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Board of Regents Approves Plan For McCombs Grad School

David Leffler August 28, 2012

Students looking to pursue a graduate business education at UT may have to look beyond the iconic Red McCombs School of Business on 21st Street and Speedway. To be specific, they may only have to walk...

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North Texas cities educate public on West Nile

The Associated Press August 27, 2012

DALLAS (AP) — Communities across North Texas are boosting efforts to educate people about the West Nile virus as health officials await results of a weeklong aerial assault on a mosquito population...

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Austin City Council approves ACL extension

Joan Vinson August 27, 2012

Austin City Council approved the extension of ACL Aug. 16 after C3 Presents, the entertainment planning company that produces ACL, and the City of Austin finalized negotiations. The expansion will bring...

UT Energy Institute Creates Three-Person Panel To Review Controversial Fracking Study

Alex Raisch August 27, 2012

After an insurgence of public doubt, UT has named a three-person panel to review geology professor Charles Groat’s research study on hydraulic fracturing, a gas extraction method. Groat failed to...

McCombs study identifies challenges faced by Hispanic business owners

Alex Raisch August 27, 2012

A new survey by the McCombs School of Business has identified specific challenges faced by Hispanic business owners in Texas. The study was performed by mail-in survey to Hispanic businesses in Texas...

Plans for UT medical schools progressing

David Leffler August 27, 2012

Although plans for UT medical schools in Austin and South Texas are being carried out simultaneously, each comes with its own set of questions. The UT System Board of Regents announced plans for a new...

UT to update regents on Longhorn Network status

Bobby Blanchard August 22, 2012

UT President William Powers Jr. and Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds will provide a Longhorn Network status update to the Board of Regents at a meeting Thursday, according to an agenda book posted online...

Fall orientation expands along with incoming class

Bobby Blanchard August 21, 2012

  About 400 transfer students will walk on campus Tuesday for fall orientation, and another 1000 freshmen will follow on Wednesday for fall orientation sessions. Students who could not make...

City Council delays vote on group housing ordinance

Bobby Blanchard August 17, 2012

The Austin City Council delayed a vote Thursday on an amendment ordinance that would make it more difficult to build cooperatives or Greek homes in areas near campus. The vote will now take place on September...

Obama administration supports UT in Supreme Court case

Jody Serrano August 14, 2012

    The United States, through the Department of Justice, joined more than 50 organizations and public officials Monday in publically supporting UT in the upcoming Fisher v. University of Texas...

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Nick News is good news

Nick Hadjigeorge August 6, 2012

Editor’s note: A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...

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Supreme court case puts spotlight on UT admissions policy

Jody Serrano August 6, 2012

Three years ago, when he first stepped on campus, someone told Michael Williams he would not be at UT if it were not for the top 10 percent rule. Williams is black, and the words he heard that day echo...

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