Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Student Life

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UT Votes, Civic Engagement Alliance grow in election season

Lisette Oler August 29, 2016

While a handful of students register their classmates to vote, the rest of their group, with red and blue-stained hands, tie dye white T-shirts that say UT Votes. Sponsored by the Annette Strauss Institute...

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University organization builds community through sports

Mae Hamilton August 26, 2016

Although UT is well-known for dominating college sports, it offers little representation of gay and non-cisgendered athletes. For LGBT students yearning to find a place and let loose, a new organization...

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Students leave University to pursue social app

Katie Walsh and Elizabeth Hlavinka August 25, 2016

A year ago, Chris Prinz walked into his intro to marketing class, beginning his second year at UT. But on the first day of school a year later, he was far from campus, feverishly working behind computers...

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West Mall remains social hub through the ages

Lisette Oler August 25, 2016

In the early 1970s, the West Mall was bustling with students chatting with friends, marketing their organizations and leading protest. When students protested the campus carry law yesterday, the scene...

First day of school through the years

Katie Walsh and Elizabeth Hlavinka August 24, 2016

The Daily Texan dug in its archives for three stories from three previous decades, all published on the first day of the fall semester. 1986: 19-year-olds mourn lost drinking privileges in 1986 For...

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Hearing held to discuss tuition set-asides at Texas universities

Van Nguyen August 24, 2016

The Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education held a public hearing Tuesday morning at the Capitol to review the effectiveness of tuition set-asides, a program mandated by state law which reallocates...

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Fall semester begins with student and faculty protests of campus carry

Van Nguyen August 24, 2016

Students are tying dildos to their backpacks on the first day of the fall semester in protest of the new campus carry law that went into effect Aug. 1. Anti-campus carry movement Cocks not Glocks held...

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Local food truck Song La dedicated to authentic Taiwanese flavors

Mae Hamilton August 24, 2016

After returning to the United States following a trip to Taiwan, Alex Karpets and Shirley Yang scoured Austin for authentic Taiwanese food. When they couldn’t find any, they decided to fill the void...

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Freshman tips ease transition to college life

Lisette Oler August 22, 2016

It’s that time again. The summer sun is fading and the lecture hall lights are flickering to life. Classes begin Aug. 24 and that can be a bit daunting for incoming freshman. The University...

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Fall semester features interesting class options

Katie Walsh and Elizabeth Hlavinka August 22, 2016

Cramming your schedule full of major requirements is not ideal. Sometimes, you need to break from traditional classes and try something different. Below, The Daily Texan compiled five interesting classes...

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