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The Daily Texan

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Meet Your Candidates

Ahsika Sanders February 24, 2011

As the March 2 and 3 student-wide general election approaches, candidates for Student Government and other student leadership organizations are hoping to capture student attention with Facebook groups...

UT’s fine arts may suffer in next round of budget cuts

Allison Harris February 24, 2011

University budget cuts during the next school year will most likely reduce the number of adjunct faculty and teaching assistants in the College of Fine Arts, leading to larger classes, said Fine Arts Council...

Media’s stereotyping of black athletes creates high standards, professor says

Huma Munir February 24, 2011

The media creates false perceptions about black athletes in America and advances stereotypes of superhuman strength and aggressive sexuality, said a UT associate professor at a lecture on Wednesday. Associate...

RecSports celebrates ‘fitness week’

Erika Rich February 24, 2011

Gregory Gym and the recreational sports center offered free classes Wednesday to celebrate National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day. Sarah Jordan, who oversees group exercise programs at Gregory...

Educators release book about teaching ‘whole child’

Yvonne Marquez February 24, 2011

A new book by nine UT Elementary School teachers and administrators shares two ways to improve teaching: communication and interaction between students and teachers in low-income and high-minority schools. “Teaching...

Proposed bills could harshen penalties, update statutes

Allison Kroll February 23, 2011

Texans could have to watch out for 116 new criminal offenses, depending on the success of bills in the Texas State House of Representatives. Each session, lawmakers propose dozens of pieces of legislation...

Wrapped in tradition

Jody Serrano February 23, 2011

Editor’s note: The following interviews were conducted in and translated from Spanish. At first sight, Burrito Factory in Dobie Mall does not seem to be any different from any other traditional...

Court system pushes juveniles from school to jail at early age

Marty McAndrews February 23, 2011

Texas law enforcement agencies issue 275,000 nontraffic tickets to juveniles each year, most of which are linked to school-related misbehavior, said Deborah Fowler, deputy director of public interest...

Immigrants rally to Capitol for reform

Jody Serrano February 23, 2011

Editor’s Note: Portions of the interviews were translated from Spanish to English. Chemistry freshman Adrian Reyna and his family filed for citizenship before they came to the United States from...

Graduate students win contest for advertising concept

Shamoyita DasGupta February 23, 2011

A group of graduate students won the Texas Venture Labs Investment competition with a company designed to bring new media to an old platform: the telephone. Technology commercialization graduate...

ACC administration fights funding cuts, capping enrollment

Mary Ellen Knewtson February 23, 2011

Although a record high of more than 45,000 students enrolled at Austin Community College this spring, the college could have to place a cap on the number of students it accepts or raise tuition if the...

Senate officer, veteran named UT System’s director of police

Mary Ellen Knewtson February 23, 2011

A United States Senate sergeant at arms and Vietnam War veteran will be the UT System’s new director of police, a spokesman for the System announced Tuesday. UT System spokesman Matt Flores...

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