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Longhorns fail to capture their first win of the season in Florida, fall to UCF and UF.

Longhorns fail to capture their first win of the season in Florida, fall to UCF and UF.

Vicente Montalvo August 24, 2021

In their highly anticipated return to the field, Texas women’s soccer opened their season in Florida, dropping their opening match 4-0 to UCF on Aug. 19 and tying their second 1-1 three days later against...

UT-Austin COVID-19 testing demand jumps as campus availability remains limited

UT-Austin COVID-19 testing demand jumps as campus availability remains limited

Samantha Greyson, News Reporter August 23, 2021

UT’s COVID-19 testing availability is booked three days in advance despite the University upping its testing capacity to offer 15,000 tests in the first week of school. This follows UT’s requirement...

Free COVID-19 testing sites in Austin

Free COVID-19 testing sites in Austin

Sofia Treviño, Life and Arts Reporter August 22, 2021
The Daily Texan compiled a list of free COVID-19 testing sites in Austin to simplify the testing process for students seeking to meet UT's testing requirement.
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UT Proactive Community Testing program reached capacity Monday, Tuesday

Kevin Vu, News Reporter August 17, 2021

Nasal and saliva COVID-19 tests through UT’s Proactive Community Testing program are completely booked for Tuesday, PCT program director Jessica Klima said. The University announced last Monday that...

UT-Austin professors can teach at reduced capacity for first several weeks, provost says

UT-Austin professors can teach at reduced capacity for first several weeks, provost says

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter August 17, 2021
Professors will have the option to teach reduced-capacity classes until Sept.17.
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Inclement weather causes flooding and closure at Gregory Gym

Tori Duff, News Reporter August 15, 2021
Heavy rainfall and flooding led to the closures of several Recreational Sports facilities on Sunday.
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Amended Austin order expands to enforce mask mandates for Travis County public colleges

Kevin Vu, News Reporter August 13, 2021

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated once more details become available.  Austin and Travis County officials amended an order Friday requiring masks in public schools, including...

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UT-Austin students required to receive COVID-19 test before arriving to campus

Sheryl‌ ‌Lawrence‌ ‌, News Reporter August 9, 2021

All UT students will be required to receive a viral COVID-19 test within their community before arriving in Austin after an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to an email from University Health Services...

Texas’ move to SEC incites pushback, speculation from state lawmakers

Texas’ move to SEC incites pushback, speculation from state lawmakers

Nicholas Pannes, Sports Reporter August 5, 2021

Rumors evolved into facts in a matter of weeks after the two largest schools in the Big 12 Conference, Texas and Oklahoma, affirmed in writing their intent to move to the neighboring Southeastern Conference....

UT students feel frustrated with parking regulations 

UT students feel frustrated with parking regulations 

Briana Ramsey, Life and Arts Reporter August 5, 2021

To Malcolm McGregor’s disbelief, after parking in a 15-minute parking zone to briefly grab an item off campus, he came back to a hefty parking fine placed on his windshield. “I parked in a 15-minute...

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Texas Exes cancels freshman retreat due to positive COVID-19 cases among Camp Buckner staff

Kevin Vu, News Reporter August 1, 2021

Camp Texas, a retreat for incoming students, announced the cancelation of all four camp sessions due to positive COVID-19 cases amongst Camp Buckner staff Saturday. The announcement comes less than two...

#WhosWhoatUT helps incoming Black students find friends, community

#WhosWhoatUT helps incoming Black students find friends, community

Michelle Facio, Life and Arts Reporter July 26, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 20 flipbook. Finding spaces for people of color was important to incoming freshman Jessica Jeremiah when she applied to UT, so when she...

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