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Did they deliver?

Ahsika Sanders March 30, 2011

  After a year focused on legislative advocacy and internal reforms, Student Government President Scott Parks and Vice President Muneezeh Kabir sang “The Eyes Of Texas” for the...

Did they deliver?

Ahsika Sanders March 30, 2011

After a year focused on legislative advocacy and internal reforms, Student Government President Scott Parks and Vice President Muneezeh Kabir sang “The Eyes Of Texas” for the last time as...

UT System officials reaffirm importance of research

Matthew Stottlemyre March 30, 2011

  University officials, state lawmakers and a UT alumni association have all voiced their support for University research after the UT System hired a controversial academic adviser last month...

House bill could cut funding, reduce services for hospitals

William James Gerlich March 30, 2011

Hospitals, nursing homes and physicians could be forced to cut services if lawmakers pass House Bill 1 this Friday, said leaders of the Texas Hospital Association on Tuesday. The association’s...

Panel urges balanced coverage of Middle East by US reporters

Allie Kolechta March 30, 2011

American press covering conflict in the Middle East brings humanity back into a situation that can quickly become depraved, said author and journalist Lawrence Wright on Tuesday. Wright, who won...

Wounded veterans team up for Texas bicycle challenge

Shamoyita DasGupta March 30, 2011

When an incoming rocket round hit Sgt. Johnny Alexander during his service in Vietnam, he lost both of his legs, his back was crushed and he was paralyzed from the neck down. Now, decades later,...

Attorney pursues changes to Public Information Act

Allie Kolechta March 30, 2011

An Austin attorney proposed policies during a city council meeting Tuesday that could close loopholes in a law that allows the public to view government records. Under current law, government officials...

Roundup crime rates

Marty McAndrews March 29, 2011

  Last weekend’s annual Roundup event for prospective members of UT fraternities and sororities may have seemed like a wild time for some West Campus residents, but it resulted...

Professor appointed to ocean safety team after oil spill in Gulf

Amy Thornton March 29, 2011

A UT professor will serve on the newly-formed Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee, a federal advisory body created to improve offshore drilling safety, well containment and spill response. After...

Event focuses on immigrant family life

Katrina Tollin March 29, 2011

As a child of Cambodian refugees, Kappa Phi Lambda sorority member Cindy Tan experienced a childhood different from many of her peers at UT. With parents unaccustomed to American life, she was kept...

Speaker discusses drug war in Mexico

Yvonne Marquez March 29, 2011

  Local Mexican law enforcement agencies must combat drug traffickers by avoiding corruption and receiving proper training to provide a network of safety to citizens, said Mexico’s...

UT recipients of Pell Grants rising as cuts threaten funds

Amy Thornton March 29, 2011

Although many of the nation’s elite colleges are unsuccessfully recruiting low-income students, the University of Texas has experienced growth in the population of undergraduates receiving Federal...

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