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Talks of a new Urban Rail line may include routes around UT campus and downtown Austin

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis April 24, 2012

Editor's note: This article has been changed in order to clarify that this proposal is for a new Urban Rail and is not an extension of the current MetroRail. Austin’s City Council may vote on...

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Arrests of Sweatshop-Free Coalition activists sparks support

Samuel Liebl April 24, 2012

Last week’s arrest of 18 activists connected to the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition has inspired both disillusionment and support within the UT community. Sabina Hinz-Foley, a Plan II junior and...

Seton Healthcare Family pledges $250 million for new hospital

Samuel Liebl April 24, 2012

The Seton Healthcare Family pledged $250 million Sunday to build a new hospital that would replace University Medical Center Brackenridge and move UT one step closer to establishing a medical school in...

Cold War makes for hot topic

Paxton Thomes April 23, 2012

A biographer chronicling the life of a central Cold War policy maker received a Pulitzer Prize this year for his literary work. John Lewis Gaddis, a UT 1968 alumnus and Yale professor, received the Pulitzer...

TSTV starts it’s 24/7 marathon this week

Shreya Banerjee April 23, 2012

Texas Student Television is hosting a live marathon for 24 hours every day for a week. The marathon started Sunday at midnight and will go on until 11:59 p.m. Saturday. “The last time TSTV did this...

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UT’s Invisible Children chapter hosts Cover the Night

Alexandra Klima April 23, 2012

With more than 4,700 people attending the Facebook event titled “Cover The Night - Austin, TX 2012,” government sophomore and Invisible Children member Julia Hudson said she knew that the actual...

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Memorial held for long-time University benefactor

Liz Farmer April 23, 2012

Alumnus Howard Terry, whose foundation has donated millions of dollars worth of University scholarships, died Friday. A group of scholarship recipients gathered at the stadium Sunday to pay tribute to...

Seton Healthcare Family plans for Austin medical school

Nick Hadjigeorge and Sarah White April 23, 2012

The Seton Healthcare Family, which operates 15 hospitals and clinics in Texas including University Medical Center Brackenridge, plans to spend $250 million on a new hospital that will include Austin’s...

Student dies after falling under Capital Metro bus

Sarah White April 23, 2012

A Capital Metro bus ran over and a student over the weekend near University Estates apartments. The accident happened at the 1300 block of Crossing Place at approximately 2 a.m. Friday, Austin Police...

George Zimmerman released from Florida jail

The Associated Press April 23, 2012

SANFORD, Fla. — In an unusually low-key turn to a high-profile case, George Zimmerman was released without incident around midnight Sunday from a Florida county jail on $150,000 bail as he awaits...

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Student starts own West Campus real estate business

Kayla Jonsson April 23, 2012

By age 17, Richie Gill, Plan II and economics junior, knew he did not want to work under a boss for the rest of his life. So while still in high school, Gill earned his real estate license and started...

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Wille Nelson Monument Unveiled Amid “4/20” Themed Festivities

David Maly April 23, 2012

Willie Nelson and supporting fans sang together at the unveiling of a monument dedicated to the Austin resident and country music legend on April 20, a counterculture holiday nationally associated with...

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