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Texas financial aid application will be online starting in fall of 2021

Laura Morales January 29, 2020

Students will no longer have to mail state financial aid applications once the application goes online, starting in fall 2021.  The Texas Application for State Financial Aid is currently submitted...

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Austin Police Department hosts first free gun surrender event

Brooke Ontiveros January 29, 2020

The Austin Police Department hosted its first free gun surrender event on Tuesday, allowing community members to dispose of their guns safely without any questions or paperwork. The event was held at...

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Highlights from UT-Austin’s forum on sexual misconduct policies

Lisa Nhan and Megan Menchaca January 28, 2020

Editor’s Note: Since the forum was meant to be a safe space, any mandatory reporting requirements by SB 212 were suspended. Student names have been anonymized in this transcript. Questions and answers...

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UTPD records consistently fast response times last semester

Brooke Ontiveros January 28, 2020

The UT Police Department holds some of the quickest call response times in Austin, UTPD executive officer Chris Bonnet said. On average, UTPD responded to calls in approximately one to six minutes last...

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University Health Services will require fall 2020 students to show proof of measles vaccination

Austin Martinez January 28, 2020

The University will now require incoming students to show proof of measles immunity, according to the University Health Services website.    This requirement will only apply to students entering...

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Capital Metro introduces electric buses to routes

Hannah Williford January 28, 2020

Capital Metro introduced its first electric buses into its routes Sunday. The buses will be much quieter, better for the environment and cooler with the lack of exhaust than the existing models, said Melissa...

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University health officials provide information on coronavirus during China outbreak

Nataleah Small January 28, 2020

Although there are no cases of the new coronavirus in Travis County as of Monday, University Health Services sent a campuswide email on Jan. 23 to educate students about the virus and seasonal respiratory...

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The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approves proposal of evaluation of co-requisite models required in the Texas Success Initiative

Neha Madhira January 28, 2020

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved an evaluation of co-requisite models Thursday, requiring students to take an additional course to assist them if they have not demonstrated college...

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‘Our process is failing you’: UT-Austin holds forum on sexual misconduct policies with President Fenves, campus leadership

Lauren Grobe January 28, 2020

“Yes, we have failed you,” UT President Gregory Fenves said after multiple students requested UT administration explicitly state if UT’s sexual misconduct policies have failed students. Fenves,...

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UTPD Chief David Carter plans to increase security around campus

Neha Madhira January 27, 2020

UT Police Department Chief David Carter said he plans to increase West Campus patrols and implement a new camera security system near campus at a press conference Monday. This conference came after...

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Spring College Student Commission focuses on improving bus stops, adding food pantries

Hannah Williford January 27, 2020

Austin City Council’s College Student Commission discussed possible recommendations to improve transportation and food accessiblity near Austin college campuses Friday. The commission brings together...

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UT study links HPV to head, neck cancer

Mariane Gutierrez January 27, 2020

A recent UT study found that human papillomavirus, better known as HPV, is linked to 73% of head and neck cancers. Dr. Laura Chow, an oncologist at the UT Health Austin LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes,...

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