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Volunteers come together to clean up Lady Bird Lake

Katrina Tollin February 13, 2011

Lady Bird Lake received a makeover Saturday morning at the Keep Austin Beautiful volunteer cleanup day. Keep Austin Beautiful organized six different cleanup sites around the lake. More than 200...

UT professor talks of strife American acts create in world

William James Gerlich February 11, 2011

Since Europeans landed in the United States, cultural suppression has played a key role in the rise of the American empire, said a UT journalism professor in a lecture Thursday. Robert Jensen...

Budget proposal may endanger research

Shamoyita DasGupta February 11, 2011

A recent proposal from Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to cut non-defense discretionary spending could adversely affect research institutions, including UT, said UT’s vice president for...

SG reform passes after technical bug shuts down voting

Ahsika Sanders February 11, 2011

Students overwhelmingly approved reforms to the Student Government constitution Thursday night after a technical glitch shut down voting for several hours. The amendments to the SG’s constitution will...

News briefly

Donovan Sanders February 11, 2011

Drivers on Interstate Highway 35 and Ben White Boulevard will face frontage roads and temporary ramps because of construction this weekend. The Texas Department of Transportation will continue construction...

Ransom Center exhibit reveals playwright’s creative mentality

February 11, 2011

After more than two years of compiling elements from an American playwright, the Harry Ransom Center opened its doors Thursday to theater fans, historians and the UT community to observe what defined Tennessee...

Workers’ rights advocates address wage theft, safety

Jake Hong February 11, 2011

Editor’s Note: Portions of interviews have been translated from Spanish to English. Members of advocacy group the Workers Defense Project hope UT students will consider their role in alleviating...

Texas Senate to deliberate on legislation for abortions

Allison Kroll February 11, 2011

Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a six-part series examining how bills during the 82nd legislative session will impact students. A pre-abortion sonogram bill will head to the Senate...

Leaders lobby state Senators for financing in next budget

Melissa Ayala February 10, 2011

UT President William Powers Jr. was not one of the eight UT System presidents who testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday because he is in the hospital recovering from a pulmonary embolism. The...

’Horns fight for UT at Capitol

February 10, 2011

Students kept their promise to walk to the Capitol to attend a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday despite record-breaking cold weather and President William Powers Jr.’s sudden hospitalization. More...

Photographer discusses collection at Center

Yvonne Marquez February 10, 2011

Photographer Eli Reed normally lets his photos do the talking, but he made an exception during a presentation Wednesday about the Harry Ransom Center’s Magnum Archive Collection. Reed, a UT photojournalism...

Parents value different traits in their kids’ mates

Donovan Sanders February 10, 2011

While parents may not actually greet their children’s partners with a shotgun in hand, that first encounter can still be tense for all involved. A UT study shows that differing values between parents...

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