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UT student living becomes less affordable as Austin housing market grows

UT student living becomes less affordable as Austin housing market grows

Tori Duff, News Reporter September 5, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 31 flipbook.  Apartment buildings, condominiums and co-ops have taken up all of the available land around UT for more than a decade,...

UT-Austin residence halls return to full capacity

UT-Austin residence halls return to full capacity

Kevin Vu, News Reporter September 5, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 31 flipbook. UT-Austin residence halls have reached 100% capacity with 7,400 students living across the 14 residence halls amid Stage...

UT-Austin researchers find gaps in Austin’s immigrant inclusion

UT-Austin researchers find gaps in Austin’s immigrant inclusion

Kaushiki Roy September 1, 2021

Austin showed greater gaps in immigrant incorporation, including housing affordability, job opportunities and naturalization, compared to other U.S. cities, public policy researchers at UT found. Austin...

Potential impacts on undocumented students after new DACA ruling

Potential impacts on undocumented students after new DACA ruling

Marisa Huerta September 1, 2021

Undocumented students could be greatly impacted after a Texas federal judge ruled on July 16 that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is illegal and that the federal government should no longer accept...

UT students struggle with housing at The Standard complex that was still considered a ‘construction site’ a week ago

UT students struggle with housing at The Standard complex that was still considered a ‘construction site’ a week ago

Tori Duff August 31, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 25 flipbook.  Students moving into The Standard at Austin, a newly constructed apartment complex, are dealing with unfurnished apartments,...

Advocacy group continues mental health efforts by advising on CMHC programs

Advocacy group continues mental health efforts by advising on CMHC programs

Tori Duff August 31, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 25 flipbook.  After mental health advocacy group Students Organizing for Support held sit-in protests last spring to rally for guaranteed...

Texas Tour Guides end strike after ‘Eyes of Texas’ lyrics removed from Welcome

Texas Tour Guides end strike after ‘Eyes of Texas’ lyrics removed from Welcome

Sheryl‌ ‌Lawrence‌ ‌ August 31, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 25 flipbook.  The University removed “The Eyes of Texas” lyrics from the Admissions Welcome Center in late July, ending the Texas...

UT community cares for campus cat Domino after landscaping

UT community cares for campus cat Domino after landscaping

Katy Nelson, News Reporter August 31, 2021
Last week, Landscape Services removed the bushes Domino lives in because they died in Februrary’s winter storm.
Latest census data shows increased diversity, population growth in West Campus

Latest census data shows increased diversity, population growth in West Campus

Marisa Huerta, News Reporter August 31, 2021
City demographer Lila Valencia said these changes will be significant when the city redraws district lines this fall, as students will vote for representatives that align with their interests.
A UT professor traces origins of cattle ranching back to Spanish colonial slave trade

A UT professor traces origins of cattle ranching back to Spanish colonial slave trade

Katy Nelson August 29, 2021

A UT professor created a theory highlighting the exact home of Bevo’s ancestors. He traced the similarities between where cattle originated to the area in Texas the animals ended up, as part of his research...

Space environmentalism project collaborating with new environmental sustainability

Space environmentalism project collaborating with new environmental sustainability

Katy Nelson, Senior News Reporter August 29, 2021

With nearly half a million pieces of trash floating in space, space environmentalism is an issue a UT aerospace engineering associate professor Moriba Jah says needs to be addressed now.  Jah launched...

UT urges students to participate in COVID-19 testing twice a week

UT urges students to participate in COVID-19 testing twice a week

Lauren Nelson August 29, 2021

UT is encouraging all students to partake in proactive community testing twice a week to slow the spread of COVID-19. However, campus PCT capacity currently sits at 15,000 tests a week. With about 51,000...

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