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Top 10 Halloween Happenings and Fall Festivities

Jillian Bliss October 27, 2011

Editor’s Note: Introducing the Texan Top 10, a new weekly series. To suggest a topic for next week’s list, leave a comment on our Facebook page. Daily Texan staffers rounded up 10 of Central...

Zagat Ranks Austin #2 No. City Where People Eat Out Most

Jennifer Berke October 27, 2011

Austin residents dine out more often than most city residents, according to Zagat’s 2012 America’s Top Restaurants Guide. Austin ranked second on the survey, distributed by referral and rating...

Chile orders evacuation near rumbling volcano

The Associated Press October 27, 2011

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s government has issued a red alert and ordered the evacuation of residents living within 25 miles of a rumbling volcano. Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter says 97...

No treat: Pumpkin dump snarls Detroit-area traffic

The Associated Press October 27, 2011

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.  — Road workers found themselves plowing pulp after a truck dumped a load of pumpkins on a Detroit-area freeway. Hundreds of pumpkins were scattered Wednesday across...

Tenn. dog missing for 3 months turns up in Mich.

The Associated Press October 27, 2011

DETROIT — Jim Arrighi last saw Petey, his 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, in the backyard of his home in Erin, Tenn. That was in July, and the 73-year-old retired electrician had nearly given...

Oakland police action rattles Occupy movement protesters

The Associated Press October 27, 2011

OAKLAND, Calif. — The display of police force in Oakland, Calif., and Atlanta has unnerved some anti-Wall Street protesters. While demonstrators in other cities have built a working relationship...

Public universities still suffering funding shortfall

John Farey October 27, 2011

Tuition and fees for four-year public universities have increased by a greater percentage than those of private institutions for the fifth year running, according to a new report by the College Board. The...

News Briefly: Operations in Africa, disarming nation’s deadliest nukes

The Associated Press October 26, 2011

Officials testify that operations in Africa would only last for months WASHINGTON — The U.S. military operation against the Lord’s Resistance Army in Africa is a short-term deployment, Obama...

GPS aids wildfire evacuees

Nick Hadjigeorge October 26, 2011

A statewide evacuation coordination system developed by a UT professor using the latest technology was recently recognized by the International Association of Emergency Managers for its use during the...

Texas DA accused of giving light sentences to drug traffickers

The Associated Press October 26, 2011

CENTER — The district attorney in a Texas county with a well-known drug-trafficking route repeatedly allowed suspected drug runners and money launderers to receive light sentences — or escape...

UT educators had impact on BZ Lewis

Lydia Herrera October 26, 2011

Success is built by maintaining friendships and connections and finding the right niche market to cater to, said musician, producer and UT alumnus BZ Lewis. During a Tuesday lecture titled “Hope...

John Malkovich plays loose with fourth wall in ‘The Infernal Comedy’

Andrew Messamore October 26, 2011

Actor and director John Malkovich surprised audiences Tuesday night by waltzing through the aisles and mocking his accompanying orchestra, blurring the line between actor and character while commenting...

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