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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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Schools take different approaches to budget cuts

School of Architecture After losing three prominent professors in the past year, the School of Architecture’s answer to balancing a difficult budget has been to replace two positions with...

Student-run group continues fight against budget cuts

Diego Cruz August 11, 2011

A student-led group continues to organize on behalf of higher University funding even after many students, faculty and staff have resigned themselves to nearly $100 million in legislative budget cuts. The...

UT budget director answers questions about funding cuts

Audrey White August 11, 2011

Budget director Mary Knight spoke with The Daily Texan to address administrative plans to deal with a reduction of state appropriations over the next two years. Total permanent cuts amount to $92 million...

Arts, Natural Sciences tighten their belts

Victoria Pagan August 11, 2011

UT’s two largest schools, the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Natural Sciences, chose to tackle required budget cuts in very different ways, and both stand by their tactics. The...

Group seeks more input on affordable housing in West Campus

Jillian Bliss August 10, 2011

The Community Development Commission voted against a proposal from West Campus developers, property owners and student residents to create more affordable student housing. The University Neighborhood...

Research shows mountains in North America once stood alongside those in Antarctica

Diego Cruz August 10, 2011

New research shows North American mountain ranges were once side-by-side to those in Antarctica, says a UT professor. A multi-continent group of researchers found a group of rocks from Coats Land...

New York artist to spend time, display modern art on campus

Jillian Bliss August 10, 2011

The UT Visual Arts Center announced Monday that New York artist Mika Tajima will spend three weeks on campus in the Artist-in-Residence program this semester. Tajima, who currently lives in New...

UT eliminates Public Affairs office as part of budget cuts

Huma Munir August 9, 2011

Budget cuts have forced UT to eliminate its Public Affairs office and let Don Hale go — the vice president of the office for the past 10 years. All public affairs employees in 14 colleges...

Researchers examine how traits evolve from mating behaviors

Brandon Luedtke August 9, 2011

New research suggests the evolution of attractive traits in males may be limited by the perception of that extravagance by females. UT, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and the...

Mental Health Center offers ways to overcome test anxiety

Syeda Hasan August 9, 2011

From cranking up the tunes to loading up on water, UT students are looking for ways to curb test anxiety with finals for summer classes approaching at the end of this week. Jane Bost, associate...

Possible statewide rolling blackouts will not affect UT

Allison Harris August 8, 2011

Record levels of electricity use in Texas last week led to concerns about possible statewide rolling blackouts, but such an event would not affect UT because the campus runs its own power grid. The...

Student group works to tighten campus regulations on smoking

Syeda Hasan August 8, 2011

A student organization is surveying student housing locations about their smoking policies so future tenants can consider exposure to secondhand smoke when they seek housing. The Texas Public Health...

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