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The Daily Texan

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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Professor explores algae as fuel source

Nicole Sanseverino November 8, 2011

Jerry Brand’s algae collection, with nearly 2,800 specimens in all, is more than just pond scum. The diverse range of organisms is part of a growing multi-hundred billion dollar industry, used to...

Volunteer group hosts benefit concert

Sarah Lawson November 7, 2011

Saints of Valory, a local alternative band, rocked the Student Activity Center to raise money for senior citizens. The Saturday benefit concert was planned by the UT organization Senior Smiles. Senior...

Program targets drunken driving

Allison Harris November 7, 2011

About 6 percent of the 25,000 drunken driving accidents in Texas last year occurred the same day a Texas football team was playing, and the Texas Department of Transportation was on campus Saturday to...

Art exhibition features work of students

Allison Harris November 7, 2011

In two adjacent rooms, the Visual Arts Center now has an exhibition featuring three undergraduate art students’ work and one featuring almost 1,000 DVDs with video art by Israeli artists. About...

500th Moonlight Prowl reveals unfamiliar UT history

Sylvia Butanda November 7, 2011

From stories about the University’s first dormitory to the birth of “The Eyes of Texas,” the campus has a rich history the UT community explored over the weekend. Students, staff and...

Collegiate EMS Week will teach CPR, first aid

Sylvia Butanda November 7, 2011

According to a 2010 comparison conducted by the Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services, only 34 percent of cardiac arrest patients received bystander CPR in the Austin area compared to Seattle,...

Budget cuts cause registration difficulties

Liz Farmer November 7, 2011

High demand for classes makes registration a hassle for students, but recent budget cuts make it more difficult for students to get into classes necessary for graduation. Limited classroom space and lack...

Art History lecture discusses creative writing challenges

Rebeca Rodriguez November 4, 2011

Alexander Nemerov, an art professor at Yale University, said art can be expressed and perceived in different ways by different people, and all of these interpretations are valuable. Nemerov spoke...

Spreading truth of Bahrain

Andrew Messamore November 4, 2011

[Updated at 5:06 p.m., monetary value error] Footage of executions, beatings and police brutality flooded projection screens at Mezes Hall Thursday evening during a showing of Al Jazeera’s documentary...

Google helps offer UT Mail to alumni

Jody Serrano November 4, 2011

The University will now offer the UT Mail service to its more than 450,000 alumni free of charge, President William Powers Jr. announced on Wednesday. The University launched UT Mail, powered by Google...

GLBT business association gets corporate supporters

Allie Kolechta November 4, 2011

More rainbow ties have been popping up around McCombs since an organization for GLBT business students was revived last semester. The original GLBTQA Business Student Association was founded in 2007 after...

Jeffrey Award given to five who contribute to College of Communication

Shreya Banerjee November 3, 2011

Every year, the College of Communication recognizes people who have helped its programs in some way by giving them the college-created Jeffrey Award. Recipients of the award are not always directly related...

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