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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Students can register for classes with financial bars up to $1,000

Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter February 17, 2023

Students with financial bars up to $1,000 will still be able to register for classes beginning this upcoming registration period, Texas One Stop announced in an email to students on Feb. 16. The University...

Students walk past Longhorn Coffee Co in the WCP. Longhorn Coffee Co, which is run by Housing and Dining, pays students a minimum of $13/hr.

On-campus workers face low wages, high living costs

Julius Shieh, General News Reporter February 16, 2023

Since 2009, inflation has gone up 39.35% and the median cost of rent in Austin has risen by nearly $400 per month. However, over the past 14 years, UT’s minimum wage for student jobs has remained the...

Roundup event changed to West Fest to distance from past

Roundup event changed to West Fest to distance from past

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter February 16, 2023

In 1930, the University introduced Roundup, a homecoming event that included decorated floats and a weekend of parties for “each and every visitor to the (UT) Campus,” according to the event’s original...

UT alumnus funds Dell Med research on healthy aging for adults with MS, honors late wife

UT alumnus funds Dell Med research on healthy aging for adults with MS, honors late wife

Isabella Zeff, General News Reporter February 14, 2023

Greg and Kathy Moore met in a government class as UT students. When she was 33, Kathy received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. She lived a full life with the disease for 20 years, until she reached the...

First Annual Warfield Week honors students who embody legacy of John Lewis Warfield

First Annual Warfield Week honors students who embody legacy of John Lewis Warfield

Ren Leija, General News Reporter February 12, 2023

Student leaders attended the first annual Warfield Awards reception on Feb. 10 to celebrate their accomplishments that embody the legacy of John Lewis Warfield, the former director of UT’s Center for...

Winter freeze forces UT students to manage higher workloads

Winter freeze forces UT students to manage higher workloads

Gabi Mathison, General News Reporter February 12, 2023

In the wake of class cancellations from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 due to dangerous conditions resulting from Texas’ winter freeze, some students say the time off has left them overwhelmed as they deal with...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gives a speech at the Texan Capital on Feb 18, 2022. He addressed critical race theory and pledged to eliminate tenure for new hires at Texas public universities.

Dan Patrick’s plan to end tenure has yet to come to fruition, but some Texas lawmakers are targeting class curriculum

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter February 12, 2023

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced last February that ending tenure in public universities would be a “top priority” this legislative session, but Texas lawmakers have yet to file a bill attempting to...

UT requests $48 million in ‘exceptional items’ funding from state, including nuclear reactor research project

UT requests $48 million in ‘exceptional items’ funding from state, including nuclear reactor research project

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter February 9, 2023

UT requested $48.2 million to fund several special projects in addition to its baseline funding ahead of Texas’ 88th Legislative Session, which started Jan. 10. Each state agency, including public...

Mellon Foundation grants funding for 3 liberal arts projects

Mellon Foundation grants funding for 3 liberal arts projects

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter February 8, 2023

The Mellon Foundation, a private foundation that supports arts and humanities across the nation, funded grants in early December for three UT liberal arts projects totaling over $2 million as a part...

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TikTok ban causes UT-Austin students to examine University priorities, push for safer campuses

Gabi Mathison, General News Reporter February 8, 2023

The University of Texas at Austin recently blocked access to the popular social media app TikTok on UT Wi-Fi in accordance with Gov. Greg Abbott’s Dec. 7, 2022 order that required government agencies...

UT announces launch of artificial intelligence master's program

UT announces launch of artificial intelligence master’s program

Ireland Blouin, Senior News Reporter February 6, 2023

UT announced the launch of the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence online graduate program on Jan. 26. The school will begin accepting applications on June 1 and will host its first class in spring...

Dell Medical School receives gift to promote clinical social work

Dell Medical School receives gift to promote clinical social work

Amirtha Jayakumaran, General News Reporter January 26, 2023

Dell Medical School’s Department of Health Social Work received a $1.2 million gift from philanthropists to expand the department’s efforts, including $500,000 to create an endowed scholarship...

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