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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Sexual Abuse Screening highlights college sexual assault rates

Nick Hadjigeorge September 30, 2011

One in four women will be raped at some point before they graduate and 95 percent of these assaults will go unreported, according to studies by the Department of Justice and the Center for Public Integrity. A...

LBJ photographer rebuilds life after fire

Tamir Kalifa September 30, 2011

The barrel of a Winchester .30-30-caliber lever-action rifle rests on a bed of ash and debris made up of what was once the house of 61-year-old Charles Bogel. This portion of his father’s “Golden...

A&M chancellor makes sensible cuts to maintain research status

Omar Gamboa September 30, 2011

After the first month at his new post, Texas A&M University Chancellor John Sharp laid out his vision of how A&M can continue its role as a leading Texas research university. Sharp said academic...

Supercomputer will enhance undergraduate research at UT

Allie Kolechta September 30, 2011

Biology senior Jeevitha Patil has conducted award-winning research on what happens to fluids — specifically grapefruit juice — after it travels through the body. She has also studied cancer...

City meets 100-percent green energy goal

Jillian Bliss September 30, 2011

Austin has some of the most eco-friendly municipal buildings in the state, thanks in part to a plan created by former city officials. That planning will be validated on Oct. 1, when Austin will reach...

Al-Jazeera office in Cairo sacked

The Associated Press September 30, 2011

CAIRO — For the second time this month, Egyptian security officials in civilian clothes raided the Cairo office of Al Jazeera Live Egypt, roughing up its staff, detaining an editor and confiscating...

German authorities allow bailout for debt-ridden eurozone nations

The Associated Press September 30, 2011

BERLIN — German lawmakers are expected to approve new powers for the eurozone bailout fund in a major step toward tackling the bloc’s sprawling sovereign debt crisis. Passage in the lower...

Libyan chemical weapons found

The Associated Press September 30, 2011

AMSTERDAM — The international chemical weapons watchdog says stockpiles captured so far in Libya are in line with what Moammar Gadhafi’s regime had previously declared, and no new weapons have...

University of New Hampshire decides not to ban energy drinks

The Associated Press September 30, 2011

DURHAM, N.H. — The president of the University of New Hampshire is now outright reversing, rather than just delaying, a decision to ban the sale of energy drinks on campus. While others had raised...

Perry attacks monetary policy held by Fed chairman Bernanke

The Associated Press September 30, 2011

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is renewing his criticism of the Federal Reserve Board, saying it must be more transparent. The Texas governor repeats in a CNBC interview...

Without statehood, negotiations will not continue

The Associated Press September 30, 2011

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinians can’t resume negotiations with Israel under current conditions and will pursue their bid to win U.N. recognition, a top Palestinian official said Thursday,...

Commentator breaks Australian discrimination law

The Associated Press September 29, 2011

CANBERRA, Australia — A popular right-wing commentator was found guilty Wednesday of breaking Australian discrimination law by implying that fair-skinned Aborigines chose to identify as indigenous...

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