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DHFS keeps menus same following recent news about carcinogenic meat

Selah Maya Zighelboim November 2, 2015

The Division of Housing and Food Services will not alter what food it serves served on campus after the International Agency for Research on Cancer announced Oct. 28 that processed meats are carcinogenic. DHFS...

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Daily Texan Newscast: October 30, 2015

Lillian Michel and Anthony Green October 30, 2015

On this week’s episode of The Daily Texan Newscast, we cover the Safe Campus Act, a “supermouse” and changes to the university shuttle buses. Listen to a recap of the third GOP presidential...

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Water Walk raises awareness of importance of clean water

Mikaela Cannizzo October 30, 2015

A small group of UT students took a break from their normal routines of receiving clean water from accessible faucets and fountains Thursday evening to participate in a water walk hosted by Students for...

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Black students from Society for Cultural Unity confront UT President regarding diversity issues at the University

Eunice Ali October 30, 2015

Black students from the Society for Cultural Unity spoke out at The Texan Talks event during an interview with UT President Gregory Fenves, asking if black lives matter to him. Loyce Gayo, president...

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Current events impact disaster drill format

Ellie Breed October 30, 2015

In light of recent safety threats around the U.S., the School of Nursing and School of Social Work will make improvements to their spring disaster drill to improve its authenticity, according to Dede Sparks. “The...

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UT Journalism receives funding for digital innovation

Matthew Adams October 30, 2015

With a growing demand for digital innovation in journalism, the Belo Foundation in Dallas awarded UT a $1.5 million grant to create the Dallas Morning News Innovation Endowment for the Moody College of...

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Undergraduate teaching assistants a possibility for College of Liberal Arts

Nashwa Bawab October 30, 2015

Liberal Arts Council will vote on legislation in support of creating an undergraduate teaching assistant program in the College of Liberal Arts on Tuesday. According to the legislation, the College...

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Engineering, social work students raise funds for service project in India

Catherine Marfin October 29, 2015

The Projects with Underserved Communities’ India Team launched a 30-day fundraising initiative on the UT crowdfunding site HornRaiser to raise funds to travel to and serve the community of Tamil...

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Professor questions validity of black anti-intellectualism

Ashley Tsao October 29, 2015

The director of the Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis & Studies Department spoke about the myth of African-American students anti-intellectualism at a faculty book presentation Wednesday.  Director...

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Early voting in FAC comparatively lower than other voting locations in Travis County

Nashwa Bawab October 29, 2015

The early voting location at the Flawn Academic Center had one of the lowest voter turnouts from 19 early voting locations in Travis County so far. As of Tuesday, 447 out of 14,600 Travis County voters...

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Author Salman Rushdie speaks at keynote address for new Gabriel García Márquez archive

Mikaela Cannizzo October 29, 2015

Salman Rushdie, author of the controversial “The Satanic Verses,” paid tribute to the late author Gabriel García Márquez in a keynote address Wednesday night to commemorate a...

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College Republicans host watch party for third Republican primary debate

Forrest Milburn October 29, 2015

The top 10 Republican presidential hopefuls stood up for conservative principles Wednesday evening as UT students voiced their support at a College Republicans watch party. For the third debate of the...

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