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Live Nation, Ticketmaster pledge to end hidden fees for easier shopping process

Live Nation, Ticketmaster pledge to end hidden fees for easier shopping process

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter June 29, 2023

Entertainment company Live Nation and ticket platform Ticketmaster pledged to display tickets’ full prices up front rather than at the end of the checkout process, according to a June 15 announcement...

Supreme Court leaves abortion pill access intact until full review completed in lower courts

Supreme Court leaves abortion pill access intact until full review completed in lower courts

Mason Rouser, General News Reporter April 23, 2023

A Friday Supreme Court decision maintains protections on access to the abortion medication mifepristone while the status of the pill is decided in lower courts following a decision issued by a U.S. District...

FDA approves first nonprescription Naloxone nasal spray for over-the-counter use

FDA approves first nonprescription Naloxone nasal spray for over-the-counter use

Ren Leija, General News Reporter April 13, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan, a medication that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses, for over-the-counter sale and non-prescription use on March 29 in an effort to mitigate...

Following pushback from Congress, TikTok’s data is moving to Texas

Following pushback from Congress, TikTok’s data is moving to Texas

Molly McIlhinney, General News Reporter April 10, 2023

Last month, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in front of Congress after federal lawmakers expressed concerns about the app’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party and an ensuing threat to U.S. data security.  The...

Study shows worse care experiences in for-profit hospices than nonprofits

Study shows worse care experiences in for-profit hospices than nonprofits

Amirtha Jayakumaran, General News Reporter March 30, 2023

A new study published last month found patient care experiences are substantially worse at for-profit hospices than at nonprofit ones. The study was a collaboration between the RAND Corporation, the...

Abortion medication use at risk in US District Court

Abortion medication use at risk in US District Court

Mason Rouser, General News Reporter March 29, 2023

A U.S. District Court in Amarillo, Texas, held hearings earlier this month for a case that could potentially reverse the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone, a widely used abortion...

Supreme Court hears cases challenging Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Supreme Court hears cases challenging Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Mason Rouser, General News Reporter March 20, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases at the end of last month that challenge President Joe Biden’s program to forgive up to $20,000 of student loans for those who qualify, giving insight to how...

‘Health care is a human right, that is why we have to fight’: Students hold rally at UT Tower on International Women’s Day for reproductive rights

‘Health care is a human right, that is why we have to fight’: Students hold rally at UT Tower on International Women’s Day for reproductive rights

Ren Leija, General News Reporter March 10, 2023

The Austin chapter of Students for a Democratic Society gathered in front of the UT Tower to rally for reproductive rights on March 8, for International Women’s Day. Students for a Democratic Society...

Student Government representatives attend Big 12 on the Hill Conference to advocate for mental health, college affordability

Student Government representatives attend Big 12 on the Hill Conference to advocate for mental health, college affordability

Isabella Zeff, General News Reporter March 5, 2023

UT Student Government attended the Big 12 on the Hill Conference in Washington D.C. from Feb. 26 to March 1 to advocate directly to lawmakers for improvements to mental health resources on campuses and...

Former VP Mike Pence visits UT Austin, speaks on one-year anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Former VP Mike Pence visits UT Austin, speaks on one-year anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter February 26, 2023

Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the UT Tower on Feb. 24, addressing the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and looking back at U.S. involvement in the conflict.  The anniversary...

With high demand, low supply, students deal with national egg crisis

With high demand, low supply, students deal with national egg crisis

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter February 9, 2023

Eggs are used for all meals — breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert — but this commodity has turned into a luxury as shortages decrease their affordability and accessibility. “The local economy...

1619 Project reviewed by UT professor, reflected on by others

1619 Project reviewed by UT professor, reflected on by others

Tess Harmon, General News Reporter February 9, 2023

The 1619 Project is a research collection that argues American history started when the first slave ships arrived at the English colony of Virginia in 1619. On Jan. 24, Indrani Chatterjee, UT history and...

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