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UT-Austin employees report over 1,000 sexual harassment, assault accounts this year, according to University report

Brooke Ontiveros October 30, 2020

University employees reported over 1,000 accounts of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking incidents from January to August of this year, according to a University report. Under...

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Explaining local Travis County races in the 2020 general election

Lauren Goodman October 30, 2020

The Daily Texan put together a list to help inform the UT community on races of interest on the Travis County 2020 general election ballot.  Early voting runs through Friday, and Election Day is Nov....

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New 30-story student living apartment set to open in 2022, offer affordable housing

Skye Seipp October 30, 2020

West Campus will have a towering new addition to its skyline with a 30-story apartment complex set to open in August 2022.  Waterloo will be one of the tallest buildings in the area at 320 feet,...

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UT-Austin students form silent reading club, connect through Zoom, Discord

Fiza Kuzhiyil October 30, 2020

About 80 members of the UT community are part of a weekly virtual reading club over Reddit and Discord to connect during COVID-19.  Jessica Shu, a finance and Plan II senior, said she suggested...

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More than 400 UT-Austin ‘Zfluencers’ work with brands to promote products

Samantha Greyson October 30, 2020

Zfluence, a Generation Z-run company, works with over 400 UT students and allows members of Generation Z to promote brands on their social media in exchange for free products. UT has more “Zfluencers”...

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The Daily Texan October 30, 2020

Daily Texan Staff October 30, 2020

  Students show off their Halloween costumes, some students go part time because of virtual instruction and women's basketball assistant coach Elena Lovato fights on after losing her mother.

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US circuit court ruling allows counties to reject ballots over mismatched signatures

Lauren Goodman October 30, 2020

Counties can reject a voter’s mail-in ballot if election officials cannot verify the voter’s signature, according to a ruling from the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 19.  The...

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Auto thefts nearly triple, burglaries, thefts also rise in West Campus

Brooke Ontiveros October 29, 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, crime rates have risen in West Campus despite the reduced student population. Auto thefts, thefts and burglaries have all risen since the beginning of the pandemic....

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UT-Austin School of Nursing receives $1.5 million donation, creates first distinguished professorship

Lauren Womack October 29, 2020

The UT School of Nursing will create its first distinguished professorship from a $1.5 million donation from the Decherd family, according to an Oct. 15 UT press release.  The donation will fund...

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Four burglaries reported at The Callaway House in past two weeks

Brooke Ontiveros October 29, 2020

The Austin Police Department reported four burglaries at The Callaway House, an off-campus private dorm, in the last two weeks. Three burglaries were reported Oct. 17 on the 7th and 8th floors of The...

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Court revives free speech lawsuit against UT-Austin

Anna Canizales October 28, 2020

The 5th United States Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit against the University by a group of students who said the University’s free speech policies on verbal harassment, intimidation and...

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UT-Austin dorm residents consider whether to return on campus after Thanksgiving

Elyanna Calle October 28, 2020

Students living in on-campus residence halls are weighing their options between going home for Thanksgiving and returning in January or staying in residence halls until the end of the semester.  In...

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