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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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City Council approves plans for 400 parking meters in West Campus

Allie Kolechta October 7, 2011

A West Campus neighborhood association could try and install up to 400 new parking meters in the area after City Council approved an ordinance Thursday. City Council passed a resolution that sets up a...

Michael Ian Black doesn’t disappoint with comedy show at Texas Union

Megan Strickland October 7, 2011

Michael Ian Black delivered a stand-up comedy routine to thunderous applause at the Texas Union Ballroom on Thursday night as part of the Student Event Center’s Music and Entertainment Committee’s...

West campus to expand student housing opportunities for fall 2013 semester

Allie Kolechta October 6, 2011

A total of 622 new beds will be available to students in West Campus for the fall 2013 semester, according to an official from the University’s realty group. The site, located where the 120-year-old...

UT Professor Leads Expedition in Arctic Ecosystem

Jennifer Berke October 6, 2011

Three UT science instructors plan to spend the summer avoiding oil spills and direct interferences with the natural ecosystem while studying sediment samples in the Arctic Ocean. Marine science professor...

40 students walkout, join ‘Occupy Austin’

Nick Hadjigeorge October 6, 2011

A group of approximately 40 students met at South Mall on Wednesday at noon and held signs advertising Occupy Austin while chanting slogans like “money for jobs and education, not for wars and occupation.” Occupy...

Transfer students do not factor into graduation rates

Liz Farmer October 6, 2011

The UT System measures efficiency by calculating the number of students who complete a degree exclusively at specific institutions, but this approach does not account for transfer students. State pressure...

Longhorns, the world remember Steve Jobs

Gerald Rich October 6, 2011

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CANPAC pushes for height, pricing restrictions in West Campus

Allie Kolechta October 5, 2011

The Central Austin Neighborhoods Planning Area Committee reached an agreement on a plan that could potentially leave some rooms in major West Campus apartment complexes priced for rent at 55 percent of...

Longhorn Network teaches students reality of industry

Andrew Messamore October 5, 2011

Broadcast journalism is a difficult business to get into, but once you’ve gotten the first bite it’s an awesome thing to be a part of, Longhorn Network anchor Lowell Galindo said. As part...

Miss Deaf America raises awareness of disability

Lydia Herrera October 5, 2011

Assistant English instructor Rachel Mazique is the only deaf member in the English department and she utilizes two interpreters who voice for her during her class. As Miss Deaf America, she said she uses...

Austin forum stresses importance of innovation among students

Sarah White October 5, 2011

Innovations that start at UT are central to the way the University changes the world, said engineering professor Robert Metcalfe. Through University startup companies these innovations can materialize...

UT physics graduate student pleads not guilty to charges of espionage in Iran

Megan Strickland October 5, 2011

Physics graduate student Omid Kokabee pled not guilty to charges of communicating with a hostile government and receiving illegitimate funds on Tuesday in Iranian court, according to the Associated Press. Kokabee,...

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