Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

News

Texas sheriffs burn $4 million worth of budding marijuana

The Associated Press August 24, 2011

MONTGOMERY — About 10,000 marijuana plants being carefully tended at a national forest in Texas have been destroyed. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that the plants were...

University Co-op adds grocery store on the Drag

Victoria Pagan August 24, 2011

Students will soon have another option for purchasing health conscious, local groceries at the University Co-op grocery store scheduled to open next week. Co-op management decided to build the grocery...

Perry joins field of candidates vying for Republican nomination

William James Gerlich August 13, 2011

Another Texas politician has a chance at being added to the list of U.S. presidents now that Gov. Rick Perry has officially entered the race for the White House. Perry announced his presidential...

Playing mama to a staff didn’t happen by design

Veronica Rosalez August 13, 2011

Editor’s note — A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in the Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...

Wait… a news reporter gets to write a column?

Katrina Tollin August 13, 2011

Editor’s note — A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in the Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...

The Daily Texan regrets the error

Reese Rackets August 13, 2011

Editor’s note — A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in the Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...

Spokesman says Perry running for president

The Associated Press August 11, 2011

Gov. Rick Perry is running for president. That's the word from Perry spokesman Mark Miner. Miner is telling The Associated Press that Perry will announce his intentions to run for the GOP nomination...

Facility Services not laying people off despite budget cuts

Will Alsdorf August 11, 2011

Facility Services, the department responsible for UT’s maintenance and grounds, is not planning to reduce its services or lay off staff despite Universitywide budget reductions for the upcoming...

University Health Services cutting costs for budget shortfall

Liz Farmer August 11, 2011

University Health Services has about $230,000 less for the 2011-12 budget than the current year’s budget, said Sherry Bell, senior program coordinator for University Health Services. Bell...

Texas Student Media suffers from budget cuts, low revenue

Liz Farmer August 11, 2011

Many media outlets are experiencing decreased ad revenue, including Texas Student Media, which also faces budget cuts from the state. Jennifer Hammat, assistant vice president of student affairs...

Schools take different approaches to budget cuts

School of Architecture After losing three prominent professors in the past year, the School of Architecture’s answer to balancing a difficult budget has been to replace two positions with...

Student-run group continues fight against budget cuts

Diego Cruz August 11, 2011

A student-led group continues to organize on behalf of higher University funding even after many students, faculty and staff have resigned themselves to nearly $100 million in legislative budget cuts. The...

Activate Search
News