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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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School of Architecture ranked second in nation

Megan Strickland December 6, 2011

Competitive tuition and faculty accomplishments within the School of Architecture were likely factors in the school’s undergraduate program being ranked second in the nation for 2012. Budget cuts...

Digital archive of Guatemala’s police force launched at conference

Sylvia Butanda December 5, 2011

A digital archive featuring millions of images and documents from the National Police of Guatemala could help people searching for family and friends who have disappeared, said Karen Engle, law professor...

Student jury honors W hotel for architecture

Sarah Lawson December 5, 2011

In late June, glass fell from balconies at the W Hotel onto the streets of downtown Austin. No pedestrians were injured, and despite these initial problems a group of UT students named the building the...

University holds commencement ceremony

Colton Pence December 5, 2011

Thousands of Longhorns donned their caps and gowns this weekend to celebrate graduation, marking the end of their time at the University. About 3,100 students graduated this semester, including 2,124...

AID Austin seeks support in removing Dow Chemical’s Olympic sponsorship

Lydia Herrera December 5, 2011

Volunteers from the Association for India’s Development laid down under white shrouds next to the West Mall on Friday to urge students to sign a petition to remove the Dow Chemical Company from sponsoring...

Bob Metcalfe awarded for contributions to the Internet

Jody Serrano December 2, 2011

A few days ago engineering professor Bob Metcalfe traveled to Tokyo, Japan to receive the C&C award for his contributions to the development of the Internet from the NEC C&C Foundation. Metcalfe...

High school students offer solutions to community problems

Megan Strickland December 2, 2011

Future Longhorn Joe Ramos said the community service skills he learned through a state-wide competition at UT will be tools he brings onto campus as a freshman at the McCombs School of Business next year. The...

Former UT dean fired from president’s job at University of Oregon

Allie Kolechta December 2, 2011

[Corrected Dec. 5: Fixed attribution] A former UT dean was fired from his position of president at the University of Oregon after expressing clashing viewpoints with the state’s Board of Higher...

Exhibition offers glimpse into literary history

Omar Gamboa December 2, 2011

Harry Ransom Center curator Danielle Sigler said when developing her own curator’s tour of the “Banned, Burned, Seized, and Censored” exhibition that took place Thursday night, she did...

Student entrepreneurs pitch innovative ideas

Jody Serrano December 2, 2011

Two weeks ago while staying up late cramming for a test, finance senior Ian Beckcom wished he could talk to somebody about the questions he had before he took the exam the next day. Beckcom said he wondered...

UT groups join forces to host AIDS day conference

Megan Strickland December 2, 2011

Only 23 percent of sexually active students at UT use condoms regularly, said Guli Fager, health education coordinator for University Health Services at the fifth annual World AIDS day conference at UT. The...

Facebook discusses Timeline feature, ‘likes’

Kayla Jonsson December 1, 2011

Although a “dislike” button is not expected to be implemented to the Facebook page, Facebook account manager Brian Wheeler said members can expect great changes in the near future. Austin...

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