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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...

Quarterback Quinn Ewers throws a pass to tight end Gunnar Helm during Texas' game against Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, 2024.

Second-half penalties undermine strong first-half performance in 27-24 win over No. 25 Vanderbilt

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor October 26, 2024

Despite junior quarterback Quinn Ewers having arguably one of the best first-half performances of his Texas career, penalties in the second half nearly erased all efforts to make Saturday a close 27-24...

Students wait in line to early vote at the Texas Union on Oct. 22, 2024.

Travis County early voting kicks off

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter October 24, 2024

Early voting reached record-breaking numbers in its first days in Travis County.  Over 145,000 people have voted in Travis County since early voting began on Oct. 21, according to the Travis County...

From top left to bottom left, Elle Grinnell, Kelsey Green, Trenton Mosby and Kaitlyn Koba, leaders of Black student organizations.

Black student organizations register voters, promote civic engagement ahead of election

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter October 22, 2024

When incoming freshmen attended the Black Student Alliance’s annual Black Welcome Week in August, they left as registered voters. Over the following months, the BSA continued to register students...

Bottles are thrown from the Texas student section during the game against Georgia on Oct. 20, 2024.

Texas Athletics fined $250K for fan behavior at Georgia game

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter October 20, 2024

Texas Athletics will be fined $250K and some students may have their Big Ticket revoked for the remainder of the academic year after fans in the student section threw water bottles onto the field during...

Quarterback Quinn Ewers passes the ball to running back Jaydon Blue during Texas' game against Georgia on Oct. 19, 2024.

No. 1 Texas football falls to No. 5 Georgia in a ‘Tale of two halves’

Katie Borchetta, Associate Sports Editor October 20, 2024

Texas finally got its welcome to the hardest conference in the nation with its first loss, 30-15, to No. 5 Georgia despite a tough fight too late in the game. “(The game was) really a tale of...

A "For Lease" sign is draped on Torchy's Tacos at the corner of 28th and Guadalupe streets on Oct. 17, 2024 as the restaurant is set to close after 16 years of service.

Torchy’s Tacos on Guadalupe Street closes in November

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter October 17, 2024

The Torchy’s Tacos location on Guadalupe Street will close on Nov. 19 after 16 years of service. The business’ lease will expire in November. The company decided not to renew its contract due to...

Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes acts as chairman of the Senate Committee on State Affairs on Oct. 16, 2024. Hughes allotted over an hour to the unmasking protest charge where 17 witnesses spoke.

Students, community members testify at Texas Capitol against possible mask ban for protesters

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 16, 2024

Witnesses testified against a potential mask ban for protesters — which is intended to reveal the identities of people “bent on committing crimes at protests” —  at a Texas Senate State Affairs...

Enchanted Rock gains over 600 new acres for recreational parkland

Enchanted Rock gains over 600 new acres for recreational parkland

Samantha Reimers, General News Reporter October 15, 2024

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently acquired 630 new acres of land bordering Enchanted Rock State Park for preservation.  According to a Sept. 24 release, the department bought the property...

College of Liberal Arts Dean denied opportunity for second term

College of Liberal Arts Dean denied opportunity for second term

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 14, 2024

President Jay Hartzell will not allow the dean of the College of Liberal Arts to serve a second term because she did not have “a grand enough vision” for the college, according to an Oct. 2 article...

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