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APD requests multi-million-dollar helicopter to aid in public safety missions

Joan Vinson June 22, 2012

Austin Police Department has requested a brand new helicopter to help fight crime and lend a hand to Austin Fire Department. APD officials asked City Council for a new helicopter June 21 to use in land...

El Paso Senator requests consultation procedure for UT Board of Regents after cancelled boxing fight on campus

Bobby Blanchard June 22, 2012

State Senator José Rodríguez, D-El Paso, is looking to work with the Board of Regents and the UT System on establishing a set of procedures that will assure cooperation with local officials...

Student robbed, assaulted near campus

Bobby Blanchard June 22, 2012

An aggravated assault and armed robbery involving a UT student occurred at 3:23 a.m. near Trinity Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard. UTPD Captain Julie Gillespie said the suspects were four black...

First Bytes camp hopes to bring women into the computer sciences

Desiree Lopez June 21, 2012

A free week-long camp dedicated to generating interest in computer science and technology among Texas high school girls is in its 10th year of operation. The First Bytes summer camp is a program intended...

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Three workers injured after fall at West Campus construction site

David Maly June 21, 2012

Three construction workers were injured Wednesday afternoon while working at an apartment complex located at 2400 Nueces Street. Preliminary investigations by Hensel Phelps Construction Company, the general...

Tuition assistance resumes for student soldiers at UT-Arlington, UT-Austin talks still ongoing [UPDATE]

Bobby Blanchard June 21, 2012

Update on June 22 at 12:50 p.m. - UT spokesperson Gary Susswein said UT Austin and Texas Army National Guard officials had a productive meeting Thursday afternoon on their differing tuition policies. “Nothing...

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McCombs Professor William W. Cooper, inventor of management science, dies at age 97

Bobby Blanchard June 21, 2012

After more than 30 years of service at the University, Professor Emeritus William W. Cooper died on Wednesday. He was 97. Cooper was known for numerous accomplishments, spanning from his youth to the...

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UT Concho Community Garden to expand after a year of droughts

Max Bridges June 20, 2012

UT’s first community garden, The UT Concho Community Garden, is expanding and innovating after weathering last year’s extreme drought conditions. The garden, located on 2108 Concho St., consists...

University Co-op sells UTexas Memes t-shirts in trial period online, students protest for credit

Bobby Blanchard June 20, 2012

The University Co-op announced last week it would begin selling UTexas Memes shirts on their website on a shirt-by-shirt basis. UTexas Memes started as a Facebook page in early February. Daniel Monroy,...

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Texas Governor’s Mansion wraps up costly restoration project

The Associated Press June 20, 2012

The $25 million project to restore the historic Texas Governor’s Mansion is almost complete, four years after the building was nearly destroyed in a fire started by an unknown arsonist. Gov. Rick...

Texas A&M receives federal grant to build biosecurity center

Desiree Lopez June 20, 2012

The federal government announced Monday that the Texas A&M University System will house one of three new national biosecurity centers dedicated to fighting bioterrorism. The new Texas A&M Center...

UT students and Longhorn Network collaborate to improve fans’ opinions

David Maly June 19, 2012

ESPN’s Longhorn Network added a local touch to their airwaves Sunday with the release of the student-led “Watch what you love” marketing campaign, a move officials hope will address controversy...

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