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Austin may hire full-time bat scientist to protect, manage local colony

Austin may hire full-time bat scientist to protect, manage local colony

Sarah Brager, General News Reporter April 5, 2023

Austin’s famous bat population — the world’s largest urban bat colony — faces threats from potential displacement and disease. To protect the critters, the Animal Advisory Commission unanimously...

32-year legacy: Cain & Abel’s possible demolition by end of April

32-year legacy: Cain & Abel’s possible demolition by end of April

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter April 4, 2023

Popular West Campus bar Cain & Abel’s could be demolished by the end of April for the construction of a 30-story apartment tower, according to a permit filed yesterday by a private development company.  The...

New potential Project Connect designs create route intersecting, stopping at UT campus

New potential Project Connect designs create route intersecting, stopping at UT campus

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter April 4, 2023

Austin Transit Partnership proposed five new potential light rail lines for Project Connect on March 21, including one connecting UT to Yellow Jacket Lane through downtown.   “We are proud of...

Protesters hold up a sign at the March for Our Lives protest on June 11, 2022. The protest was held in reaction to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May.

Democratic senators seek to strengthen gun safety laws in Texas

Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter April 3, 2023

CW: This story contains mentions of gun violence. In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School last May, Democratic Texas state senators are attempting to keep gun control in the...

‘Can you love animals and eat them too?’: Student organization uses satire to promote vegan lifestyles

‘Can you love animals and eat them too?’: Student organization uses satire to promote vegan lifestyles

Ren Leija, General News Reporter April 3, 2023

CW: This article contains sensitive topics about animal cruelty. Hosted by the UT Austin chapter of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection, Save Week!, which started last week, is an event dedicated...

‘The bill passing is not going to stop us’: LGBTQ+ advocates speak out against anti-drag bill

‘The bill passing is not going to stop us’: LGBTQ+ advocates speak out against anti-drag bill

Mason Rouser, General News Reporter April 3, 2023

The Senate Committee on State Affairs held public testimony at the end of March over a bill that could potentially ban drag and drag performances from taking place in public spaces and in the presence...

UT Senate to introduce resolution supporting campus shuttle pilot for disabled students

UT Senate to introduce resolution supporting campus shuttle pilot for disabled students

Ireland Blouin, Senior News Reporter April 3, 2023

The UT Senate of College Councils plans to tackle on-campus accessibility by introducing a resolution in support of implementing a pilot shuttle program for disabled students at its next assembly meeting...

Graduate film student Tania Cattebeke Laconich wins first Moody College of Communication photojournalism contest

Graduate film student Tania Cattebeke Laconich wins first Moody College of Communication photojournalism contest

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter April 2, 2023

The Moody College of Communication opened its second photojournalism gallery exhibit on Thursday, where a collection of photos from graduate film student Tania Cattebeke Laconich is displayed after her...

Nursing shortage creates challenges for UT nursing school, motivates student nurses

Nursing shortage creates challenges for UT nursing school, motivates student nurses

Isabella Zeff, General News Reporter April 2, 2023

Christian Santos always had a passion for both helping others and health sciences, creating a love that inspired him to major in nursing when he came to UT. “You’re taking care of (patients’)...

Social work advocates plan rally following dissolution of collaborative group

Social work advocates plan rally following dissolution of collaborative group

Joseph Sweeney, General News Reporter April 2, 2023

On Friday afternoon around 30 social work advocates sat designing posters at Pease Park in preparation for their April 11 rally to protest low student worker pay in front of the Steve Hicks School of Social...

ConocoPhillips partners with UT to research renewable energy, prepare for Willow Project

ConocoPhillips partners with UT to research renewable energy, prepare for Willow Project

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter March 30, 2023

The Willow Project, approved by the Biden administration on March 13, is one of the biggest oil drilling projects in U.S. history. ConocoPhillips, which heads the Willow Project, has worked with the UT...

Study shows worse care experiences in for-profit hospices than nonprofits

Study shows worse care experiences in for-profit hospices than nonprofits

Amirtha Jayakumaran, General News Reporter March 30, 2023

A new study published last month found patient care experiences are substantially worse at for-profit hospices than at nonprofit ones. The study was a collaboration between the RAND Corporation, the...

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