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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

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‘We started seeing skull fractures and brain bleeding’: Dell Medical School researchers find beanbag rounds cause serious harm

Neha Madhira August 27, 2020

“Less lethal” beanbag rounds Austin Police Department used during protests against police brutality in May and June can cause serious injuries, according to a report Dell Medical School researchers...

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West Campus restaurants adapt hours, close due to COVID-19

Neha Madhira August 27, 2020

Restaurants on The Drag and in West Campus have closed or changed their hours in the past months to accomodate for COVID-19 and the lack of customers.  Many businesses also implemented new guidelines...

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UT-Austin, city public transportation providers adapt to coronavirus health protocols to help students get to campus

Hannah Williford August 27, 2020

Public transportation around UT’s campus has been adapted to fit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines with sanitizing standards for scooters and bikes and social distancing measures...

Defensive coordinator Chris Ash navigates being new at Texas during pandemic

Myah Taylor August 26, 2020

When Chris Ash took the job as Texas football’s new defensive coordinator last December, it would be a few months before the pandemic shook the world. In a media teleconference Wednesday morning,...

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UT-Austin faculty, students help community through emergency funding, food delivery

Samantha Greyson August 26, 2020

Various university and student organizations are giving resources to UT students and community members during the coronavirus pandemic.  Students can request financial aid from Student Emergency...

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Shortened deadline for 2020 Census, COVID-19 causes challenges in acquiring accurate population count, experts say

Lauren Goodman August 26, 2020

Ezequiel Lozano, a chemistry and public health sophomore, says he has been the only person canvassing neighborhoods in his hometown of Coolidge, Texas to ask people to take the 2020 census questionnaire.  “I...

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UT-Austin students virtually replicate campus with Minecraft server to provide community

Samantha Greyson August 26, 2020

Chemistry senior Josh Fowler built a virtual replica of the University campus in Minecraft to stay connected to other students during quarantine, attracting the attention of over 200 Reddit users in August. Fowler...

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Sure Walk implements new safety measures, aims to reduce health risks

Lauren Abel August 26, 2020

Sure Walk is changing their operations this semester to reduce health risks.  Sure Walk, which provides free walks and rides from on-campus locations to home at night, resumed services Aug. 20...

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Graduate school standardized testing requirements may be waived in response to coronavirus pandemic

Brooke Ontiveros August 26, 2020

Some university graduate programs will waive standardized testing requirements for admissions starting next summer in response to difficulties accessing tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Thirty...

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Procrastination 101: 6 films, TV shows coming to streaming services this fall

Grace Barnes August 26, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to strain the entertainment industry, viewers have been  unable to watch films originally set to release this year. Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller “TENET”...

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Documentary ‘Boys State’ highlights UT student running faux political campaign with image of unity, bipartisanship

Grace Barnes August 26, 2020

As a liberal inspired by Sen. Bernie Sanders and the son of a Mexican immigrant, Steven Garza was an odd man out at Texas Boys State 2018.  Boys State, a summer program held annually across the...

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Face coverings pose communication barriers for Deaf, hard of hearing students, professors

Aisling Ayers August 26, 2020

On a typical morning, Dr. Christopher Moreland, associate professor of internal medicine, is greeted in the hallways of Dell Medical School. Now with the widespread use of face masks, he suspects he’s...

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