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In 2009, former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon sued the NCAA for using his likeness in a video game without his consent or any monetary compensation. Twenty other collegiate athletes joined...
Currently pending approval, the House v. NCAA settlement would usher in a new era of collegiate sports, distributing $2.8 billion in back-pay for former collegiate athletes and establishing guidelines...
The College of Education’s peer advising pilot program, which gives students an outlet to discuss academic questions and concerns with fellow students, wrapped up its first year, according to an...
UT finished installing free menstrual product dispensers in 26 campus buildings on April 3 as part of a Student Government initiative to increase student access to basic hygiene resources.
Grace Kelly,...
Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter
• April 10, 2025
Federal immigration enforcement will begin screening non-citizens’ social media accounts for “antisemitic activity” as grounds for denying visa and green card applications, according to an April...
In 2023, a student-led letter signed by more than 800 people led the Austin City Council to pass a resolution that banned developers from continuing to build windowless housing in Austin. Now, the University...
Screenwriter and director Taylor Sheridan will deliver the keynote address at UT's 142nd Commencement Ceremony on May 10 to an expected crowd of 50,000 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Sheridan...
A deceased person was found on campus overnight in the vicinity of Dean Keeton Street and University Avenue, a University spokesperson confirmed Thursday.
The person’s UT affiliation is not known...
Since he was announced as interim president in February, Jim Davis has participated in a series of public events, introducing himself to students and faculty and laying out his presidential agenda. Here’s...
Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter
• April 9, 2025
Editor's note: On April 4, The Associated Press reported that two UT Austin graduates, who remained in the U.S. to work as permitted by their student visas, had their student visas revoked. The Texan has...
Warmer episodes of dry air, severe drought conditions and short-term weather fluctuations cause an increased number of red flag warnings in Texas in the spring months, meteorologists said. Travis County...
The U.S. Department of Education reopened applications for income-driven repayment plans for federal student loans on March 26 following the initial closure of the repayment plans in February, according...
