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UT System regents approve new online courses to be offered worldwide

Alexa Ura October 16, 2012

UT System institutions will join the ranks of major universities that offer massive open online courses to individuals around the world. After a unanimous vote by the UT System Board of Regents, the System...

Gag law keeps B-On-Time Loan funds underused

Alexa Ura October 15, 2012

In 2011, UT financial aid administrators were prevented from promoting a state loan program that would forgive up to $7,100 in loan debt per year. The B-On-Time Loan Program may face changes if recommendations...

Body found behind Austin Music Hall

David Maly October 15, 2012

A deceased white male who appeared to be in his early 20s was found in a creek behind Austin Music Hall, located at 208 Nueces Street, according to an Austin Police Department statement issued Saturday. Sgt....

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City Council votes against new sewage treatment plant

Miles Hutson October 15, 2012

The Austin City Council voted unanimously against a new sewage treatment plant Thursday that some claim could pollute Barton Springs and the drinking water of 50,000 to 60,000 people. The project, a 130-acre...

Film paints artwork’s legal battle

Joan Vinson October 15, 2012

A film by a UT professor reframing the journey of a stolen painting could motivate museums to confirm the art hanging on their walls does not belong to anyone else. More than 10 years ago, Egon Schiele’s...

APD cracks down on violators of “move over” law

David Maly October 15, 2012

The Austin Police Department will join police forces across Central Texas in an initiative to crack down on vehicles who fail to slow down or move out of the adjacent lane when passing stopped emergency...

Yassine trial reopens, two convicted with federal money laundering charges

David Maly October 15, 2012

Members of the Yassine family gasped in shock Friday as two of the three former Yassine downtown club owners on trial for money laundering were found guilty in federal court by a jury of their peers, according...

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Fake gun causes concern Friday

Miles Hutson, David Maly, and Bobby Blanchard October 15, 2012

Many students were pleased with the University’s issuance of a timely and informative text alert Friday after receiving reports that a man with a gun and a gas mask was sighted on campus. The gun...

LGBT Panel promotes honesty with sexual orientation in the workplace

David Loewenberg October 15, 2012

When Captain Julie Gillespie joined the UT Police Department in 1986, not only was she one of the few women working in a male-dominated workplace, but she was also gay. “Pretty much almost immediately...

Supreme Court appears skeptical of UT admissions policy

Alexa Ura and Andrew Messamore October 12, 2012

As the Supreme Court examines the University’s race-conscious admissions process in Fisher v. Texas, the future remains uncertain for students who don’t qualify for automatic admission. If...

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Biology students host free lecture series for graduate research presentations

Tiffany Hinman October 12, 2012

Rain did not stop the Austin community from learning about the relationship between animals and humans in urban societies at October’s Science Under the Stars lecture. Patrick Stinson, an ecology,...

Vice presidential debate aggressive, stirs both sides

David Loewenberg October 12, 2012

Voters got their first and only chance to see the two vice presidential candidates go head to head during Thursday night’s debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Rep. Paul...

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