UT professors discussed the state of the University in relation to concepts like liberalism, antiracism and diversity, equity and inclusion on Friday during Contested Discourse, an event co-sponsored by...
Friday’s portion of the Civil Discord Symposium began with a discussion on whether anti-racism has gone too far on university campuses.
Naomi Campa, assistant classics professor, moderated the dialogue...
Matthew Gomez, General News Reporter
• March 21, 2024
The city of Austin and UT are making preparations for a full solar eclipse on April 8.
Austin will experience its first total eclipse since 1397 with the next total eclipse for the city not expected...
Erika Pernis, General News Reporter
• March 6, 2024
The Senate of College Councils passed a resolution from the Undergraduate Architecture Student Council on Thursday advocating for the investment and creation of an affordable in-house material shop for...
Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter
• March 5, 2024
Student Government passed legislation supporting free and reduced-cost meal plans for off-campus students on Feb. 12.
Business representative Jonathan Wilson, the author of the bill, said he initially...
Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter
• March 4, 2024
Students voted in support of a new center to replace the Multicultural Engagement Center during a referendum in the Student Government elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
The election results were announced...
Grace Kelly and Gabrielle “Elle” Grinnell were elected 2024-25 Student Government president and vice president on Monday. The Executive Alliance will be sworn in at noon on April 2.
Kelly and...
The University of Texas System Board of Regents authorized the University to negotiate construction of the first on-campus housing complex in nearly 20 years on Thursday.
The new housing complex,...
The UT Tower will undergo its first-ever renovation following the UT System Board of Regents approval of a $70 million project at its meeting on Feb. 21.
The project is set to begin construction in...
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• February 20, 2024
The Social Impact BuildFest, a competition put on from Feb. 16-18, gave students the opportunity to apply emerging technologies to design experiences for audiences around a social impact cause, like mental...
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• February 20, 2024
A former exchange student is suing the Texas Rho chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity for personal injury damages.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is not a registered student organization and is not...
Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter
• February 20, 2024
University Junior High, which currently houses the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will face demolition in June to make space for a new football training facility, Athletics Director Chris Del Conte...
