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Institute for Public School Initiatives receives $33.9M grant

Institute for Public School Initiatives receives $33.9M grant

Sydney Boo, General News Reporter December 19, 2022

The Department of Education awarded a $33.9 million dollar grant to the Institute for Public School Initiatives at UT. The seven-year grant will support six school districts in Central and East Texas enrolled...

‘You belong here’: Hispanic and Latinx people discuss holding city of Austin internships

‘You belong here’: Hispanic and Latinx people discuss holding city of Austin internships

Tamara Rodriguez, Audio reporter December 19, 2022

Data from the city of Austin revealed people who identify as Hispanic or Latino held more internships with the city than any other ethnicity between 2018 and 2022.  According to the data, 638 people...

Scamming at UT comes to light, affects students

Scamming at UT comes to light, affects students

Reece Tincher, General News Reporter December 2, 2022

Numerous UT students appear to have witnessed or experienced scams surrounding campus events, including scams where people pretend to be students or scams involving sports games or concert tickets. “It...

Spike in Travis County flu cases triples number of positive tests from past years

Spike in Travis County flu cases triples number of positive tests from past years

Trisha Dasgupta, General News Reporter December 2, 2022

Editor's note: a previous version of this story said 49% of students said influenza negatively impacted their academic performance. The story has been updated to reflect the correct number of 61%. The...

Landmarks’ ‘Sentinel IV’ sculpture receives CODAaward in honor of Black femininity

Pili Saravia, General news reporter December 2, 2022

Located in front of the Anna Hiss Gymnasium, Landmarks’ “Sentinel IV” received a CODAaward as a merit winner in the Landscape category. The sculpture was made by artist Simone Leigh, marking the...

UT professors speak on Dan Patrick’s threat to tenure

Bryn Palmer December 2, 2022

History professor Leonard Moore has taught hundreds of students about the Black Panthers, a Black power organization, and Jim Crow laws, legislation passed to enforce racial segregation in southern U.S....

Looking forward, looking back on a semester of news

Looking forward, looking back on a semester of news

December 1, 2022

Looking Back: In September, Student Government leaders called on President Joe Biden to increase the amount of student loan debt forgiven to at least $50,000.  Gov. Greg Abbott secured a third...

UT students address registration frustrations

UT students address registration frustrations

Sophia Kurz, General news reporter December 1, 2022

Registering for classes can be stressful for many students, and some take to the internet to find others to commiserate with. Every semester, some students experience issues registering for the classes...

New UT study reveals the mental health realities of incels

New UT study reveals the mental health realities of incels

Celeste Olivarez, General News Reporter December 1, 2022

A recent UT study found involuntary celibates, colloqiually known as incels, are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, loneliness and poor mental health. Lead author William Costello said...

Organizers, campaigns work to bring students to the polls for runoffs to decide Austin mayor, city council seats

Organizers, campaigns work to bring students to the polls for runoffs to decide Austin mayor, city council seats

Isabella Zeff, General News Reporter December 1, 2022

After substantial student turnout in the Nov. 9 midterms election, Austin voters and UT students will head back to the polls to decide the next mayor and three city council seats. Although the runoff...

SFA Board of Regents votes to join UT System pending approval of state legislature

SFA Board of Regents votes to join UT System pending approval of state legislature

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter December 1, 2022

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Board of Regents decided to join the UT System on Tuesday in a 8-1 vote.  The vote was based on a recommendation by a subcommittee formed at SFA regarding system...

New Earthquake Machine produces simulated earthquake on first test

New Earthquake Machine produces simulated earthquake on first test

Ireland Blouin, General News Reporter November 30, 2022

The UT Earthquake Machine, a device built by UT scientists to simulate the shifting of the tectonic plates, made its first earthquake during its pilot test in a lab on Nov. 7. The machine was created...

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