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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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University faculty to get raises despite little funds available

Audrey White July 7, 2011

Faculty and staff members will receive merit-based pay increases despite the University’s budget crunch, according to an email President William Powers Jr. sent to employees Wednesday. The...

College navigator allows comparison of different schools’ costs

Elizabeth Hinojos July 7, 2011

The Department of Education‘s new college navigator website allows current and prospective college students to compare costs of different schools across the country. A legislative mandate...

Redistricting maps draw fire for splintering UT voters

William James Gerlich July 7, 2011

The University’s blue legislative districts may turn red if the current state and federal redistricting maps pass through the judicial system untouched. The new maps divide neighborhoods...

College of Liberal Arts says ‘Seven Solutions’ impair education

Huma Munir July 7, 2011

The College of Liberal Arts released a report today in which Dean Randy Diehl said suggestions in “The Seven Breakthrough Solutions for Higher Education” could significantly undermine the...

Austin’s Erwin Center to host Davis Cup

Liz Farmer July 7, 2011

The hum of the air conditioner buzzed over the sound of tennis balls thwacking against the floor of the Frank Erwin Center. Wednesday afternoon, top tennis players from Spain and the U.S. practiced...

Former soldier rescues injured student after collision with cement truck

Liz Farmer July 7, 2011

A Boy Scout troop leader and former U.S. Army soldier likely saved the life of a UT student involved in a bicycle accident at the intersection of Guadalupe and Dean Keeton streets on the afternoon of...

Powers forms task force to increase academic achievement, reduce costs

Elizabeth Hinojos July 7, 2011

President William Powers Jr. announced the formation of a task force on graduation rates to help reduce costs and increase academic achievement at the University. More than half, 52.9 percent, of...

Research at UT heightens educational development of students

Huma Munir July 7, 2011

Editor’s note: In recent months, research at the University has come under the critical eye of individuals and groups, Texans and non-Texans, and in- and outsiders of the higher education community....

Program unites technology, expertise to better study of plants

Diego Cruz July 6, 2011

UT researchers presented a project joining the future of computational technologies and plant science. Computational technology will play a critical role in the plant sciences that affect crop development...

McDonald Observatory reports compiled as resource for astronomy classes

Diego Cruz July 5, 2011

UT’s McDonald Observatory provided years of astronomy content for Project Share, an online resource for Texas teachers, on Thursday. Project Share gives Texas teachers access to instruction...

Violence rises as Greece’s debt swells

William James Gerlich July 4, 2011

As Greece comes closer to defaulting on their growing national debt, violent demonstrations and protests have become headline news throughout the world, said a UT student researching social media in...

UT freshman badly injured, hospitalized after collision

Katrina Tollin July 4, 2011

A collision between a student and a cement truck left nutrition freshman Haifa Abubaker with serious injuries. The crash occurred on Guadalupe Street near the intersection of Dean Keeton Street...

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