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Plant to Plate

Stephanie Tacy December 2, 2015

The Division of Housing and Food Service works to produce at least 16,000 meals per day for the dining halls on campus. Twenty three percent of the Division of Housing and Food Services’ $8 million...

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UT continues System-wide sexual assault survey

Zainab Calcuttawala November 25, 2015

Researchers released a sexual misconduct survey to a random sample of students across the 13 UT System schools on Nov. 4 as part of the Cultivating Learning and Safe Environment project. The results of...

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Faculty Council passes campus carry resolution

Matthew Adams November 17, 2015

The Faculty Council passed a campus carry resolution after adding an amendment to the proposal Monday.   The council proposed a resolution to prohibit guns from being allowed in the classroom, laboratories,...

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Daily Texan Newscast: November 13, 2015

Lillian Michel and Anthony Green November 13, 2015

On this week’s episode of The Daily Texan Newscast, we cover Noodles and Company’s closure, solar-powered, phone-charging umbrellas coming to campus and renovations to Welch Hall. Reporters...

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UT System announces collaboration to reduce infant mortality rates

Matthew Adams November 13, 2015

The UT System and the Texas Department of State Health Services announced a collaboration this week to reduce infant mortality rates across the state. According to data collected by the Department of...

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Hall v. McRaven hearing rescheduled for week of Dec. 7

Matthew Adams November 9, 2015

A hearing in the Hall v. McRaven lawsuit has been rescheduled for the week of Dec. 7. The hearing, which was originally set for Oct. 19, was first rescheduled for Nov. 9. Both sides filed an agreement...

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Daily Texan Newscast: November 6, 2015

Lillian Michel and Anthony Green November 7, 2015

On this week’s episode of The Daily Texan Newscast, we cover UT’s collaboration with NASA, studies from the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer and...

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Daily Texan Newscast: October 16, 2015

Lillian Michel and Anthony Green October 16, 2015

On this week’s episode of The Daily Texan Newscast, we discuss Bevo’s passing, the Hidden Pines Fire in Bastrop County, campus carry protests and Veggie Heaven’s comeback. We also...

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Bevo XIV dies in sleep after 11 years as mascot

Michael Shapiro October 16, 2015

Texas mascot Bevo XIV died in his sleep early Friday morning following a short bout with bovine leukemia virus. Bevo served as the Longhorns mascot for more than 11 years and appeared in 147 games with...

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UT-Dallas alumnus wins Nobel Prize in chemistry

Matthew Adams October 13, 2015

UT-Dallas alumnus Aziz Sancar won the school’s first ever Nobel Prize in chemistry last week. Sancar, a professor in biochemistry and biophysics at the University of North Carolina, was one...

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UT holds second public forum regarding campus carry

Matthew Adams October 6, 2015

UT held its last public forum Wednesday to discuss how concealed carry on the UT campus will be implemented. The working group, formed by UT President Gregory Fenves, hosted the forum to collect...

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Regents approve plan for 2 percent tuition increase

Matthew Adams October 3, 2015

On a 6-2 vote Friday, the UT Board of Regents approved a plan for a 2 percent tuition increase for the 2016–2017 school year. In 2003, the Texas State Legislature lifted restrictions on how much...

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