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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Students adapt to virtual social life, create apps for connection

Anissa Reyes August 25, 2020

Weekly club meetings, late nights at the library and catching up with friends on Speedway are all part of the usual social atmosphere on campus. However, because of current Travis County orders prohibiting...

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Self-care advice, tips for students during the virtual fall semester

Anissa Reyes August 25, 2020

As students begin the fall semester, many may feel uncertain about how they will navigate the virtual college experience while caring for their mental health.  The Daily Texan spoke to Kathryn...

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Student Government to focus on COVID-19 accommodations, tuition transparency this fall

Anna Canizales August 25, 2020

Student Government will focus on student safety and work with the University to listen to and accommodate a wide range of students this fall while operating remotely, student body president Anagha Kikkeri...

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What’s open, online, closed on campus at UT-Austin this fall?

Andrew Zhang August 24, 2020

Since this semester will look a little different, the Texan has gathered a list of which University services and resources are open, closed or online to help students navigate campus.  Academic...

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International students face time zone differences

Andrew Zhang August 24, 2020

This fall, Bhavya Shukla will start her class day as the sun sets. Since Shukla lives in Singapore, which is 13 hours ahead of Austin, her classes will start around 9 p.m. and end around 3 a.m. daily. After...

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LHBlacks fosters community for Black students in Longhorn Band

Ariana Arredondo August 24, 2020

Editor’s note: This story references a derogatory racial slur. After transferring to UT in fall 2017, Longhorn Band member Kyanna Richard said she had a hard time finding a community on campus....

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Lebanese students mourn Beirut explosion from Austin, find ways to cope

Jennifer Errico August 24, 2020

Celine Farhat was finishing a physics lab in her bedroom in Houston when she heard sobs and prayers from downstairs. “I knew in my heart something bad, something terrible, had happened,” mechanical...

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Coming-of-age film ‘Chemical Hearts’ explores love with delicacy, stars Lili Reinhart

Noah Levine August 22, 2020

While high school life is often romanticized in modern media, Amazon Studios’ newest film embraces the dark reality that lies between the lockers. “Chemical Hearts,” based on the novel...

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‘Chemical Hearts’ stars Lili Reinhart, Austin Abrams, director Richard Tanne discuss new Amazon Prime film

Noah Levine August 22, 2020

Director and writer Richard Tanne’s “Chemical Hearts” is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. The coming-of-age story, based on the novel “Our Chemical Hearts” by Krystal...

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UT System board discusses repercussions of coronavirus on UT institutions, hears concerned UT-Austin students, faculty

Areeba Amer August 20, 2020

Thirteen University students and faculty called into the Thursday UT System Board of Regents meeting to express concerns about UT-Austin’s fall reopening plan.  UT-Austin, like the other...

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Austin City Council approves city’s annual budget, cutting $150 million from Austin Police Department

Lauren Goodman and Neha Madhira August 13, 2020

Update as of 8/15 at 4:39 p.m.: Austin Police Chief Brian Manley hosted a virtual media briefing Thursday about the new budget passed by the Austin City Council, saying the budget cuts would result...

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