While many students have affectionately dubbed the new UT Student Activity Center “the NUTSAC,” one group is fighting to rename it for a UT alumna. Members of Student Government, spirit organizations,...

The Austin City Limits festival this weekend not only includes world-famous musical performances but also features an influx of people from all over the world and is expected to boost the local economy. Matt...

The purpose of this year’s upcoming suicide prevention week is clear: to inform and educate students about the measures they can take if they think someone they know is at risk of suicide, said Counseling...

ESPN is paying the University $300 million over the next 20 years so they can produce the Longhorn Network, but to watch it on campus, students may have to absorb an extra fee being paid to the campus...

Radio-television-film junior Samuel Davis carries himself with an almost apologetic boldness. Standing on the set of his third feature film, he speaks with both an easy confidence and humble self-awareness...

Shifting toward educational efficiency means increased class sizes, cutting back on some courses and not giving students an opportunity to explore different fields, said professors and students at a discussion...

PORTLAND, Ore. — In the wilds of Portland, Ore., invasive species rule. Blackberries, thistle and ivy occupy pockets of brush, choking off native plants. Enter the goat, scourge of the bramble....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...