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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

The Daily Texan

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Board of Regents forms partnership with MyEdu, flusters University faculty

Liz Farmer November 1, 2011

University faculty raised concerns about inconsistencies with the interactive MyEdu website and about how student feedback on the site will be used in faculty evaluations. Multiple faculty members voiced...

Growing mustaches for prostate cancer

John Farey November 1, 2011

Fake moustache kits are usually associated with use in a private eye’s disguise routine, not to raise awareness for men’s prostate cancer. Passers-by on Speedway were treated to Interfraternity...

Museum hosts fright fest for kids

Sylvia Butanda October 31, 2011

The 3rd Annual “Fright at the Museum” at the Texas Memorial Museum featured special exhibits that highlighted the museum’s scariest specimens and offered a variety of Halloween-themed...

Three plans aim to improve higher education

Liz Farmer October 31, 2011

Each party in the Texas higher education debate presents their plan as the correct answer. But are the plans really that different? The Daily Texan compares the three plans meant to enhance the efficiency...

Whitis Court sets up haunted house

Sarah Lawson October 31, 2011

[Corrected 3:16 p.m.: Changed number of attendees, sponsor of event] Many students chose to stay on campus for Halloween weekend instead of hitting the downtown festivities. Friday night, Whitis Court...

Taiwanese students host night market

Allison Harris October 31, 2011

Singing, dance performances and students eating green onion pancakes dominated the Main Mall at the ninth annual night market hosted by the Taiwanese American Students’ Association. Association...

UT Alumni Share Olympic Experience

Sylvia Butanda October 31, 2011

UT Olympians earned 14 medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, enough to tie with Kenya for 18th in the national medal count. Some of UT’s former and current Olympians returned to campus to share their...

Texas education board adopts new regulations, affecting UT courses

Liz Farmer October 28, 2011

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted changes to required courses at state institutions at a meeting Thursday. The board denied UT Executive Vice-President and Provost Steven Leslie’s...

Speaker discusses astronauts, rocks

Omar Gamboa October 28, 2011

The importance of human space exploration is what makes America a great nation, said a distinguished senior lecturer in the department of geological sciences Thursday. As part of the Environmental Science...

Obama slighted for his race instead of politics, Pitts says

Jody Serrano October 28, 2011

Pulitzer prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. said many members of Congress oppose President Barack Obama not because of his controversial policies, but because of his race. Pitts spoke to a crowd...

University board moves to make in-state transfers easier

Liz Farmer October 28, 2011

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted changes to required courses at state institutions at a meeting Thursday. The board denied UT Executive Vice-President and Provost Steven Leslie’s...

Nano Science building dedicated to former UT president

Megan Strickland October 28, 2011

Former UT President Larry Faulkner said he hopes to spend the rest of his life as a member of UT faculty at the dedication ceremony Thursday for the Larry R. Faulkner Nanoscience and Technology Building,...

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