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Victim remembered as teacher, listener

Sarah White January 19, 2012

Austin citizens have expressed concerns for their personal safety in the weeks following the New Year’s Day murder of North Campus resident Esmeralda Barrera, but the victim’s friends and family...

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Police chief tries to address concerns over New Year’s Day attacks

Sarah White January 19, 2012

Concerned by a string of New Year’s Day assaults, members of the North University Neighborhood Association and the campus community gathered at First English Lutheran Church on Wednesday evening...

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Renovated library opens next December with new exhibits

Bobby Blanchard January 19, 2012

Visitors to the Lyndon B. Johnson Library & Museum will get the chance to act as advisors to former President Johnson on the Vietnam War in a new feature that is part of a series of renovations and...

New draft excuses restaurants from bag ban

Bobby Blanchard January 19, 2012

Students ordering food to-go may be relieved to find the third draft of a ban on single-use bags in Austin will once again exempt restaurants from the proposed ordinance. The City Council is set to discuss...

University Extension considered ‘one of UT’s best kept secrets’

Mary Ellen Knewtson January 19, 2012

Students facing lengthy waitlists or class closings for core courses may not be out of luck, as the University Extension program offers extra classes in addition to UT’s general course listings. The...

Officials reinspect plastic bag memorandum before March vote

Bobby Blanchard January 19, 2012

Misused data was cited in a memorandum which helped support the proposed ban of plastic bags from Austin, said Steven Stein, principal of Environmental Resource Planning, LLC, in a letter to Bob Gedert,...

Austinites to suffer higher energy bill

Kayla Jonsson January 19, 2012

If City Council members approve a proposal to increase Austin utility and energy rates, UT students and city residents may face an increase in electricity bills. Austin Energy has presented to City Council...

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Death toll rises, no assistance in Syria

The Associated Press January 19, 2012

BEIRUT — Syria “absolutely rejects” any plans to send Arab troops into the country, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, even as the death toll mounts from 10 months of violent conflict. Thousands...

Christian foundation organizes mission to help Bastrop community

Rachel Thompson January 18, 2012

In the aftermath of the Texas wildfires, thousands of families found their homes destroyed and their belongings in ashes. Some UT students helped restore residents’ property — and their hope...

Texas court refuses latest appeal for former UT student’s sentence

Sarah White January 18, 2012

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected the latest appeal of a former UT student convicted of tampering with evidence in the 2005 murder and mutilation of Austin resident Jennifer Cave. The Court...

Conflict of interest causes UT chief commercialization officer’s resignation

Liz Farmer January 18, 2012

The University’s chief commercialization officer resigned after he followed University advice to avoid conflict of interest when licensing UT technology. His resignation left an empty role in the...

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Occupy Austin plans to expand because of loss of momentum

Kayla Jonsson January 18, 2012

As temperatures decrease, so do the number of Occupy Austin protestors willing to demonstrate outside City Hall, said Caitlin Pigford, 16 year-old protester on the verge of homelessness. In its fourth...

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