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City Council approves plan for Moody College skybridge over Dean Keeton Street

Jackie Wang June 13, 2015

Students will be able to cross Dean Keeton Street without touching the street pavement starting early 2016.  The Austin City Council approved the Moody College’s skybridge project, which...

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Flexible orientation schedule aims to better prepare incoming students

Nancy Huang June 12, 2015

Hundreds of incoming freshmen arrived at the University on Monday for the first orientation session of the summer. The incoming freshmen flooded University residence halls, took tours of buildings on...

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University launches internal investigation after cheating allegations

Aaron Torres June 11, 2015

A story from The Chronicle of Higher Education has prompted the University to launch an internal investigation into the claims that former Texas basketball player Martez Walker cheated on a math test yet...

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Abbott signs higher education research initiative

Anderson Boyd June 5, 2015

Calling it a day of celebration, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Thursday his University Research Initiative, which will seek to provide higher education institutions statewide the necessary funding to...

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Despite delays, Dell Medical School on track for completion

Matthew Adams June 4, 2015

Despite the massive flooding in May, the Dell Medical School’s construction prospects have not been hindered, and the project may even finish early, according to a construction official. Bob Rawski,...

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House approves watered-down version of campus carry

Anderson Boyd May 27, 2015

The Texas House hurriedly approved a weakened version of the "campus carry" bill, SB 11, Tuesday, minutes before the midnight deadline. The bill, which requires public universities to allow...

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After cancellation, students host unofficial commencement event

Matthew Adams May 25, 2015

After University administration canceled the 132nd University-wide commencement Saturday because of weather and safety concerns, graduates took to social media and planned their own celebration. Radio-television-film...

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University-wide commencement canceled because of bad weather, safety concerns

Matthew Adams May 24, 2015

Graduates and family prepared to gather in front of the Tower to celebrate the class of 2015.  Instead, bad weather and safety concerns derailed the University-wide commencement, leading to its cancellation. Earlier...

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Officials say students not at risk for mumps

Anderson Boyd May 20, 2015

Despite three official mumps diagnoses in the last two weeks, University health officials say students are not at risk of infection. University officials first notified students about an undergraduate...

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Undergraduate studies class donates to six nonprofits

Anderson Boyd May 15, 2015

Rather than learn how to make money, students in sociology professor Pamela Paxton’s undergraduate studies class learned how to give theirs away. Paxton’s class, called “Philanthropy:...

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New faces, familiar places: Year in review

Daily Texan Staff May 8, 2015

LIFE&ARTS | This year brought the usual lineup of festivities to Austin. For two weekends in October, musicians including Eminem, Lorde and Outkast, made their ways to Austin City Limits. A number...

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