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Defying orders, hero Marine saved other troops

The Associated Press September 16, 2011

WASHINGTON — Defying orders and tempting fate, Marine cpl. Dakota Meyer charged five times in a Humvee into heavy gunfire in the darkness of an Afghanistan valley to rescue comrades under attack...

Veterans utilize military skills for disaster relief

Jennifer Berke September 15, 2011

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans applying their military strategies to disaster relief efforts around the world are challenging World War II veterans for the title of the greatest generation. Time magazine...

UT commemorates 128 years of progress

Allie Kolechta September 15, 2011

The University of Texas is celebrating its birthday today, 128 years after the original opening in Old Main, where the Tower and Main Building now stand. When the University first opened to eight professors...

Engineering tuition may rise to improve school’s rankings

Kayla Jonsson September 15, 2011

Tuition may increase by 5 percent for engineering students in the 2012-13 school year if a proposal by the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee passes in March, said the dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering. The...

Union ‘Wendy’s Guy’ inspires students from behind the register

Kayla Jonsson September 15, 2011

Junior, “The Wendy’s Guy,” celebrated both his 13th anniversary working at the Wendy’s in the Texas Union and his six-year anniversary of breaking a fast food world record at the...

Powers stresses importances of high four-year graduation rates

John Farey September 15, 2011

Corrected at 7:10 p.m.: Because of a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misreported the percentage Powers would like to increase graduation rates by. President William Powers Jr. challenged...

Student government propose changes around campus

Allie Kolechta September 15, 2011

After a welcome week with record attendance to promotional events,       Student  Government has been checking things off of its to-do list, said SG president Natalie ...

Seminar examines impact of Islamic culture on American art

Shreya Banerjee September 15, 2011

Students gathered Tuesday night at the Texas Union for a presentation of research intended to shed more light upon the Islamic culture’s effect on American art. The Center for Middle Eastern studies...

Students gather at Ransom Center for poetry, ice cream

Alexandra Feuerman September 15, 2011

A presentation of summer- and heat-themed poems attracted students and faculty to the Harry Ransom Center’s first Poetry on the Plaza event of the semester — “Emperors of Ice Cream.” The...

Updates with details of the surgery and condition of the twins, along with comments from doctors.

The Associated Press September 15, 2011

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Anesthesiologists who assisted in a rare, risky surgery to separate conjoined twins came up with a novel way to practice flipping the patients without tangling the various lines...

Leaders of France, UK to visit Libya

The Associated Press September 15, 2011

PARIS — The leaders of France and Britain will make a quick visit to Libya on Thursday, an official with Libya’s governing body said, becoming the first foreign heads of government to travel...

Turkey sets model for democracy despite cultural divides

Megan Strickland September 14, 2011

The Turkish nation’s rich history plays a huge part in its future as a leader of the Middle East, said Abdülhamit Bilici, Turkish journalist and general manager of Cihan News Agency in a discussion...

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