On May 8, 1970, thousands of student protesters marched along Guadalupe Street toward the Texas State Capitol. Alongside them, reporters from The Daily Texan were identified by white bands around their...
In the spring, Joseph Horak’s design class started the same way every day. His professor, Honoria Starbuck, would greet them by saying, “Good morning, fellow creatives.”
Horak, an...
After nationwide protests over the police killing of George Floyd began, Sheela Ranganathan started a group message in early June with a few law students to brainstorm ways they could get involved.
Overnight,...
After attending virtual orientation, theatre and dance freshman Ashley Diaz said she still doesn’t feel ready to step on campus in the fall.
Typically, incoming students attend an in-person orientation...
Disability advocates on campus have asked for an easier accommodations process for years. With the transition to online classes, they finally got it.
Accommodations are a way to increase access...
When protests against police brutality and racism began to erupt nationwide, Earl Potts Jr. said he immediately knew he needed to take action.
A few months back, the computer science and African...
Thousands of people have flooded the streets of Austin to protest police brutality and the deaths of George Floyd, Mike Ramos and Breonna Taylor.
The Daily Texan compiled a list of funds and nonprofits...
On May 23, bestselling author and speaker Brené Brown will deliver UT’s universitywide commencement speech. When she first agreed to speak, she thought she’d stand in front of thousands...
At first, Alessandria Garza said she was unfazed.
“I was like, ‘It's fine,’ but it’s when I called my mom and had to tell her that graduation was canceled (that) I just started...
After the cancellation of in-person graduation ceremonies due to COVID-19, Services for Students with Disabilities considered postponing the first-ever Disability Graduation. Then, they asked the students...
If she couldn’t receive in-state tuition after her freshman year, Emily Ries said she wasn’t sure she would be returning to UT.
The problem: Ries was an Illinois resident.
When Ries committed...
Editor’s Note: The names of the resident assistants have been changed to protect their identity.
The morning of payday, Ethan applied for unemployment. He wasn’t sure if he’d...
