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Board of Regents voices support for move to increase institutional transparency

Huma Munir May 12, 2011

The UT System Board of Regents unanimously endorsed a framework Thursday that will ensure a systematic evaluation of institutions and will show more transparency in administrative processes. Chancellor...

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Texas lawmakers criticize raise for Rick Barnes

The Associated Press May 12, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas — Several Texas senators on Thursday criticized the recent $200,000 raise for Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes, calling it “nuts” and “tone deaf” during...

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President Obama stops in Austin to raise funds for reelection campaign

Tamir Kalifa and Audrey White May 11, 2011

President Barack Obama descended on Austin on Tuesday, and the iconic bright blue of Air Force One lit up a stormy sky. He made two fundraising stops in Austin as part of the earliest stage of his...

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Texas Senate approves guns on campus

The Associated Press May 10, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas — Republicans in the Texas Senate on Monday approved allowing concealed handgun license holders to carry weapons into public college buildings and classrooms, moving forward on a...

I love Lena Price and Aziza Musa

Bobby Cervantes May 7, 2011

There really are no constants in college. Let’s face it ­— in the course of four years, everything about you changes. You will dress and look differently. You will most certainly forge...

Raw Cut #6

Joshua Barajas May 6, 2011

Once, I almost quit the Texan. I arrived at the 2010 Republican election night watch party at an exotic game ranch in South Austin as a pack mule, lugging a DV camera, tripod and reporter’s...

The times, they are a-changing

Claire Cardona May 6, 2011

The new Daily Texan site went live with a text saying it was time to flip the switch. After a year of work, most of it spent planning and searching for the right programmer, the final moment came down...

Blanton exhibit provides multiple perspectives on art based on lines

Andrew Torrey May 6, 2011

“Line”, the new exhibit at the Blanton Museum of Art, explores the ability to express ideas in an abstract fashion while only using one of the simplest artistic elements: the line. The...

UT student regent speaks on position, capability for role

Joe Layton May 6, 2011

Gov. Rick Perry appointed John Davis Rutkauskas, a Plan II, business honors, finance and French junior, as the next UT System student regent on April 20. His term will begin June 1, 2011 and end May...

Group lobbies to keep college affordable

Melissa Ayala May 6, 2011

Despite student activist marches, rallies at the Capitol and sit-down meetings with legislators, students have had mixed results with some of their top initiatives. Invest in Texas, a committee...

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I think I cry at least once a week in this office

Aziza Musa May 6, 2011

Something big happens every semester. At least, that’s what I have come to believe and remember. This spring, President Barack Obama announced Osama bin Laden died, and the United States...

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Texas Student Media building evacuated

Matthew Stottlemyre and Audrey White May 6, 2011

Daily Texan staff members sat on the plaza of the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center on Thursday evening after learning paint masks were not enough to protect them from potentially toxic fumes in their...

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