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English fluency testing requirements for international students pose admissions barriers

Hairuo Yi November 6, 2020

A lack of available standardized testing for English proficiency in other countries has led to technological and financial challenges for international students applying to UT and other colleges in the...

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UT-Austin community petitions to restart Vietnamese language classes

Andrew Zhang November 6, 2020

Although Vietnamese is the third-most spoken language in Texas, UT has not offered classes for the language since spring 2010. Some community members want the classes back on the course schedule, as a...

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Drug, alcohol violations down from last year, suspension no longer required for drug offenses

Brooke Ontiveros November 5, 2020

Drug violations recorded by the University have decreased by about 58% since last year, and alcohol violations have decreased by about 14%, according to the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Biennial...

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More than $225,000 in University funding will sponsor faculty, staff diversity, inclusion projects

Samantha Greyson November 5, 2020

Fifty-two diversity and inclusion projects on campus have received grants from Actions that promote Community Transformation, an initiative from the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. Lydia...

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Young voters in Texas cast ballots in record numbers in 2020 general election

Lauren Goodman November 5, 2020

There was no line at the Flawn Academic Center and Gregory Gymnasium on the UT campus when Texas’ polls closed at 7 p.m. on election night Tuesday. The poll workers at Gregory Gymnasium had already...

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Ballots cast in Travis County jumps by 125,000 in 2020 election compared to 2016

Skye Seipp and Neha Madhira November 4, 2020

Around 125,000 more ballots were cast in Travis County for the 2020 general election than during the 2016 election.  In 2016, 477,588 ballots were cast, while 602,398 were cast this year. Among...

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Trump beats Biden in Texas, wins 52% of vote

Lauren Goodman November 4, 2020

President Donald Trump won Texas’ 38 electoral votes Tuesday night, according to Decision Desk.   Trump won 52.16% of the vote, beating former Vice President Joe Biden, who had 46.4%...

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Chip Roy wins seat for TX-21, maintains seat’s 40-year Republican legacy

Areeba Amer November 4, 2020

Republican incumbent Chip Roy won his bid for reelection for United States House District TX-21 against his primary opponent Democratic nominee Wendy Davis, maintaining Republican’s 40-year legacy...

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Democrat Gina Hinojosa wins Texas House District 49 with 53% of votes

Neha Madhira November 4, 2020

Texas House Member Democrat Gina Hinojosa was winning Texas’s District 49 with 53% as of 11:10 p.m. Tuesday evening, according to Decision Desk.  Hinojosa has represented District 49 for...

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Incumbent Rep. Roger Williams fends off second challenge from Julie Oliver in TX-25 House race

Andrew Zhang November 4, 2020

Republican incumbent Roger Williams won his fifth term to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas’ 25th Congressional District on Tuesday night, fending off challenger Democrat Julie Oliver,...

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2 incumbents, 1 new candidate win 3 of 5 open Austin City Council seats, rest go into runoffs

Samantha Greyson November 4, 2020

Of the five open Austin City Council seats this election, Vanessa Fuentes won District 2, Greg Casar won District 4 and Leslie Pool won District 7 as of 11 p.m. on Election Day. District 6 is a runoff...

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UT-Austin students feel anxious about election in polarized political climate

Hairuo Yi, Fiza Kuzhiyil, and Sheryl Lawrence November 4, 2020

Some students have expressed anxiety about this years’ election results, saying it is one of the most important elections of their lifetime. With increased student involvement on social media,...

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