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Fueled by Ardoin’s hitting, No. 1 Texas baseball cruises to 7-0 victory in season opener

Fueled by Ardoin’s hitting, No. 1 Texas baseball cruises to 7-0 victory in season opener

Hunter Dworaczyk, Sports Reporter February 19, 2022

Around 200 days after a 4-3 season-ending loss to Mississippi State, No. 1 Texas baseball was back in action against Rice on Friday night. The Longhorns rolled to a dominant 7-0 victory to take the first...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gives a speech at the Texan Capital on Feb 18, 2022. He addressed critical race theory and pledged to eliminate tenure for new hires at Texas public universities.

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick plans to eliminate tenure at UT-Austin, public Texas universities

Hope Unger, Senior News Reporter February 18, 2022

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced in a press conference Friday that he would eliminate tenure for new hires at Texas public universities in response to the UT Faculty Council’s 41-5 vote to support...

UT Alumnus, ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ director David Blue Garcia talks blood-splattered filmmaking process, cast members talk working with Leatherface

UT Alumnus, ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ director David Blue Garcia talks blood-splattered filmmaking process, cast members talk working with Leatherface

Noah Levine, Life and Arts Film Columnist February 18, 2022

“Texas Chainsaw Massacre” sawed itself onto Netflix on Feb. 18. Serving as a direct sequel to the 1974 Tobe Hooper original, “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” the 2022 version follows a group of...

Freshman Guard, Rori Harmon, defends the ball from an Iowa State basketball player. Texas outperformed Iowa State 73-48 at the Frank Erwin Center on February 16th, 2022.

Freshman Rori Harmon shines as Texas takes down No. 6 Iowa State, 73-48

Amsal Madhani, Sports Reporter February 17, 2022
Harmon joined elite company as she became just the seventh freshman player in program history to record 100 assists in a season. 
Texas stars Jones, Allen push No. 20 Texas past Oklahoma in 80-78 overtime win

Texas stars Jones, Allen push No. 20 Texas past Oklahoma in 80-78 overtime win

Nick Pannes, Sports Reporter February 16, 2022
Without junior forward Tre Mitchell, who missed the game for personal reasons, Texas’ starters put on an offensive clinic on the road. 
UT student Paulina Perez uses “Day in the Life” TikTok trend to connect with Hispanic community, offer advice

UT student Paulina Perez uses “Day in the Life” TikTok trend to connect with Hispanic community, offer advice

Jessica Garcia, Life & Arts Reporter February 15, 2022
Perez began posting “Day in the Life” videos on TikTok in Spanish last September and has since received over 500,000 likes on her videos.
Black Austin Matters’ podcast spotlights stories, experiences of Black Austinites

Black Austin Matters’ podcast spotlights stories, experiences of Black Austinites

Kiernan McCormick and Reya Mosby February 15, 2022

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Feb. 11, 2022 flipbook. On most days, Austin’s Congress Avenue appeared merely as any other long strip of dark asphalt. However, in June of 2020,...

Win streak continues: No. 16 Texas women’s basketball defeats No. 12 Oklahoma 78-63

Win streak continues: No. 16 Texas women’s basketball defeats No. 12 Oklahoma 78-63

Ethan Ferguson, Women’s basketball reporter February 13, 2022

The No. 16 Texas women’s basketball team defeated No. 12 Oklahoma at home, evening up the series record this season against their rival. With the win, the Longhorns move to 17-6 and No. 5 in the Big...

Allen sinks clutch jumper as No. 20 Texas hangs on to beat No. 8 Kansas 79-76

Allen sinks clutch jumper as No. 20 Texas hangs on to beat No. 8 Kansas 79-76

Nicholas Pannes, Sports Reporter February 8, 2022
Texas became the first team in the Big 12 to beat Kansas three times in a row since the Jayhawks hired head coach Bill Self 19 years ago.
No. 13 Texas falls to No. 9 Baylor, 63-55 in third straight loss

No. 13 Texas falls to No. 9 Baylor, 63-55 in third straight loss

Amsal Madhani, Sports Reporter February 6, 2022
With back-to-back losses to Baylor this past weekend and its loss to Oklahoma on Jan. 29, Texas now falls to 15–6.
No. 13 Texas falls to No. 9 Baylor 75-63 in 12th straight loss to the Bears

No. 13 Texas falls to No. 9 Baylor 75-63 in 12th straight loss to the Bears

Ethan Ferguson, Sports Reporter February 4, 2022
The Bears’ defense smothered the Longhorns, causing Texas to make just half of their layup attempts and shoot just 37.3% from the floor.
UT cancels campus events, in-person and online classes Thursday

UT cancels campus events, in-person and online classes Thursday

Hope Unger, Senior News Reporter February 2, 2022

UT canceled all online and in-person classes scheduled for Thursday in anticipation of inclement weather in Central Texas this week, according to a message from President Jay Hartzell. COVID-19 testing...

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