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Staff council set to discuss campus-wide smoking ban

Matthew Stottlemyre March 25, 2011

University President William Powers Jr., said he opposes a campus-wide ban on smoking in his annual address to UT staff on Thursday. Powers told Staff Council a complete ban on smoking would overstep...

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Beating the embargo

Claire Cardona and Pierre Bertrand March 24, 2011

Our plane touches down on bumpy tarmac and docks with a gray claustrophobic terminal. Outside, there are very few lights and even fewer cars. A few small lampposts with fluorescent blue and white lighting...

Education, health care may face budget cuts

Melissa Ayala March 24, 2011

The Texas House Appropriations Committee passed the 2012-13 biennium House budget bill, which will now head to the floor. The vote took under 20 minutes, without any debate among members, and resulted...

Victims of sexual harassment discuss stories at conference

Yvonne Marquez March 24, 2011

Two women did not bow down again to the self-proclaimed ‘King of Galveston,’ and their stories resonated with women at a Women’s and Gender Studies event Wednesday. For years, Cathy McBroom and Donna...

Bombing of Libya raises risk for civilians, says professor

Allie Kolechta March 24, 2011

Violent protests in Libya arose in the aftermath of peaceful protests in other parts of Northern Africa, and our government’s intervention may also pose a threat to the safety of civilians, said a UT...

House OKs bill requiring voters to show ID

Melissa Ayala March 24, 2011

AUSTIN — A bill to require Texans to show photo identification before voting passed the Texas House on Wednesday night despite repeated efforts by Democrats to derail it. The legislation, clearing...

Construction, three crashes tie up Drag in single afternoon

Marty McAndrews March 24, 2011

An accident between two motor vehicles Tuesday congested traffic on Guadalupe Street when it occurred directly across from the University Co-op. The driver of a blue sedan collided with a tan sedan...

Bill may protect doubters of evolution

Jody Serrano March 24, 2011

A state representative and his new bill are stirring the debate on evolution in classrooms. Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, said he believes the possibility that human life began by chance would be like...

Professor gains spot as journal editor

Allison Harris March 24, 2011

A state representative and his new bill are stirring the debate on evolution in classrooms. Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, said he believes the possibility that human life began by chance would be like...

Austin City Council candidates discuss issue positions at forum

Victoria Pagan March 24, 2011

Candidates hoping to fill three open seats on the Austin City Council debated on community values and city planning Wednesday during a public forum held by the Austin Neighborhoods Council. The Austin...

SXSW crowd increase raises safety concerns

Marty McAndrews March 24, 2011

South By Southwest witnessed a handful of small disasters that shook the machinery of the festival, which draws thousands of visitors to Austin every March. Problems at this year’s SXSW included concert-goers...

A year later, health care reform debate rages on

Mary Ellen Knewtson March 23, 2011

One year ago today, President Barack Obama signed a landmark federal healthcare reform law, which has already provided Americans with affordable health care coverage they could not get before the bill....

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