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Search ends, police arrest fire-alarm suspect

David Maly October 5, 2012

UT’s fire-alarm bandit, identified last month by police as Scott Allen Chatagnier, Jr., 42, was arrested early Thursday morning after police say he pulled a knife on a bouncer at a downtown bar. Police...

Fired pellet shots lead police to underage drinking discovery

David Maly October 5, 2012

Police responded to a call early Thursday morning around 12:15 a.m. after receiving a report that a man was shooting a pellet gun from an apartment balcony in The Block on Campus apartment complex, located...

Visiting lecturer presents research on negative advertising’s effect on memory

Joan Vinson October 5, 2012

The unintended messages portrayed by the media play a larger role in an audience member’s memory than the intended ones, according to a Cornell University assistant professor. The Department of...

Communications sciences and disorders professor dies, legacy of learning and dignity lives on

Bobby Blanchard October 5, 2012

Christine Matyear, energetic teacher, cat-lover and skeet-shooter, died Thursday morning. Matyear, a senior lecturer in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, died while she was home...

Senate leadership shuffle resurfaces discussion of education

Alexa Ura October 5, 2012

In an unexpected reshuffling of state Senate committee chairmanships, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst replaced a longtime Democrat from the Higher Education Committee. Dewhurst announced a reorganization...

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Race affects admission

Taylor Hampton October 4, 2012

Panelists challenged each other’s views on the role race plays in university admissions Wednesday afternoon. “No one was prepared for that,” Courtney Weaver, a public affairs and social...

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University law student attracts heat over 3-D gun design

David Maly October 4, 2012

UT law student Cody Wilson is making headlines as he continues to develop software that would allow anyone with the funding to easily build a gun from the comfort of their own home. Wilson has been working...

University close to reaching fundraising goals despite harsh economic times

Alexa Ura October 4, 2012

With two years to go, the University’s Campaign for Texas is more than halfway toward reaching its $3 billion fundraising goal despite harsh economic times. First announced in 2008, the Campaign...

UT ranks 25th in Times Higher Education survey

Alexa Ura and Bobby Blanchard October 4, 2012

UT-Austin jumped into the top 25 in a listing of the world’s top universities after ranking 29th last year. The University ranked 25th best in the world on the 2012-2013 Times Higher Education’s...

Orientation program allows students to regroup

Bobby Blanchard October 4, 2012

New Student Services has announced a new program called “New Student Orientation 2.0,” which is designed to help first-year students continue their transition into college. Orientation 2.0...

New master’s degree in College of Liberal Arts provides business focus

Lazaro Hernandez October 4, 2012

A new master’s degree program at the University of Texas will offer business students insight into the human side of their profession. Human Dimensions of Organizations, a new Master of Arts degree...

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All eyes on first debate

David Loewenberg October 4, 2012

Students across political ideologies organized various watch parties on and around campus for the first presidential debate Wednesday night. At Cuatros students and community members chanted “Fired...

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