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The Daily Texan

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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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...

UT budget director answers questions about funding cuts

Audrey White August 11, 2011

Budget director Mary Knight spoke with The Daily Texan to address administrative plans to deal with a reduction of state appropriations over the next two years. Total permanent cuts amount to $92 million...

Woman avoids jail time after feeding wild bears

The Associated Press August 11, 2011

UKIAH, Calif. — A woman who turned her rural Northern California home into a spa for wild bears won’t go to jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of feeding big game. After...

Arts, Natural Sciences tighten their belts

Victoria Pagan August 11, 2011

UT’s two largest schools, the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Natural Sciences, chose to tackle required budget cuts in very different ways, and both stand by their tactics. The...

Young rioters end up in courtrooms

The Associated Press August 11, 2011

LONDON — Young rioters clogged Britain’s courthouses Wednesday, each one painting a bleak picture of a lost generation: a 15-year-old Ukrainian whose mother died, a 17-year-old who followed...

Group seeks more input on affordable housing in West Campus

Jillian Bliss August 10, 2011

The Community Development Commission voted against a proposal from West Campus developers, property owners and student residents to create more affordable student housing. The University Neighborhood...

Research shows mountains in North America once stood alongside those in Antarctica

Diego Cruz August 10, 2011

New research shows North American mountain ranges were once side-by-side to those in Antarctica, says a UT professor. A multi-continent group of researchers found a group of rocks from Coats Land...

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