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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Police combat resurgence of scam artists targeting organizations, elderly citizens

Marty McAndrews April 7, 2011

UT Police Department and the Austin Police Department are on alert concerning scam artists that have been targeting individuals and businesses in Austin. Con artists are perpetrating the “phoner...

Enfield shuttle may combine with city route, CapMetro says

Matthew Stottlemyre April 7, 2011

To close a $200,000 gap in the University’s shuttle service budget, the Enfield Road shuttle route will likely be combined with a mainline city route. The proposed route will serve most of...

Enfield shuttle may combine with city route, CapMetro says

Matthew Stottlemyre April 7, 2011

To close a $200,000 gap in the University’s shuttle service budget, the Enfield Road shuttle route will likely be combined with a mainline city route. The proposed route will serve most of...

Diversity in leadership workshop appeals to students

Allison Harris April 7, 2011

Programs in the Department of African and African American Studies, one of the ethnic studies departments that had its budget cut Tuesday, help students expand their potential job opportunities, said...

A race over the years

Julie Thompson April 6, 2011

The Texas Relays started as a small, regional competition for white males, but has grown into one of the nation’s most important track-and-field meets. Every April, the Texas Relays bring...

Final liberal arts budget leaves centers without aid

Matthew Stottlemyre April 6, 2011

After student protests and months of examining and adjusting recommended cuts, three more Special Academic Centers will no longer receive funding from the College of Liberal Arts, Dean Randy Diehl announced...

First-year students, transfers may get more time to Q-drop

Ahsika Sanders April 6, 2011

First-year students may gain peace of mind with the option to drop a course after the last class day if the administration accepts a Senate of College Councils resolution. The University Academic...

Journalist shares captivity experience

Jody Serrano April 6, 2011

Journalist Laura Ling has spent her career serving as a window for readers into dangerous situations, including government oppression in Myanmar and the inner workings of Mexico’s drug war. On...

Texas House speaker: Rise in tuition sometimes necessary

Mary Ellen Knewtson April 6, 2011

Two days after the Texas House passed a $164 billion budget bill, Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, told a group of students the cuts in the bill were necessary. The Texas Politics Speaker Series,...

Journalist explains problems in India

William James Gerlich April 6, 2011

In India, a farmer takes his own life every 33 minutes because of the rise of corporations and the systemic problems in the country’s agriculture, said journalist P. Sainath during a talk Tuesday. Sainath,...

Task force rounds up gang members

Marty McAndrews April 6, 2011

Operation “Gang Crusher,” an initiative of the Austin Police Department, targeted 40 criminals affiliated with Austin area gangs last week. Using a federal grant, APD formed a FBI...

Students go shoeless to spread awareness of poverty, diseases

Yvonne Marquez April 6, 2011

Barefoot, with their soles blackened by the pavement, students endured cracked sidewalks and hot asphalt Tuesday to raise awareness of global poverty. About 30 students participated in the joint...

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