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Depp discusses journalism, film at SAC

Jody Serrano October 24, 2011

Renowned actor Johnny Depp said journalism has become a big business based on selling a product instead of telling the truth at an exclusive screening of his new film, “The Rum Diary.” Moderated...

Vandals target UT campus with graffiti

Omar Gamboa October 24, 2011

Unidentified vandals sprayed graffiti in various location on campus Friday night, said UT Police Department Sgt. Samuel Ferguson. Using red spray paint, the perpetrator sprayed what reads as “MUNgLoaf...

UT Health Science Center SA program put on probation

Liz Farmer October 24, 2011

The undergraduate medical educational program at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio is on probation and must address curriculum issues to remain accredited. After a regular eight-year review...

ROTC returns to Ivy League campuses

The Associated Press October 24, 2011

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale sophomore Andrew Hendricks has gotten used to receiving strange looks when he crosses the Ivy League campus in his Air Force uniform. Hendricks, the only Air Force cadet...

Earthquake strikes Turkey, effects felt in border nations

The Associated Press October 24, 2011

ANKARA, Turkey — Cries of panic and horror filled the air as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 138 people as buildings pancaked and crumpled into rubble. Tens of...

News Briefly: UHS offers free STI testing to hundreds of cautious students

Jody Serrano October 21, 2011

University Health Services treated more than 200 students in their free HIV and STI testing workshop on Thursday. UHS holds free STI testing every semester in conjunction with the Austin/Travis County...

LGBT community looks ahead to 2013 legislative session to push for equality bills

Megan Strickland October 21, 2011

Equality legislation for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community in Texas has rarely had much success, but now has a better chance of passing in the 2013 Texas legislative session based on progress...

Brazil’s energy program could teach US

Jody Serrano October 21, 2011

Editor’s note: Some portions of this interview were translated from Portuguese and Spanish. Renowned Brazilian energy mogul Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello encouraged the U.S. to develop a green energy...

Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center promotes local plants amidst drought

Andrew Messamore October 21, 2011

With local ecosystems facing difficulty surviving the ongoing drought, many are interested in increasing the use of native, drought-resistant Texan plants. The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center marked...

Producer Jon Landau discusses career successes

Omar Gamboa October 21, 2011

Academy Award-winning film producer Jon Landau said storytelling has been the most important part in making “Titanic” and “Avatar,” the two highest-grossing films of all time. Landau...

Rare earthquake surprises San Antonio

Liz Farmer, Jillian Bliss, and Nick Hadjigeorge October 21, 2011

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck 103 miles south of Austin in Karnes County yesterday morning at 7:24, sending tremors throughout downtown San Antonio and as distant as Round Rock. Earthquakes of this...

Government must support climate change initiatives now, speaker notes

Megan Strickland October 21, 2011

Unless governments invest heavily in climate finance immediately, 600 million people could lose their homes, while governments lose $200 billion in assets in developing countries in the future, said Gevorg...

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