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Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris

Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter November 6, 2024

Former President Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, securing over 270 electoral college votes early Wednesday morning, according to election results platform Decision...

A group of students walk across Guadalupe near the Texas Union on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.

LIVE UPDATES: Texas, nation wait for US general election results

Updated Nov. 14, 9:09 p.m. Nov. 14 9:09 p.m.: Kirk Watson is set to serve a fourth term as Austin Mayor, narrowly avoiding a runoff with 50% of all votes. Nov. 7 10:39 a.m.: President Joe Biden...

Why are you voting in this election?

Why are you voting in this election?

The Daily Texan Forum Team November 5, 2024
Members of the UT community share what issue is getting them to the polls this election.
Students wait in line to early vote at the Texas Union on Oct. 22, 2024.

Blue among red: 10 years of voting at Texas public universities

Emily DeMotte, General Projects Reporter November 4, 2024

For the past 30 years, the state of Texas has voted Republican. For the past five, conservative lawmakers have passed a slew of legislation targeting a central, threatening idea — liberal college campuses. In...

AJ Garcia-Rameau, founder and director of Ventana Ballet, reaches toward the audience while dressed as a zombie waitress during the final performance of Undead: Haunted House of Dances on Oct. 31, 2024.

The UNDEAD resurrect chilling immersive ballet at Factory on 5th

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter November 3, 2024

Attendees proceed with caution into the eerie woods of the Ventana ballet to witness Dracula’s tragic obsession with the Huntress and a new twist — the audience decides if she dies. Gruesome ghouls...

Vote for the future, not the past

Vote for the future, not the past

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 31, 2024
The Editorial Board endorses Kamala Harris, Kathie Tovo and Colin Allred for the Nov. 5 election.
Head coach Vic Schaefer talks with his team on March 24, 2024, after the Longhorns beat Alabama in the second round of the March Madness tournament.

Vic Schaefer’s coaching goes beyond the playbook

Anna Ambrose, General Sports Reporter October 29, 2024

A few weeks ago at practice, Texas women’s basketball head coach Vic Schaefer wasn’t on the sidelines barking orders. He was running the agility ladder with his players. Schaefer, 63, grew up in...

The crossing guard booth on 24th Street and Whitis Avenue was wrecked when a car crashed into it in the early morning of Oct. 27, 2024.

UTPD arrests individual for DWI after on-campus crash

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter October 29, 2024

University police officers arrested an individual on Sunday for driving while intoxicated after the individual crashed a vehicle on campus early that morning, according to a Tuesday police report. Officers...

Tyler, the Creator shines light on darkness with Chromakopia

Tyler, the Creator shines light on darkness with Chromakopia

Behr Rinke, Life&Arts General Reporter October 29, 2024

Days after headlining the Austin City Limits Music Festival, Tyler, The Creator announced his seventh studio album, Chromakopia. The follow-up to 2021’s Call Me If You Get Lost, an album centered around...

The New Guild Co-operative on Oct. 28, 2024.

Co-Op residents work to create a better future for their communities

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General Projects Reporter October 28, 2024

Grant Gilker's freshman-year dorm saw the blossoming of close connections and the establishment of a home away from home through late nights studying, cooking with friends and great conversations.  After...

Texas attorney general blocks death row inmate from testifying at Capitol

Texas attorney general blocks death row inmate from testifying at Capitol

Isaiah Williams and Diego Hernandez October 28, 2024

The testimony of the first person sentenced to death on a “shaken baby syndrome” conviction to a state House committee was halted Oct. 21 by the Texas attorney general.  Robert Roberson was convicted...

Finn Higginbotham (Demetrius) and Alexandra Greyson's (Helena) act during tech rehearsal of A Midsummer Night's Dream on Oct. 24, 2024.

Opening night of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” proves timeless nature of Shakespeare

Ana Taveira, General Life&Arts Reporter October 27, 2024

Some may believe Shakespeare's work is dated or out of touch, but students from the Texas Theater and Dance program seek to prove them wrong through their inspired performance of  “A Midsummer Night's...

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