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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Perry calls for low-cost degrees, tuition freeze

Melissa Ayala February 9, 2011

Gov. Rick Perry proposed a four-year tuition freeze on higher education and challenged institutions to develop a $10,000 bachelor’s degree in his State of the State speech Tuesday. Perry addressed...

UT President hospitalized for blood clot

Lena Price February 9, 2011

UT President William Powers Jr. is in stable condition after being hospitalized for a pulmonary embolism Tuesday. A doctor discovered the embolism during a medical examination Tuesday morning, according...

Students pick up the tab when celebrities give guest lectures

Ahsika Sanders February 8, 2011

Bringing celebrity guests to the UT campus during the new Student Activity Center’s official grand opening week cost more than $70,000 in student fees. Monday’s “An Evening with Zach Braff” and...

Protein find could decipher Alzheimer’s

Katrina Tollin February 8, 2011

Researchers at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio made breakthrough progress toward discovering a contributing factor of Alzheimer’s disease. The research team discovered a new protein that...

Safety commission strives to improve response to 911 calls

Allison Kroll February 8, 2011

Austin’s emergency call system may need further planning and revision, members of the Public Safety Commission said in a meeting Monday. Concerns about the 911 system include a lack...

Contest funds student ideas for fighting social woes

Katrina Tollin February 8, 2011

University students worldwide will compete this week for a chance to win a $50,000 grand prize to jump-start their plan for social entrepreneurship. The fifth annual Dell Social Innovation Competition...

Ceremony shows off center’s features

Victoria Pagan February 8, 2011

Student volunteers passed out programs embedded with wildflower seeds to demonstrate the environmentally sustainable efforts of the Student Activity Center at an opening ceremony on Monday. The University...

News decline persists with no clear solution

Victoria Pagan February 8, 2011

Commercialization, lack of opportunity for new journalists and low-quality reporting all contribute to the overall decline of the news media, a visiting journalism professor said. Robert W....

Deteriorating AOL acquires Huffington Post

Michelle Conlin and Andrew Vanacore February 8, 2011

NEW YORK — Tim Armstrong has looked like the unluckiest man in media for the past year. He used to be Google’s ad sales maestro, the definition of digital success. But ever since May 2009, when he took...

Gender inequity persists at University

Matthew Stottlemyre February 7, 2011

The University has made little progress to correct the gender inequities identified by the 2008 Gender Equity Report. The report made by a provost’s task force found inequities for female...

Super Bowl gets Texans gearing up for business

Huma Munir February 7, 2011

Despite last week’s inclement weather conditions, businesses in the Arlington area are expecting to increase their revenue by hosting this year’s Super Bowl championship. Super Bowl XLV is expected...

Green Bay leads the pack

Allie Kolechta February 7, 2011

The cheers of Packers supporters rang through Jester West on Sunday as football fans celebrated the Super Bowl win. As Arlington hosted Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium, which opened in 2009, Longhorns...

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