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SG restructures agencies, reinforces judicial branch

Audrey White January 26, 2011

Student Government passed a set of broad reforms to its internal structure and external operations in its first meeting of the semester Tuesday. An SG Internal Reform Task Force began work over the summer...

Blanton receives grant for school tours

William James January 26, 2011

Kindergarten students might be more concerned with finger painting than with paintings from the Italian Renaissance, but this year they will have more opportunities to explore the works at the Blanton...

Honoring the service of wounded warriors

Melissa Ayala January 25, 2011

Six soldiers who served in Iraq and are now recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center received a warm welcome on the Capitol grounds in commemoration of Wounded Warrior Day on Monday. Gov....

Faculty council assesses progress in gender equity

Matthew Stottlemyre January 25, 2011

Only five of the University’s 18 schools and colleges created and posted plans to address gender inequality in the faculty that a special task force reported in 2008. The University’s...

Students tackle anti-immigrant bills

Ahsika Sanders January 25, 2011

Note: This is the second in a three-part series examining what student organizations are doing to lobby the 82nd Texas Legislature. University Leadership Initiative, a UT group that supports...

McCombs site expands to social media

Donovan Sanders January 25, 2011

A Red McCombs School of Business publication that features faculty research about big ideas in business recently started using social media to reach a wider audience. The editors of TexasEnterprise.org,...

Fresh candidates prepare campaigns for SG elections

Donovan Sanders January 25, 2011

A new group of student leaders is preparing to run for Student Government after election filing began Jan. 18. To file for a position, students must pick up and turn in a filing packet in...

UT sees rise in mental health cases, reflects national trend

Matthew Stottlemyre January 24, 2011

More UT students who go to the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center have urgent needs or serious mental health issues than in the past, according to center administrators. This trend parallels...

Committee fights for UT in TX House, State Senate

Ahsika Sanders January 24, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series examining what student organizations are doing to lobby the 82nd Texas Legislature. The Legislature Working Group, a committee...

Rally for life

Melissa Ayala January 24, 2011

More than 1,000 pro-life supporters marched to the Capitol steps Saturday on the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade in support of legislation that would require women to see an image of their unborn...

Runners put on gorilla suits to raise money for primates

Lauren Giudice January 24, 2011

More than 700 runners departed from Austin City Hall for a 5K on Saturday, but this was not your normal race. The first Austin Gorilla Run benefited the endangered mountain gorillas in Africa by...

Gathering sheds light on pieces of past

Lauren Giudice January 24, 2011

Scientists from three archeological and history centers helped between 400 and 500 people identify artifacts for UT’s biannual Identification Day on Sunday. The experts from Texas Natural...

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