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Communication Week kicks off

Yvonne Marquez March 29, 2011

Students wrote in colorful chalk on the plaza outside the Communication building Monday morning to kick off College of Communication Week. The annual showcase will host events to help promote...

College Board president to quit; leaves legacy of higher standards

Lauren Giudice March 29, 2011

College Board President Gaston Caperton announced he will step down from his position effective on June 30, 2012. The search for his replacement will begin in the next few months. “I am deeply grateful...

UT festival showcases student plays

March 29, 2011

People dressed as squirrels running, digging and chasing one another across the LBJ Library lawn is an uncommon sight. A group of UT students performed “Stockpile,” a play about...

Women in Medicine holds annual benefit for Ghana hospital

Ahsika Sanders March 29, 2011

  After several weeks spent volunteering at a low-income maternity ward in Ghana, former Longhorn Emily Hsu came back to the states with a strong desire to help the hospitals. Hsu traveled...

Women in Medicine holds annual benefit for Ghana hospital

Ahsika Sanders March 29, 2011

After several weeks spent volunteering at a low-income maternity ward in Ghana, former Longhorn Emily Hsu came back to the states with a strong desire to help the hospitals. Hsu traveled to Ghana...

System Board ousts adviser in response to complaints

Matthew Stottlemyre March 28, 2011

After hiring a $200,000-per-year adviser, the University of Texas System Board of Regents reassigned him last week and released a letter Friday addressing concerns about the Board’s commitment to academic...

Panel discusses warrant of military use in Libya

Allison Harris March 28, 2011

A public affairs professor and former director of the National Security Agency said Saturday that President Barack Obama will have a difficult time justifying intervention in Libya. At a discussion...

UT switches off the lights for ‘Earth Hour’

Jasmin Sun March 28, 2011

The lights were dimmer than usual Saturday night at the UT Tower. To promote environmental awareness, the University delayed the normal lighting time of the Tower an hour later until 9:30 p.m. in honor...

Photos illustrate life with genetic disease

Allison Harris March 28, 2011

In one photograph, an 18-year-old boy with cropped, dark hair and rounded features clings to his mother while she helps him exercise. In another, the same boy sits in a wheelchair with a homecoming sash...

Festival of color

Katrina Tollin March 28, 2011

A cloud of colored dust rose over the South Mall as more than 1,000 people celebrated the ancient Hindu festival of Holi by throwing neon powder and water balloons at each other. Contemporary Indian...

Annual Zilker Garden Festival raises funds, educates citizens

Joe Layton March 28, 2011

The Zilker Botanical Garden blossomed with life this weekend when it hosted the 54th-annual Zilker Garden Festival. The Austin Area Garden Council and the city Parks and Recreation Department put on...

Paleontological study disputes conventional dinosaur image

Katrina Tollin March 28, 2011

A scientific discovery is causing researchers to believe many dinosaurs may have had a feather-like covering. Julia Clarke, paleontologist and associate geology professor, spoke about new discoveries...

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