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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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UT student regent speaks on position, capability for role

Joe Layton May 6, 2011

Gov. Rick Perry appointed John Davis Rutkauskas, a Plan II, business honors, finance and French junior, as the next UT System student regent on April 20. His term will begin June 1, 2011 and end May...

Group lobbies to keep college affordable

Melissa Ayala May 6, 2011

Despite student activist marches, rallies at the Capitol and sit-down meetings with legislators, students have had mixed results with some of their top initiatives. Invest in Texas, a committee...

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Texas Student Media building evacuated

Matthew Stottlemyre and Audrey White May 6, 2011

Daily Texan staff members sat on the plaza of the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center on Thursday evening after learning paint masks were not enough to protect them from potentially toxic fumes in their...

UT System disseminates financial info about faculty

Matthew Stottlemyre May 6, 2011

The UT System released 821 pages of information about each faculty member in the system’s nine academic institutions Thursday, including their salaries, number of semester hours taught and research...

Impending end of session stresses deadline for bills

Melissa Ayala May 6, 2011

The end of the 82nd legislative session is drawing near, leaving lawmakers scrambling to hear, vote and amend a bevy of bills. The regular session ends on May 30, and after that, the governor has...

University, ESPN work to draft contract for Longhorn Network

Victoria Pagan May 5, 2011

The ESPN network is working to finalize programming contracts with UT and the Pac-12 Conference without assuming complete control of broadcasting rights, according to the Austin American-Statesman and...

Student groups join with UT department to promote diversity

Allison Harris May 5, 2011

Two new student groups will help coordinate campuswide responses to diversity issues, a Diversity and Community Engagement official announced at a town hall meeting Wednesday. The division’s...

Longhorns donate hair for cancer patients

Erika Rich May 5, 2011

  When a Texas 4000 team member passed Cindy Chang a flyer about Wednesday’s Haircutting Extravaganza, Chang said she was glad to have an opportunity to donate the hair she started growing...

UT vice president worked 50 years, embodied ideals of campus service

Huma Munir May 5, 2011

UT Senior Vice President and alumna Shirley Bird Perry died Wednesday after fighting cancer for years, said President William Powers Jr. Perry served the University as vice chancellor for development...

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Fraternity hosts ‘Hope Week’ to promote unity

Ahsika Sanders May 5, 2011

In 1990, tension ran high following racist offenses by two fraternities during Roundup — an event intended to be a Universitywide spring celebration. The following year, the brothers of the...

Liberal Arts building to cost less, finish in spring of 2013

Matthew Stottlemyre May 5, 2011

When the cranes clear out, the East Mall fountain turns on and students move into the new College of Liberal Arts building in spring 2013, the end result will be $10 million cheaper and have 16,000...

Students present entrepreneurial ideas in competition

Huma Munir May 5, 2011

UT entrepreneurs, students and faculty members gathered Wednesday to showcase new companies for the 28th annual Global Venture Labs Investment Competition. About 16 student-run companies presented...

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