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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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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...

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...

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