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Austin Energy finances wall art for Seaholm Power Plant

Kayla Jonsson February 15, 2012

Funding combinations and proper budgeting have enabled Austin Energy to finance Austin’s most expensive public art project to date. Despite a three-year deficit forcing a raise in electric rates...

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Research shows multitasking on devices beneficial to productivity

Alexa Ura February 15, 2012

Recent research indicates that multitasking on laptops and other devices improves productivity if managed appropriately. Ji Hyun Park, assistant instructor and information studies graduate student,...

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Campus smoking ban sparks debate

Jody Serrano February 15, 2012

The University’s efforts to comply with new anti-tobacco requirements from its funding providers has sparked debate over which areas of UT such a policy may affect. The Cancer Prevention Resource...

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Student Government campaigns face new regulations

Jody Serrano February 15, 2012

At midnight, students from all UT colleges began a two-week political race that happens only once a year — the campus-wide general elections begin today. Beginning today, students running for different...

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Duration of FIG mentor seminar classes increases

Bobby Blanchard February 15, 2012

The first-year interest group mentor seminar class that trains new FIG mentors each spring semester now requires more work, but offers course credit to make up for the time increase. The length of UGS...

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Gerre Hancock remembered at memorial service

Sylvia Butanda February 15, 2012

Family, friends and colleagues celebrated the life of a beloved UT organist with a memorial service on Tuesday that included performances of his renowned works. Gerre Hancock, a former professor of organ...

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Iowa town welcomes back China’s next president

The Associated Press February 15, 2012

DES MOINES, Iowa — The last time China’s soon-to-be leader visited Iowa, he slept in a bedroom with green shag carpeting and Star Trek character cutouts on the walls. He ate eggs with a spoon...

Colombian priests hire hitmen to kill themselves

The Associated Press February 15, 2012

BOGOTA, Colombia — Rev. Rafael Reatiga asked his parishioners to pray for him and gave the choirmaster a list of songs for his funeral just before he was found shot to death together with another...

Oklahoma game conflicts with ACL

Lauren Giudice February 15, 2012

Austin is a busy city with a lot of concerts, festivals and Texas sporting events. But this year, the stars have aligned and two of Texas students’ biggest events conflict this Oct. 13. Yes, your...

US weighing steep nuclear arms cuts

The Associated Press February 15, 2012

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is weighing options for sharp new cuts to the U.S. nuclear force, including a reduction of up to 80 percent in the number of deployed weapons, The Associated...

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Cabinet minister says US sought chaos in Egypt

The Associated Press February 15, 2012

CAIRO — Stoking tensions with Washington, an Egyptian Cabinet minister has accused the United States of directly funding nonprofit groups to create chaos in the country following last year’s...

Obama unveils new budget

The Associated Press February 14, 2012

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is sending Congress a new budget that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade through cuts in government spending and higher taxes on...

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