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TX Votes holds breakfast at Kerbey Lane Cafe before early voting

Michael Byrd February 19, 2020

Nearly a dozen students gathered at Kerbey Lane Cafe at 6 a.m. Tuesday for coffee, breakfast tacos and early voting. TX Votes, a student organization that focuses on helping people with the voting process,...

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Distinguished historian presents ecological history of Gulf of Mexico at Littlefield Lecture Series

Dylan Rasbridge February 19, 2020

A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian discussed the historical impact industry has had on the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday as part one of the Littlefield Lecture Series, “Coming Ashore: History, Ecology,...

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Policy Alliance for Communities of Color celebrate Barbara Jordan’s legacy

Sana Hameed February 19, 2020

The Policy Alliance for Communities of Color organized a panel to discuss Barbara Jordan’s roots, her accomplishments and her impact on the civil rights movement Tuesday. Jordan, who was the first...

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Elizabeth Warren taught at Texas Law in the 1980s. Here’s what we found in her faculty file.

Sami Sparber and Chad Lyle February 18, 2020

AUSTIN - In the 1980s, before she ran for president or was elected to the United States Senate, Elizabeth Warren was a professor at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. Warren’s time...

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Democratic US Senate candidates talk climate change at Austin forum

Koshik Mahapatra February 18, 2020

Three Democratic candidates running to unseat United States Sen. John Cornyn gathered at the University Presbyterian Church on Monday to share their plans to address climate change. The Texas Interfaith...

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Emergency fund helps staff members in crisis, available for donations on HornRaiser

Lauren Grobe February 18, 2020

When Fran Peña realized she was having a mental health emergency, she did everything right. She went to an emergency room and checked herself into a mental health hospital, but before she could...

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Hindu Students Association raises cultural awareness, builds community during Hinduism week

Cat DeLaura February 18, 2020

In an effort to educate UT students on the values, practices and traditions constituting Hinduism, the Hindu Students Association is hosting Hinduism Awareness Week. The theme for this year’s...

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Students request oat milk in UT dining halls as additional nondairy alternative

Nataleah Small February 18, 2020

Requests for oat milk as a dairy alternative in dining halls trickled in to University Housing and Dining this year, UHD registered dietitian Lindsay Wilson said. UHD continuously receives student feedback...

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UT-Austin scientists develop fossil board game for university classrooms

Anna Canizales February 18, 2020

Two UT scientists developed a game of chance to help students understand taphonomy, or how fossils are formed, in a classroom setting. UT alumna Anna Weiss and Rowan Martindale, an assistant professor...

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Student Engineering Council kicks off E-Week with minigames, cookout

Madi Margulies February 18, 2020

The smell of burgers and hot dogs on the grill permeated the air while Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” played from a speaker at the 2020 Engineers Week kickoff party Friday.  The...

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Early voting kicks off in Travis County, voters begin choosing candidates

Hannah Williford February 18, 2020

Early voting will kick off Tuesday, allowing Travis County voters to begin choosing their primary nominees and determining local elections. Those who registered 30 days before election day, March 3,...

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Blanton Museum of Art to redesign exterior following $5 million donation

Neha Madhira February 17, 2020

The Still Water Foundation donated $5 million to the Blanton Museum of Art to remodel the building’s exterior, according to a UT press release on Tuesday.  The foundation donated an additional...

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