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Occupy protestors evicted following policy revision

Kayla Jonsson February 6, 2012

After four months of 24-hour protesting at City Hall, Occupy Austin protesters were forced to leave City Hall Friday night. The eviction is the result of a revised building use policy approved by city...

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UT fraternity registers bone marrow donors to help young leukemia patient

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis February 6, 2012

Students gathered at the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house to test their eligibility for registering as bone marrow donors to help those suffering from leukemia. The bone marrow drive this Saturday was...

Tuition discussions stay closed to committee members despite requests to open them

Liz Farmer February 6, 2012

The UT System Board of Regents are not set to discuss making Tuition Policy Advisory Committee meetings open to the public as requested by the Young Conservatives of Texas. TPAC is a nine-member committee...

Doniak treated at hospital for hit-and-run injuries

Nick Hadjigeorge February 6, 2012

Kylie Doniak, UT women’s soccer senior, was admitted to the Brackenridge Medical Center intensive care unit when a vehicle ran a red light and struck her and a group of pedestrians in downtown Austin. The...

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Hackers post FBI, Scotland Yard call

The Associated Press February 6, 2012

LONDON — Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous. Unfortunately...

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Republicans gear up for contests

The Associated Press February 6, 2012

LAS VEGAS — Now it’s on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine. With back-to-back victories fueling him, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is looking toward the next states that hold...

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Giants beat Patriots 21-17 to win the Super Bowl

The Associated Press February 6, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS — Take that, Brady. You too, Peyton. Eli Manning is the big man in the NFL after one-upping Tom Brady and leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots...

Yemeni president confronts opposition in New York

The Associated Press February 6, 2012

NEW YORK — A protest against embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside a luxury hotel in New York got heated Sunday when demonstrators saw him leave the building, with one charging toward...

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Russia, China block U.N. aid to Syrian rebels

The Associated Press February 6, 2012

BEIRUT — The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria’s opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising...

Occupy Austin Members Forced off City Hall Grounds

Kayla Jonsson February 4, 2012

Members of Occupy Austin were forced to leave City Hall Friday night at 10 p.m. The eviction is the result of a revised building use policy approved Friday by city manager Marc A. Ott. According to the...

Two US missionaries slain at ransacked Mexico home

The Associated Press February 3, 2012

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A couple from Texas who moved to a remote and violence-plagued area of northern Mexico to run a Baptist church were found slain at their ransacked home, their children said. John...

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Rain ends drought in Dallas, rest of state still remains dry

The Associated Press February 3, 2012

HOUSTON — The rain that started trickling into Texas in the fall may finally be making a dent in Dallas, but the rest of the state is still a long way off from being out of a historic drought, and...

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