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Student protesters draw attention to Bhopal gas disaster

David Maly December 4, 2012

Student protesters lay down and covered themselves in shrouds, sheets used to cover dead bodies in India, in the middle of the West Mall on Monday in protest of the minimal amount of compensation given...

Mother sues drunk driver, Austin bars for putting teenage daughter in permanent vegetative state

David Maly December 4, 2012

Thirteen-year-old Ekia Smith will remain in a permanent vegetative state for the rest of her life after she was hit by a drunk driver in August. Kylie Doniak, a former UT student and soccer star, is also...

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UT Elementary students participate in efforts to create community garden

Christine Ayala December 4, 2012

UT Elementary School received a $100,000 grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board for use toward a community garden. It was one of 68 schools and nonprofit organizations to receive grants from the...

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UT labs recycle foam packaging using Green Fee funding

Miles Hutson December 4, 2012

The plastic foam packaging that often accompanies shipments to UT laboratories is now making its way to a recycling center instead of landfills with the help of funding from student fees. During the second...

Kate Middleton to be hospitalized for several days

The Associated Press December 3, 2012

LONDON — While morning sickness in pregnant women is common, the problem Kate Middleton has been hospitalized with is not. In a statement Monday, palace officials said she was hospitalized with...

December brings record-high temperatures after November brings record highs without rainfall

Allie Kolechta December 3, 2012

High temperatures in the Austin area have already broken records during December, after November also brought record high temperatures and, for the first time in decades, no rain in Austin for the entire...

Beverly Kearney was up for pay raise before she faced suspension

David Maly December 3, 2012

Beverly Kearney, a University track coach who was placed on paid leave Nov. 11, was the discussion of a pay raise shortly before her suspension, according to documents released by the University on...

UT student robbed Friday night, suspect in custody

David Maly December 3, 2012

A man is facing a felony charge after police say he robbed three individuals at gun point during a drug deal in South Austin. The wallet of one of the individuals robbed contained a UT school identification...

Mark Clanton urges faster cancer research approval process

David Maly December 3, 2012

Cancer researcher Dr. Mark Clanton urged members of the UT community to write to their legislators in hopes of speeding up the 15 to 20 year approval process cancer research must go through before it becomes...

Outcome-based funding may increase from 10 percent to 25 percent

Alexa Ura December 3, 2012

More state funding for UT will be tied to measures of student success if a bill filed for the upcoming legislative session passes. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recommends how much funding...

UTPD officer arrests felon after he attempts to sell him stolen UT merchandise

David Maly December 3, 2012

A Leander man is facing a felony charge after University of Texas police say he tried to sell a uniformed officer licensed UT apparel he had stolen from a nearby Walgreens pharmacy with the price tags...

Regents to review, decide on goals for UT System presidents’ pay-for-performance bonuses at meeting

Alexa Ura December 3, 2012

During its upcoming meeting Thursday, the UT System Board of Regents is expected to consider approving recommended goals that the presidents of the System’s nine academic and six health institutions...

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