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States may tap mortgage money to fill budget gaps

The Associated Press February 23, 2012

Editor's Note: This story is the latest installment in a joint initiative by The Associated Press and Associated Press Media Editors on the fiscal crisis facing U.S. states and cities, how governments...

Argentine train slams into station, killing 49

The Associated Press February 23, 2012

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A train packed with morning commuters slammed into a downtown station on Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds as passenger cars crumpled and windows exploded...

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SG candidate aims to ‘go big’

Jody Serrano February 23, 2012

Student Government presidential candidate John Lawler was 10 years old when he served in his first elected position as president of the Oak Trailer Park club. As president, Lawler threw birthday parties...

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Soccer star suffers serious injuries; family seeks help

Samuel Liebl February 23, 2012

Friends, family and fellow athletes have rallied behind Kylie Doniak, a communications senior and member of the UT soccer team who was critically injured when a driver ran a red light downtown Feb. 3. A...

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Students reinvent classical music

Andrew Messamore February 23, 2012

Jazz covers of Radiohead and a performance of total silence greeted audience members Wednesday night at the debut concert for Classical Reinvention, a student creation attempting to bring classical music...

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$10 million private donation to be used in expanding supercomputer center

Sylvia Butanda February 23, 2012

The Texas Advanced Computing Center will receive a $10 million private donation to advance the supercomputer center’s data-driven science. The Peter O’Donnell Foundation has donated in past...

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Madison Gardner and Antonio Guevara disqualified by ESB

Jody Serrano February 23, 2012

Update on Feb. 23 at 11:37 p.m. - The SG Judicial Court has declined Gardner and Guevara's appeal of the ESB decision. The ESB decision stands and Gardner and Guevara are officially disqualified from...

$4 million donation from Shell to be used in geosciences school

Alexandra Klima February 23, 2012

After the second largest energy company in the world recently invested nearly $4 million in the University, the money will be used to research new energy technologies. Shell Oil Company gave a check to...

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UT redesigns, updates wordmark

Reihaneh Hajibeigi February 23, 2012

The Office of the President approved a new wordmark design that will now better reflect UT’s brand identity. Geoff Leavenworth, chief communications officer for the Office of the President, said...

Senate of College Councils crafts policy to make textbooks more affordable

Alexa Ura February 23, 2012

A resolution that recommends a new policy to lower textbook costs remains tabled in the University’s Senate of College Councils. In the last session of the Texas Legislature, representatives passed...

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Harry Ransom Center earns award for photography book

Bobby Blanchard February 23, 2012

A photography book chronicling a husband and wife as they developed one of the largest collections on the history of photography has gained national attention and an award for the Harry Ransom Center. HRC...

Ex-football player funds nerve research after injury

Rachel Thompson February 23, 2012

Influenced by personal experiences with nerve damage, a former UT football player is now funding research to help others who have facing similar conditions. Doug English, the president of Lone Star Paralysis,...

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