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Collegiate EMS Week will teach CPR, first aid

Sylvia Butanda November 7, 2011

According to a 2010 comparison conducted by the Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services, only 34 percent of cardiac arrest patients received bystander CPR in the Austin area compared to Seattle,...

Budget cuts cause registration difficulties

Liz Farmer November 7, 2011

High demand for classes makes registration a hassle for students, but recent budget cuts make it more difficult for students to get into classes necessary for graduation. Limited classroom space and lack...

Israel, Gulf Arab states share concerns over Iranian nuclear program

The Associated Press November 7, 2011

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Among the alliances of convenience in the Middle East, one is so unusual that the partners can barely hint about it publicly: Israel and the Gulf Arab states’...

‘Unexplained’ earthquakes increase in Oklahoma

The Associated Press November 7, 2011

SPARKS, Okla. — Clouds of dust belched from the corners of almost every room in Joe Reneau’s house as the biggest earthquake in Oklahoma history rocked the two-story building. A roar that...

String of Craigslist robberies puts campus police on alert

Megan Strickland November 4, 2011

In a string of armed robberies in West Campus, an unidentified man has targeted people selling iPhones on Craigslist, according to the Austin Police Department and the University Police Department. Four...

Art History lecture discusses creative writing challenges

Rebeca Rodriguez November 4, 2011

Alexander Nemerov, an art professor at Yale University, said art can be expressed and perceived in different ways by different people, and all of these interpretations are valuable. Nemerov spoke...

Spreading truth of Bahrain

Andrew Messamore November 4, 2011

[Updated at 5:06 p.m., monetary value error] Footage of executions, beatings and police brutality flooded projection screens at Mezes Hall Thursday evening during a showing of Al Jazeera’s documentary...

Iraqi Shiite cleric says US military plans extended stay in Mideast

The Associated Press November 4, 2011

BAGHDAD — U.S. plans to station troops across the Mideast after withdrawing from Iraq amount to occupying other Islamic countries, Iraq’s most outspoken anti-American cleric said in an interview...

Israeli settlements, tax ‘jacking’ retaliation for UNESCO actions

The Associated Press November 4, 2011

UNITED NATIONS — The Palestinians urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to take action against Israel for accelerating settlement construction and “illegally hijacking” Palestinian...

Mayor of Mexican city killed only weeks before election

The Associated Press November 4, 2011

MORELIA, Mexico — The mayor of La Piedad had already seen his police chief killed when he too was fatally ambushed by gunmen as he campaigned for President Felipe Calderon’s sister and other...

Greek PM in opposition’s eye after recent referendum fiasco

The Associated Press November 4, 2011

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister abandons his explosive plan to put a European rescue deal to a popular vote and opens emergency talks with his opponents, who demand his resignation...

Google helps offer UT Mail to alumni

Jody Serrano November 4, 2011

The University will now offer the UT Mail service to its more than 450,000 alumni free of charge, President William Powers Jr. announced on Wednesday. The University launched UT Mail, powered by Google...

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