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Staged mock shooting near campus met with student protest

Eunice Ali December 13, 2015

In response to a gun-support organization’s plan to stage a mock shooting near UT campus Saturday, a group of UT students protested with signs, chants and fart noises. Approximately 10-15 members...

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Campus carry working group releases report

Samantha Ketterer and Matthew Adams December 10, 2015

The campus carry working group released 25 recommendations to the UT president Thursday, including that guns should not be prohibited in classrooms. Campus carry, or S.B. 11, will allow licensed...

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Supreme Court hears Fisher v. University of Texas II

Matthew Adams December 9, 2015

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard a second round of arguments Wednesday in Fisher v. University of Texas which could determine the use of affirmative action at the University and across the nation. Despite...

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Daily Texan Newscast: December 4, 2015

Lillian Michel and Anthony Green December 4, 2015

On this week's episode of The Daily Texan Newscast, we cover the Austin Police Department’s implementation of body cameras, Peace Corps applications and the new Kin’s Coffee coming to campus....

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DHFS looking into adding halal, kosher options to UT dining halls

Nashwa Bawab December 4, 2015

The Division of Housing and Food service recently began looking into halal and kosher options for UT dorm dining halls. Halal and kosher foods are names given to products which adhere to specific religious...

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Ideathon furthers discussion on gender-based violence

Eunice Ali December 4, 2015

Around 10 UT students joined a worldwide discussion aimed at combating gender-based violence across college campuses. Only two of them were males, including the male co-host. In support of the United...

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Security expert gives overview of efforts in Middle East

Mikaela Cannizzo December 4, 2015

According to national security expert Colin Kahl, previous attempts by both the Bush and Obama administrations to influence regime changes and send ground troops into the Middle East have been unsuccessful. Kahl,...

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Students protest play’s use of blackface, lack of racial inclusivity through die-in

Forrest Milburn December 4, 2015

To protest the theatre department’s use of blackface in its latest production, a group of students laid down on the ground in the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre lobby Thursday. The production...

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UT students, organizations raise money for St. Jude

Catherine Marfin December 4, 2015

Since the fall of 2013, UT students have been working together to raise funds to support child cancer treatment and research for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. “Up Til...

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Former gubernatorial candidate discusses political career, Syria

Forrest Milburn December 4, 2015

Speaking in a tight space in a room packed with students, former State Sen. Wendy Davis discussed her failed gubernatorial campaign and the issues Texas faces at a Tejas Club Coffee conversation Thursday...

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Semester in review: Fall 2015 recap

Samantha Ketterer December 4, 2015

President Gregory Fenves inaugurated Gregory Fenves was inaugurated as the new UT president in September. During his first few months as president, he commissioned a task force to make recommendations...

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LBJ school, Jewish National Fund host water summit

Selah Maya Zighelboim December 3, 2015

The world is falling into a water crisis, but the technological advances to manage it already exist, author and activist Seth Siegel said on Wednesday afternoon at the Austin Water Summit. At a summit...

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