Skip to Main Content
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

News

Human rights, art come together in Chilean film

Amy Thornton March 8, 2011

Art and human rights converged Monday night at a film screening featuring Chilean political prisoners of the Pinochet dictatorship who looked to the stars as a way to preserve their inner freedom. The...

UT System proposal seeks to give students voice in budget plans

Lauren Giudice March 8, 2011

The UT System Student Advisory Council approved a recommendation to implement more student involvement in budgetary decision-making on Saturday. UT-Austin’s current system of college tuition budget...

Speaker raises awareness for intellectually disabled

Allison Harris March 7, 2011

Addie Lasseigne, lead buddy ambassador for Best Buddies Texas, said her peers in middle school called her names for having an intellectual disability and made her not want to go to school. Lasseigne,...

Iraqi refugee styles student hair at event

Matthew Stottlemyre March 7, 2011

At a Hyde Park house where 12 UT students speak to one another in Arabic, a hair stylist new to the country offered haircuts as an opportunity to build her clientele base Sunday. Intesaar Abu-Jus, 47,...

Austin police expand patrols to discourage driving drunk

Katrina Tollin March 7, 2011

Austin police made 29 arrests in the Sixth Street area Saturday night, including 11 arrests for public intoxication. APD designated Saturday and Tuesday part of the No Refusal Initiative to reduce the...

Explore UT throws doors open to public

Katrina Tollin March 7, 2011

Smokey the Cannon boomed every half hour to welcome nearly 50,000 visitors to campus for the 10th annual Explore UT event. Visitors from across Texas came to the University to participate. Explore UT,...

Sky’s the limit

Jasmin Sun March 7, 2011

Regardless of age, many Austin residents remembered what it was like to be a kid again Sunday. Despite traffic congestion around the area and a lack of parking spaces, thousands of adults and children...

State releases safety cautions for traveling inside Mexico

Allie Kolechta March 7, 2011

Although English freshman Sasha Henry’s cousin is getting married in Monterrey during spring break, she is afraid of crossing the border into Mexico because of a recent upswing in violence and a warning...

Less state support causes tuition surge

Matthew Stottlemyre March 7, 2011

Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-part series examining the sources of UT’s funding. UT tuition has approximately doubled during the past decade, and it funds more of the University’s overall...

Runoff to decide SG victors

Ahsika Sanders March 4, 2011

Students can look forward to another week of SG campaigning as two executive alliances prepare for a runoff election. Because no campaign had the 51-percent majority the election code requires, the...

Proposed bills aim to create tuition freeze for University

Allie Kolechta March 4, 2011

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a six-part series examining bills that could impact the lives of students. If the Legislature passes either of two bills this session, the University will lose its...

President Powers to hire mediator for staff conflicts

Matthew Stottlemyre March 4, 2011

UT staff will soon have similar conflict resolution resources as faculty and students. Interviews for a new staff ombudsperson position began Thursday. UT Staff Council recommended that President William...

Activate Search
News