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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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Police combat resurgence of scam artists targeting organizations, elderly citizens

Marty McAndrews April 7, 2011

UT Police Department and the Austin Police Department are on alert concerning scam artists that have been targeting individuals and businesses in Austin. Con artists are perpetrating the “phoner...

Diversity in leadership workshop appeals to students

Allison Harris April 7, 2011

Programs in the Department of African and African American Studies, one of the ethnic studies departments that had its budget cut Tuesday, help students expand their potential job opportunities, said...

A race over the years

Julie Thompson April 6, 2011

The Texas Relays started as a small, regional competition for white males, but has grown into one of the nation’s most important track-and-field meets. Every April, the Texas Relays bring...

Final liberal arts budget leaves centers without aid

Matthew Stottlemyre April 6, 2011

After student protests and months of examining and adjusting recommended cuts, three more Special Academic Centers will no longer receive funding from the College of Liberal Arts, Dean Randy Diehl announced...

First-year students, transfers may get more time to Q-drop

Ahsika Sanders April 6, 2011

First-year students may gain peace of mind with the option to drop a course after the last class day if the administration accepts a Senate of College Councils resolution. The University Academic...

Journalist shares captivity experience

Jody Serrano April 6, 2011

Journalist Laura Ling has spent her career serving as a window for readers into dangerous situations, including government oppression in Myanmar and the inner workings of Mexico’s drug war. On...

Journalist explains problems in India

William James Gerlich April 6, 2011

In India, a farmer takes his own life every 33 minutes because of the rise of corporations and the systemic problems in the country’s agriculture, said journalist P. Sainath during a talk Tuesday. Sainath,...

Students go shoeless to spread awareness of poverty, diseases

Yvonne Marquez April 6, 2011

Barefoot, with their soles blackened by the pavement, students endured cracked sidewalks and hot asphalt Tuesday to raise awareness of global poverty. About 30 students participated in the joint...

Amendment could require ‘family values’ centers at UT

Melissa Ayala April 5, 2011

State university campuses with gender and sexuality centers could have to add a “traditional family values center” that receives equal state funding if an amendment to the House Budget Bill...

Texas officials top list of highest-paid US university executives

Matthew Stottlemyre April 5, 2011

UT’s president and the UT System chancellor are the second- and third-highest paid public university executives in the country, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. In total take-home...

Forum calls for more bike-friendly city

Amy Thornton April 5, 2011

Despite Austin’s reputation as a top bicycling destination, the city should improve its bicycling infrastructure, said representatives from bike organizations at a forum for Austin City Council...

Refugee tells of war atrocities in Sudan, promotes activism

Huma Munir April 5, 2011

James Garang had to leave his home in southern Sudan at the age of 10 when a civil war broke out in the country in 1983. “About 2.5 million people were killed and 7 million were displaced...

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