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Texas wins The Big 12 Championship, fans reminisce on life-long memories, attachments with team

Texas wins The Big 12 Championship, fans reminisce on life-long memories, attachments with team

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter December 7, 2023

Ray Almgren grew up in a burnt orange and white room with a poster of former Texas running back Earl Campbell on the wall. He routinely ushered for section 105 of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium...

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TAs relieved from positions will be offered different positions in the spring semester

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter December 2, 2023

Two Steve Hicks School of Social Work teaching assistants relieved from their positions due to expressing disapproval of the University response to the Israel-Hamas war with students will be offered different...

TAs relieved from positions, cannot be reappointed after expressing disagreement with University response to Israel-Hamas war

TAs relieved from positions, cannot be reappointed after expressing disagreement with University response to Israel-Hamas war

Pili Saravia and Mason Rouser December 1, 2023

Two Steve Hicks School of Social Work teaching assistants were relieved of their positions on Nov. 22 after they sent a Canvas message to their students expressing disapproval of the University’s response...

Looking back to look forward: what happened to ‘The Eyes of Texas’ referendum, LGBTQIA+ State of Affairs report

Looking back to look forward: what happened to ‘The Eyes of Texas’ referendum, LGBTQIA+ State of Affairs report

Sarah Brager, Senior News Reporter November 30, 2023

Student government is planning another attempt at a non-binding referendum for “The Eyes of Texas” after the Office of the Dean of Students postponed the original vote last spring.  While the new...

Hillel student presidents say Student Government violated bylaws after Palestine walkout repost

Hillel student presidents say Student Government violated bylaws after Palestine walkout repost

Reece Tincher and Elijah Carll November 29, 2023

Texas Hillel, a UT Jewish organization publicly supporting Israel, said UT Student Government violated its constitutional rules at a meeting on Nov. 15 after sharing an Instagram post from the Palestine...

Campaign and voting signs crowd a grassy patch near the Peter T. Flawn Academic Center, one of two on-campus polling places at UT.

Delayed implementation of Police Oversight Act frustrates victims, activists

Madeline Duncan, General Projects Reporter November 29, 2023

On Jan. 5, 2021, Elizabeth Gonzales faced every mother’s worst fear. Austin Police shot and killed her son, Alex Gonzales Jr., who was 27 years old.  According to an Austin Police report, the incident...

Texas Legislature convenes for fourth special session, discusses education, border security

Texas Legislature convenes for fourth special session, discusses education, border security

Ren Leija, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation to reconvene the Texas Legislature for another special session on Nov. 7, the fourth one since the end of the 88th Texas Legislative Session in May. The session began...

Recent polls suggest growing gap between Democrats, Republicans

Recent polls suggest growing gap between Democrats, Republicans

Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

A recent poll found more Texans felt the country was headed in the wrong direction, according to the Texas Politics Project, a unit of the College of Liberal Arts at the University. Of those surveyed,...

A father and son exit the Shark Exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on Nov. 26, 2023. This exhibit will be on view until Mar. 24, 2024.

Take a bite out of the Bullock’s newest exhibit chronicling history, science of sharks

Caroline McConnico, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

The Bullock Texas State History Museum opened a new exhibition on Nov. 11 exploring the diversities and evolutionary history of sharks.  John Sparks, a curator in the Department of Ichthyology at The...

New UT program allows incoming freshmen to begin studies abroad

New UT program allows incoming freshmen to begin studies abroad

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

Texas Global introduced a new program on Nov. 13 called “Take the World by the Horns,” which creates a new study abroad opportunity for “first-time-in-college students.” The program, created...

Students walk the crosswalk in front of the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Building on Nov. 27, 2023.

Doctoral student receives American Psychological Association Student of the Year award

Joey Clark, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

Psychology doctoral student William Costello won the American Psychological Association’s Division 51: Society for the Psychological Study of Men & Masculinities Student of the Year award for his...

Christina Diaz, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rice University, spoke at Patton Hall on her ongoing research over the debate of whether indignity and legal status is associated with health.

Rice professor speaks on the health advantages of Latin American immigrants

Mara Ramazanoglu, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

Christina Diaz, an assistant sociology professor at Rice University, shared explanations of why the Hispanic immigrant population has overall better health outcomes than other United States foreign populations...

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