campaign at the “Pets and Political Participation” virtual event.  The...

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Student Government budget allocates money to masks, hand sanitizers

Samantha Greyson September 17, 2020

UT Student Government’s budget for this year includes plans to distribute masks and hand sanitizer around campus while placing plans for the Longhorn Athletics and Diversity and Inclusion agencies...

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NCAA votes to start college basketball season Nov. 25

Nathan Han September 16, 2020

The NCAA’s Division I Council set a Nov. 25 start date for the college basketball season Wednesday, the NCAA announced in a statement. In Wednesday’s meeting, the council also voted to start...

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UT-Austin to continue admitting top 6% of Texas high school students

Anna Canizales September 16, 2020

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a comment from a UT spokesperson.  The University announced Wednesday it will continue to automatically admit the top 6% of eligible high...

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‘I’m just glad we’re playing football’

Nicole Stuessy September 15, 2020

Scott Wilson hasn’t missed a Texas football game in 43 years. In his first semester at UT, he was at the 1969 Texas vs. Arkansas game — known to fans as “the game of the century.” In 2006, he...

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