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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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Accomplices receive sentences from judge for ’09 drug murders

Aziza Musa and Lena Price April 11, 2011

A judge closed the book on a nearly two-year-old case by sentencing two accomplices in the 2009 West Campus murders to prison after they pleaded guilty. Samuel Gifford, 20, received a 50-year sentence...

Scientists discover genetic basis of caffeine

Victoria Pagan April 11, 2011

Caffeine intake can be directly correlated to two specific genes in our DNA, according to a study released by a team of biological researchers. A group of researchers from various schools of science...

Funding issues decrease studies on human rights, students say

Lauren Giudice April 11, 2011

Universities have a hard time getting funding for research in human and women’s rights, students said at a panel Friday. Students from universities around the country attended the 18th-annual...

UT researchers receive grants to investigate cancer treatment

Lauren Giudice April 11, 2011

UT faculty recently earned three grants worth $4.7 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to improve understanding of cancer treatment options. UT’s Texas Institute...

Drive recycles used electronics

Lawrence Peart April 11, 2011

Chemical engineering senior Johnny Sompholphardy seemed surprised that the mint-condition Blackberry phone turned on without fail. “Why would anyone throw this away?” he said. The...

Ethnicity affects academic success, study shows

Allison Harris April 11, 2011

Black and Hispanic college students are more likely to face family crises that reduce their chances of graduating on time, according to a study presented at an annual conference Saturday. Bradley...

Former prisoner decries justice system

Jake Hong April 8, 2011

After surviving 18 years in prison and two death sentences, exonerated prisoner Anthony Graves encouraged students to change the system that imprisoned him. The state accused Graves of taking part...

UT track coach touts mentor program

Ahsika Sanders April 8, 2011

Beverly Kearney doesn’t like to talk about her induction into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, her record seven national championships as women’s track and field coach or the fact...

Caution wet floor

Tamir Kalifa April 8, 2011

Hundreds of students, staff and faculty evacuated the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center Building A after a moving company employee accidentally struck a fire safety sprinkler Thursday. The employee...

First black female judge in Texas details UT law school experiences

Huma Munir April 7, 2011

Harriet Murphy applied to the University of Georgia’s law school 45 years ago, but was rejected because she is black. After being accepted into UT’s law program in 1966, she faced discrimination...

‘Take Back the Night’ raises issue of sexual violence, assault

Molly Moore April 7, 2011

A stool and a microphone rested at the foot of the UT Tower on Wednesday evening, inviting slam poets, musicians, singers and survivors to come up and speak out against sexual violence. Voices Against...

Fraternity releases statement in response to assault allegation

Ahsika Sanders April 7, 2011

The fraternity at the center of a Roundup weekend incident, during which a UT senior claims she was assaulted, says it is conducting its own investigation of one of its member’s actions and will...

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