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Austin reports increase of hate crimes, civil rights violations in 2021

Austin reports increase of hate crimes, civil rights violations in 2021

Leila Saidane, Senior News Reporter May 4, 2022

The City of Austin reported a total of 28 hate crimes in 2021, an increase from 24 in 2020 and 12 in 2019, reflecting a portion of the increase in bias and discrimination against marginalized communities. The...

4th Street LGBTQ+ bars face possible demolition

4th Street LGBTQ+ bars face possible demolition

Morgan Severson, News Reporter May 2, 2022

LGBTQ+ bars on Fourth Street face potential demolition in 2023 for the construction of a 400-unit apartment building. Austin’s Historic Landmark Commission Architectural Review Committee must decide...

West Campus Starbucks increases employee discipline; employees claim union-busting

West Campus Starbucks increases employee discipline; employees claim union-busting

Morgan Severson, News Reporter April 28, 2022

Starbucks employees at the West 24th and Nueces Street location in West Campus plan to protest outside of the store this Saturday at 4 p.m. following a shift in their treatment by management after they...

Community volunteers, students collect 6,000 pounds of trash at Lady Bird Lake

Community volunteers, students collect 6,000 pounds of trash at Lady Bird Lake

Morgan Severson, News Reporter April 28, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 26, 2022 flipbook. Students and community members celebrated Earth Day this year by participating in Rowing Dock’s first annual Earth Day Clean...

Austinites can vote next week to decriminalize marijuana, end no-knock warrants

Austinites can vote next week to decriminalize marijuana, end no-knock warrants

Hannah Ortega, News Reporter April 25, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 22, 2022 flipbook. Austinites can cast their votes starting April 25 on a proposition that could end no-knock warrants and citations or arrests...

Tesla Gigafactory creates job opportunities, environmental concerns for surrounding community

Tesla Gigafactory creates job opportunities, environmental concerns for surrounding community

Morgan Severson, News Reporter April 25, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 22, 2022 flipbook. Tesla’s new Gigafactory in eastern Travis County could provide UT students and community members with nearly 10,000 jobs,...

City auditor, UT working to finalize agreement to review Austin Water after February boil water notice

City auditor, UT working to finalize agreement to review Austin Water after February boil water notice

Morgan Severson, News Reporter April 18, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 15, 2022 flipbook. UT is finalizing an agreement with the city of Austin to review water operations after February marked the city’s third boil...

Students saw machete in West Campus hours after APD said they responded to the incident

Students saw machete in West Campus hours after APD said they responded to the incident

Hope Unger, News Reporter April 17, 2022

Editor's Note: The article first appeared in the April 8, 2022 flipbook. Residents of a West Campus apartment building on 28th Street and Rio Grande Street encountered a disturbing scene on Friday,...

UT family asthma study branches out to local school districts

UT family asthma study branches out to local school districts

Katy Nelson, News Reporter April 17, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 12, 2022 flipbook. A UT program centered on helping Latinx families learn and manage their children's asthma is expanding their recruitment to...

UT students, community members paint Pease Park trees blue to bring awareness to deforestation

UT students, community members paint Pease Park trees blue to bring awareness to deforestation

Morgan Severson, News Reporter April 17, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 12, 2022 flipbook. A visit to Pease Park looks a little different this month — the park’s trees display a vibrant shade of electric blue on...

UT to allocate funds for faculty housing in response to increased living costs in Austin

UT to allocate funds for faculty housing in response to increased living costs in Austin

Joelle DiPaolo, News Reporter April 17, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 12, 2022 flipbook. President Jay Hartzell announced he will set aside funding for faculty recruiting packages due to high housing prices in Austin...

UT civic group seeks student involvement in Project Connect proposal

UT civic group seeks student involvement in Project Connect proposal

Leila Saidane, News Reporter April 13, 2022

A student civic entrepreneurship group is gathering community feedback from student residential areas — including North Campus and Riverside — as it develops a report to present to the city of Austin’s...

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