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Students face financial uncertainty next year despite CARES Act extension

Lauren Goodman September 14, 2020

Some students were forced to take out additional loans for tuition costs this fall after a decrease in financial aid, despite extra assistance from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.  The...

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Polling locations look to recruit younger employees following COVID-19

Lauren Abel September 14, 2020

Polling locations across the country have faced staffing shortages for the upcoming election as a result of COVID-19, prompting the recruitment of younger workers. One group trying to reduce the shortage...

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Architecture studio hours limited, burdens students

Brooke Ontiveros September 14, 2020

Students like architecture junior Damini Sayeed can no longer pull all-nighters in the architecture studio where students create models of buildings and structures. Studio hours have shifted from being...

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Miakan-Garza Band hosts teach-in, ceremony urging UT-Austin to return Indigenous remains

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves September 11, 2020

The Miakan-Garza Band of Texas hosted a teach-in and ceremony Monday evening to continue to urge the University to return the remains of three of their ancestors.  Speakers recounted the history...

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How are UT System institutions screening, testing, tracking COVID-19?

Andrew Zhang September 11, 2020

UT System academic institutions developed individual approaches to decreasing the spread of COVID-19 as they open campus this fall. The Daily Texan gathered information from all the institutions on how...

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UT’s Anxiety and Stress Clinic offers free therapy for stressed, anxious Texans

Brooke Ontiveros September 11, 2020

UT’s Anxiety and Stress Clinic will continue to offer three free therapy sessions this fall for anyone experiencing distress or anxiety due to the coronavirus pandemic. “When the pandemic...

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Some UT-Austin students opt to leave Austin housing early because of COVID-19 fears

Anna Canizales September 11, 2020

Some students are choosing to leave their Austin housing and return home, fearing the University will send students home as coronavirus case numbers rise within the UT community.  Students living...

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Texas university systems chancellors say reopening campuses provide students with ‘highest quality education’

Lauren Goodman September 10, 2020

Three chancellors of Texas’ largest public university systems said the reopening of their campuses for the fall semester was important to provide students with the “highest quality education.” The...

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UT-Austin reports 3 clusters with about 100 total positive COVID-19 cases in West Campus

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves and Emily Hernandez September 10, 2020

UT reported three coronavirus case clusters in West Campus with collectively about 100 positive cases on Thursday morning. The University declined to communicate the addresses of the clusters, citing...

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UHS says positivity rate from clinical tests too complex to report

Neha Madhira September 10, 2020

Calculating the number of COVID-19 tests administered through University Health Services and their average positivity rate would be too complex because of pop-up testing sites and other rules about self-reporting,...

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UT-Austin coronavirus dashboard updated retroactively with 109 new COVID-19 cases

Andrew Zhang September 9, 2020

The UT-Austin COVID-19 Dashboard has been updated retroactively to add 109 cases from off-campus testing sources, according to a text update on the dashboard Wednesday afternoon. The dashboard will...

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