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APD notes increase in accidents as city combatted icy streets

Allison Kroll February 7, 2011

Frost-covered roads following Friday’s wintry weather led to more than 400 accidents in and around the Austin area, according to the Austin Police Department. The subfreezing weather that began Tuesday...

UT students volunteer at immigrant shelter

Katrina Tollin February 7, 2011

Anju Dhital fled to Austin almost one year ago after a bloody civil war in Nepal tore apart her country and her family. A former teacher, she was forced to leave her country when members of the communist...

Proposed state budget ignores national health care law

Allison Harris February 7, 2011

The proposed state budget does not take into consideration investments Texas should make to fund portions of the national health care reform law, said the associate director of a research group. Anne...

Texas student groups join to talk about human rights

Marty McAndrews February 7, 2011

Texas representatives of Amnesty International bumped into ballerinas and activist groups during the global human rights organization’s 2011 Amnesty Texas State Conference at Ballet Austin. Lily Vo,...

Standoff on Guadalupe Street ends after four hours

Claire Cardona February 5, 2011

After more than four hours of negotiating, police walked out with the man who barricaded himself inside his third-floor apartment at the Venue on Guadalupe and Fruth streets, according to KVUE. Austin...

SWAT, Austin Police negotiating with armed non-UT student at Venue apartments

Aziza Musa and Lena Price February 5, 2011

Austin Police responded to a SWAT call Saturday afternoon after a man, who police believe is not a UT student, locked himself inside his apartment at the Venue on 29th and Guadalupe Streets. Police...

UT students challenge race factor in admissions

Matthew Stottlemyre February 4, 2011

UT’s consideration of race as a factor for undergraduate admissions may once again go before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for consideration. The plaintiffs in the case, Abigail Fisher, et...

Energy issues pave ways to solutions

Becki Brown February 4, 2011

Texas can seem contradictory when it comes it energy conservation — although the state produces the sixth highest amount of wind energy in the world, it also produces the seventh highest amount of carbon...

Most-wanted criminals list increases arrests

Allison Kroll February 4, 2011

A list of most-wanted individuals released by the Austin Police Department leads to the arrest of about one out of every four criminals each week, an APD sergeant said. Austin’s Top Offenders list...

‘Friday Night Lights’ author critiques athletic programs

Jake Hong February 4, 2011

The lights glowed Thursday night as author and sports journalist Buzz Bissinger took the stage to offer critical commentary on today’s high school and college sports programs. Bissinger wrote the book...

Middle East conflict prompts overcrowded panel assembly

Molly Moore February 4, 2011

The current upheaval in the Middle East — whether it be the move toward democracy in Tunisia or the ongoing revolution in Egypt — has sparked a discussion in the UT community. A group of about 150...

Top researcher studies impact of social media

Shamoyita DasGupta February 4, 2011

A UT professor’s research in management information systems earned him the top spot on a list of 130 researchers whose work ranks among the most influential in their field, according to a study that measured...

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