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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Local bike shop, radio station team up to build bikes for underprivileged children

Rachel Thompson November 8, 2011

On the morning of Dec. 16, 750 underprivileged Texas children will head out to a parking lot full of bicycles, knowing that one of those bikes will be theirs to take home. Local Austin bike shop Mellow...

‘Occupy Austin’ encourages transferring accounts to credit unions

Nick Hadjigeorge November 7, 2011

[Updated at 10:06 p.m., caption edits] Approximately 100 Occupy Austin protesters gathered at City Hall on Saturday morning and marched to the Wells Fargo branch at Congress Avenue and East Riverside...

String of Craigslist robberies puts campus police on alert

Megan Strickland November 4, 2011

In a string of armed robberies in West Campus, an unidentified man has targeted people selling iPhones on Craigslist, according to the Austin Police Department and the University Police Department. Four...

Students frustrated with big bank chains plan to close accounts on Bank Transfer Day

Aleksander Chan November 4, 2011

UT students will be participating in Bank Transfer Day Saturday, where they will close their accounts at commercial banks and open new ones at local credit unions. While Bank Transfer Day is not officially...

Bike trail renamed to honor former Austin mayor

Megan Strickland November 4, 2011

Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail was officially renamed Thursday to the Roy and Ann Butler Hike and Bike Trail, after former Austin mayor and UT alumnus Roy Butler and his wife Ann. The couple played a pivotal...

Armstrong bikeway to connect east and west Austin

John Farey November 3, 2011

Austin City Council will most likely approve the next phase of construction on the Lance Armstrong Bikeway, connecting East and West Austin for cyclists with dedicated riding paths for the first time. The...

Trail of Lights cancelled after lack of funding

Allie Kolechta November 3, 2011

This December, Zilker Park’s Trail of Lights will remain dark for the second year in a row because of a lack of funding. This year’s Trail of Lights was cancelled after organizers did not...

Senator promotes development of medical school

Kayla Jonsson November 3, 2011

A Texas senator said talk of UT collaborating with the Seton Family of Hospitals corporation to build a new medical campus is possibly one of the biggest ideas to come to Austin since UT was built. Texas...

Occupy Austin protestors rise again after arrests

Jillian Bliss November 1, 2011

Members of the Occupy Austin movement have not been deterred by recent arrests, as they have made accommodations to continue their protest, despite local law enforcement policies. The 38 organization...

Security cameras keep an eye on Sixth Street

Nick Hadjigeorge November 1, 2011

Seventeen High Activity Location Observation security cameras were installed along Sixth Street last Friday, aimed at thwarting crime and will expand to include a total of 26 cameras by next week, Austin...

Occupy Austin demonstrators arrested after law confusion

Nick Hadjigeorge October 31, 2011

[Updated at 9:29 p.m., memo released on Friday] Thirty-eight Occupy Austin protesters were arrested Sunday morning for criminal trespassing on City Hall property after preventing the removal of a food...

Local church to give out Thanksgiving to poor

Allison Harris October 31, 2011

 With almost 18 percent of the city’s approximately 750,000 residents living in poverty, a local church is registering families to receive Thanksgiving care packages for the 21st year as part...

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