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Members of the Texas men's swim and dive team come up for air during their first meet on Oct. 3, 2024.

Name, Image, Likeness: A look into the changing landscape of NCAA sports in the NIL era

That’s because, in 2021, Texas became the 14th state to pass legislation that would give student-athletes the ability to profit off of their name, image and likeness — a landmark development in the...

Texas cheer runs the flags after a score by the Longhorns during the game against Mississippi State on Sept. 28, 2024.

A new era: the implementation of general managers in college athletics

Henry Hipschman, General Sports Reporter April 14, 2025

General managers, a staple of professional sports, are critical to the construction of a successful team. Handling the front office end of the athletic industry, the position of general manager handles...

Head coach Vic Schaefer with forward Madison Booker (middle) and guard Rori Harmon (right) after Texas' win against South Carolina on Feb. 9, 2025.

What does the House v. NCAA settlement mean for women’s sports?

Genevieve Britten and Anna Ambrose April 14, 2025

Colleges and universities will be permitted to directly pay student-athletes for the first time if a judge approves a settlement involving the NCAA this week, sparking debate on how colleges should distribute...

Student-athletes ‘caught in the crossfire’ of House v. NCAA settlement

Student-athletes ‘caught in the crossfire’ of House v. NCAA settlement

Lauren Hightower and Payton Blalock April 14, 2025

In team meetings with Texas swim and dive, freshman swimmer Jeremy Kelly saw a list of where he stood among the rest of the team based on projected point scoring.  He read the list again. And again....

Texas fans walk past DKR-TMS before Texas' game against Texas Tech on Nov. 24, 2023.

Key moments of the NIL timeline

Trisha Dasgupta, Projects Editor April 14, 2025

2009 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...

Quarterback Arch Manning ahead of Texas' game against CSU on Aug. 31, 2024.

An overview of House v. NCAA

Matthew Gomez and Alistair Manliguez April 14, 2025

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 most someone wants is to be heard’: Students foster connection, create memoirs for hospice patients

Mazzy Warren, General Projects Reporter April 3, 2025

Jazmin Campbell has an untreatable autoimmune disorder called stiff person syndrome, also known as SPS. The syndrome causes symptoms such as muscle stiffness, painful contractions and spasms and is most...

The Texas Capitol on Aug. 25, 2024.

Texas House debates private school voucher plan

Joey Clark and Mark Trevino April 3, 2025

Debates over private school voucher programs have moved to the forefront of the national conversation, and school choice movements have pushed for creating “opportunity scholarships,” or vouchers for...

The "Be Well" Mural is pictured on March 27, 2025.

Community of creatives: How art came to decorate Austin’s streets

Laura Baker, General Projects Reporter March 27, 2025

The year was 1973, and the only high-rises were the waistlines of bell-bottom jeans. Three UT art students gathered at the 23rd Street corridor off of The Drag to create what would become the first...

Amid dropping reading levels, professors find new ways to engage in a shifting classroom

Amid dropping reading levels, professors find new ways to engage in a shifting classroom

Behr Rinke, General Projects Reporter March 26, 2025

Since the pandemic, student reading levels have dropped, showing little sign of recovery. Now, professors must find ways to adapt classes to changing student needs by cutting down on reading assignments...

Sustainability at UT: Building a greener future through academics, extracurriculars

Sustainability at UT: Building a greener future through academics, extracurriculars

Sumner Hill, General Projects Reporter December 5, 2024

2025 will be UT’s “Year of Energy,” President Jay Hartzell declared in his 2024 State of the University address. Against the backdrop of a rapidly warming planet and a global energy crisis, Hartzell’s...

‘Change never comes out of inaction’: Campus orgs advocate for more accessible Forty Acres

‘Change never comes out of inaction’: Campus orgs advocate for more accessible Forty Acres

Mazzy Warren, General Projects Reporter December 3, 2024

The University of Texas follows three federal laws relating to accessibility among institutions of higher learning: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of...

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