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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...

UT's international students: overcoming challenges while navigating life in the U.S.

UT’s international students: overcoming challenges while navigating life in the U.S.

Yasmin Garcia, General Projects Reporter November 21, 2024

For many international students at UT Austin, adapting to life at the University is more than an academic challenge. It's a journey through experiencing a new culture, adjusting to a new environment...

University lowers automatic admissions threshold to 5%, what this means for future applicants 

University lowers automatic admissions threshold to 5%, what this means for future applicants 

Julia Marie Apuda, General Projects Reporter November 21, 2024

For over 20 years, top-scoring students within each Texas public school district have been guaranteed automatic acceptance into the University. Starting in 1997, any Texas high schooler with a GPA in the...

‘It’s unbearable’: Students address rising heat at UT

‘It’s unbearable’: Students address rising heat at UT

Mazzy Warren, General Projects Reporter November 8, 2024

Longhorns are no strangers to the Texas heat. The brutal sun and oppressive humidity, paired with long walks between stuffy classrooms, only make it harder to stay cool.  Neuroscience freshman...

This illustration was drawn for students discussing their friendships across partisan lines and was published on Nov. 7, 2024.

Students discuss friendships across partisan lines

Max Kinser, General Projects Reporter November 7, 2024

Noah Keany, a government freshman, and Owen Lowe, an international relations freshman, met on Speedway this year after being introduced by a mutual friend. Lowe loves to shoot Trap and Skeet and serves...

Students wait in line to early vote at the Texas Union on Oct. 22, 2024.

Blue among red: 10 years of voting at Texas public universities

Emily DeMotte, General Projects Reporter November 4, 2024

For the past 30 years, the state of Texas has voted Republican. For the past five, conservative lawmakers have passed a slew of legislation targeting a central, threatening idea — liberal college campuses. In...

In a media landscape where audiences increasingly choose what they consume, reliable, fact-based news media can help shape civic behaviors and electoral participation. This was first published on Nov. 1, 2024.

Digital generation: How young people engage with political news media, participate in civic spaces 

Catharine Li, General Projects Reporter November 1, 2024

The rise of digital platforms has transformed how young people access and engage with news media. In a media landscape where audiences increasingly choose what they consume, reliable, fact-based news media...

Combating stigma, raising awareness of STIs at UT

Combating stigma, raising awareness of STIs at UT

Max Kinser, General Projects Reporter October 30, 2024

Experts say half of all sexually active people are predicted to get a sexually transmitted infection by age 25. But STIs remain a taboo topic for many people. “A lot of people are unaware that these...

The New Guild Co-operative on Oct. 28, 2024.

Co-Op residents work to create a better future for their communities

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General Projects Reporter October 28, 2024

Grant Gilker's freshman-year dorm saw the blossoming of close connections and the establishment of a home away from home through late nights studying, cooking with friends and great conversations.  After...

Against the Odds: A student’s journey from foster care to UT

Against the Odds: A student’s journey from foster care to UT

Eden Shamy and Katya Lemus October 24, 2024

Growing up in Austin, Gina Silva always held the University of Texas as a dream in the back of her mind. However, nobody in her family had a driver’s license or a high school diploma. Her mother suffered...

Semester of SB 17: Alumni, LGBTQ+ activists concerned but hopeful for student advocacy

Kylee Howard, General Projects Reporter April 26, 2024

Editor’s Note: The implementation of Senate Bill 17 meant the loss of diversity, equity and inclusion offices, positions and resources throughout campus. The Texan’s projects department reached out...

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