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Offensive protest shocks students

Jordan Rudner October 11, 2012

A small group of unidentified protesters using homophobic and anti-Islamic slurs demonstrated Wednesday afternoon outside the Texas Student Union and were quickly joined by counter-protesters from LGBT...

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MyEdu evolves into helping students find careers

Bobby Blanchard October 11, 2012

Coinciding with a restructuring of UT’s career services on campus, MyEdu.com will now help students in the hunt for jobs and internships. The online higher education platform launched an overhaul...

Massive new Iraq oil well could make UT System regent a billionaire

Alexa Ura October 11, 2012

A UT System regent’s day job could make him a billionaire thanks to a new oil well drilled in Iraq. ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. announced a new well last month in Iraq’s Kurdistan region could...

Vice presidential debate to cover foreign and domestic issues will likely have no effect on election outcome

David Loewenberg October 11, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, Republican vice presidential candidate, will square off in the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2012 election season Thursday night. The...

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UT Naval ROTC to trek to Dallas on foot for Red River Rivalry

Taylor Hampton October 11, 2012

Every year the Naval ROTC battalions from UT and OU run the game balls for the Red River Rivalry game to Dallas. When the two batallions meet in the middle, they hold their own rivalry football game. The...

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High court questions University of Texas affirmative action plan

The Associated Press October 10, 2012

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the University of Texas’ use of race in college admissions Wednesday in a case that could lead to new limits on affirmative action. The...

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Shamak promote education and a new fashion

Bobby Blanchard October 10, 2012

A duo of brothers is bringing stylish, Arabic-style sandals to America while raising money for education in South Asia. Radio-Television-Film graduate student Hammad Rizvi and his brother, University...

UT not alone, enrollment increases across Texas

Bobby Blanchard October 10, 2012

Enrollment at public universities is increasing across Texas, not just at UT-Austin. Texas A&M University, the University of North Texas, Texas State University, Texas Tech University and the...

SCOTUS to hear case on race based admissions

Matthew Stottlemyre October 10, 2012

UT officials are in Washington, D.C., today for oral arguments in a Supreme Court case whose outcome will have implications for how universities can factor race into admission decisions. Abigail Fisher...

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Commission denies historical status to house of former professor

Joshua Fechter October 10, 2012

The Austin Planning Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to recommend denying historical status to the former home of a UT physics professor. This decision contradicts the Austin Historic Landmark...

Pflugerville to provide benefits for same-sex partnerships

Joan Vinson October 10, 2012

The Pflugerville Independent School District will offer insurance benefits to same-sex and heterosexual domestic partners, benefits which UT-Austin employees are not eligible for. A staff insurance...

Cyber attack causes safety concerns

David Maly October 10, 2012

Following the Monday arrest of undeclared junior Garret Phillips for his alleged involvement in a minor breach of UT’s online security system last spring, some have raised safety concerns about the...

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