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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Andrews Residence Hall on UT campus on Wednesday.

‘She will never be forgotten:’ a look into three buildings, three stories of UT Women

Kylee Howard, General Projects Reporter March 29, 2024

The University allowed female students to attend its schools from its inception in 1883, joining few universities that admitted both female and male students at the time, almost four decades prior to the...

Quiet courtyard located in the middle of the Whitis Court residence hall complex on March 25, 2024.

Students saddened but welcome change with residence hall demolition

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter March 29, 2024

On the northern edge of campus sits Whitis Court, a quiet residence hall made up of six two-story buildings, all connected by a courtyard. Last month, The University of Texas System Board of Regents authorized...

Natalie Peña paints a poster at the university-wide Womens History Month Celebration on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

‘She Starts Here, Then Changes the World’: Inaugural campuswide celebration honors UT women throughout history

Emily DeMotte, General News Reporter March 29, 2024

Purple, white and orange decorations adorned the University’s Main Mall Wednesday afternoon for the inaugural campuswide Women’s History Month celebration.  The Division of Campus and Community...

Junior Social Work major Fabiola Amaya takes the newly operational grocery shuttle from Duren Residence Hall to HEB on Sunday.

UT Food Security Agency launches grocery shuttle pilot program

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter March 27, 2024

The Food Security Agency, in partnership with Parking and Transportation Services, launched a grocery shuttle pilot program on March 23.  The shuttle, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on select Saturdays...

Journalism doctoral candidate dies in car accident

Journalism doctoral candidate dies in car accident

Olivia Dilley and Maryam Ahmed March 27, 2024

Ryan Wallace, a doctoral candidate in the School of Journalism and Media, died in a fatal car accident on March 22.  Wallace was driving in Bastrop County when a concrete truck ran into a nearby school...

Junior Stefania Alarcon welcomes a student to the UT Outpost Outside event at the Turtle Pond on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The event featured activities such as friendship bracelet making and provided snacks to promote the school’s free food pantry.

UT Outpost hosts donation drive, reopens main facility

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter March 26, 2024

The UT Outpost hosted a donation drive with games and free snacks at the Turtle Pond on Tuesday, prior to reopening their main building on March 27. The UT Outpost provides free food and business attire...

Head Lady Naakaii Tsosie dances at the UT Austin Powwow on April 8, 2023.

Native student organization moves powwow off campus

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter March 25, 2024

The Native American and Indigenous Collective’s annual powwow will take place off campus after the organization faced challenges working with the University last year, NAIC co-directors said. The...

From left, Ryan Streeter moderates a debate with New York Times writers Ross Douthat and Michelle Goldberg. The debate, Is Liberalism Doomed? took place on Friday in the Alumni Center as part of the Civil Discord series.

Speakers discuss if liberalism is doomed at Civil Discord Symposium

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter March 23, 2024

Discussions of the potentially doomed future of liberalism led the closing keynote dialogue at the Civil Discord Symposium on Friday. Ryan Streeter, executive director for research at the Civitas Institute,...

The UT Tower viewed from the Turtle Pond on October 6, 2023.

Civil Discord panelists discuss whether America was founded in 1619 or 1776

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter March 23, 2024

The Civil Discord Symposium continued on Friday with a discussion about whether the United States was founded in 1619 or 1776.  Moderated by Justin Dyer, the inaugural Dean for the School of Civic...

From left to right Annette Rodriguez, assistant professor of history; Pavithra Vasudevan, assistant professor of womens & gender studies and African & African diaspora studies; and Lauren Gutterman, associate professor of American studies speak at a panel about pedagogy at Contested Discourse on March 22, 2024.

Professors discuss education, DEI, American history at Contested Discourse

Pili Saravia and Naina Srivastava March 23, 2024

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...

The tower on Wednesday.

Speakers debate role of anti-racism on university campuses as part of Civil Discord Symposium

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter March 23, 2024

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...

The Texans guide to the total eclipse

The Texan’s guide to the total eclipse

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...

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