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UT students address registration frustrations

UT students address registration frustrations

Sophia Kurz, General news reporter December 1, 2022

Registering for classes can be stressful for many students, and some take to the internet to find others to commiserate with. Every semester, some students experience issues registering for the classes...

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LSAT standardized tests made optional for law school admissions, students reflect

Corinne Piorkowski, General News Reporter November 29, 2022

The American Bar Association proposed leaving the requirement of LSAT scores on applications up to the discretion of individual law school institutions in the spring. On Nov. 18, it voted to officially...

‘It’s just not enough’: Nearly 25 years later, UT’s auto admit rule struggles to diversify

‘It’s just not enough’: Nearly 25 years later, UT’s auto admit rule struggles to diversify

Hope Unger, News Desk Editor November 29, 2022

When state lawmakers implemented UT’s automatic admission policy nearly 25 years ago, it was intended to promote diversity on campus.  While the policy has slightly helped the University become more...

English professor elected to Academy of American Poets Board of Directors

English professor elected to Academy of American Poets Board of Directors

Amirtha Jayakumaran, General News Reporter November 29, 2022

UT English professor Frederick Luis Aldama, who said he wants to cultivate an interest in poetry as a tool for systemic and social change, will join the Board of Directors of the Academy of American Poets. “We...

As cost of living in West Campus rises, students seek relief

As cost of living in West Campus rises, students seek relief

Leila Saidane, Projects Reporter November 18, 2022

People know West Campus for its convenient proximity to UT, its massive student population — and over the past few years —  its booming rent prices.   Rent in West Campus hasn’t increased as...

Collaborative UT project studies equity, opportunities for Black STEM undergraduates

Collaborative UT project studies equity, opportunities for Black STEM undergraduates

Vivien Ayers, General News Reporter November 16, 2022

UT, along with five other American institutions, received an $8.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study racial inequity in STEM and to propose adjustments to educational structures...

Moody students ‘serve’ content at professional tennis tournament on campus

Moody students ‘serve’ content at professional tennis tournament on campus

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter November 15, 2022

Moody students put the skills they learn in the classroom to the test by covering a men’s pro tennis open last week at the Texas Tennis Center. The Greenview Development and Majestic Realty Open,...

McCombs Center for Global Business receives $2.5 million gift

McCombs Center for Global Business receives $2.5 million gift

Ali Juell, Senior news reporter November 11, 2022

UT alumni Ray and Karen Brimble donated $2.5 million to the McCombs Center for Global Business to improve the center’s educational and career resources.  Ray Brimble, founder and CEO of Lynxs Holdings, ...

Three professors unveil reason behind the Andes Mountains’ varied shape

Three professors unveil reason behind the Andes Mountains’ varied shape

Pili Saravia, General news reporter November 9, 2022

Three professors from across the country united in the Andes Mountains to find the cause of the range’s varied width. They found the subsiding of the plate tectonics caused the odd shape of the range...

UT Outpost, Student Parent Organization helps little Longhorns with UT’s first diaper drive

UT Outpost, Student Parent Organization helps little Longhorns with UT’s first diaper drive

Vivien Ayers, General news reporter November 9, 2022

The Student Parent Organization and UT Outpost ran the first diaper, formula and baby wipe drive for UT Outpost last week — a drive that gathered over 600 pounds of goods to be distributed to students...

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Ken Paxton wins attorney general race

Leena Alali, Senior News Reporter November 9, 2022

Incumbent Ken Paxton won the attorney general race against Rochelle Garza with 53.5% of the vote. “Just because we won tonight, the fight is not over,” said Paxton, according to the Texas Tribune....

UT organizations honored for philanthropic efforts

UT organizations honored for philanthropic efforts

Reece Tincher, General News Reporter November 8, 2022

Texas 4000 for Cancer, United Missions for Relief and Development and Seva Charities were among the many organizations honored by UT both on the football field Oct. 1 and with a tower lighting on Oct....

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