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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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Researchers celebrate latest supercomputer

Yvonne Marquez April 5, 2011

The Lonestar 4 supercomputer was dedicated at a ceremony at the Pickle Research Campus on Monday. Multiple technology partners, including the National Science Foundation and Dell, commissioned...

UTPD issues all clear after reported rifles found to be replicas

Audrey White April 4, 2011

UTPD received reports of an Asian male armed with two tan guns outside the Recreational Sports building at 6 p.m. Monday night, but it was an ROTC student transporting his replica rifles, said UT spokesman...

Assault claim leads to coalition formation

Ahsika Sanders April 4, 2011

A UT student’s claim of assault during Roundup last weekend sparked the formation of a coalition to address racial discrimination during the annual event. Finance senior Donesha Bell alleges...

City to hold forums for Austin rail line

Allie Kolechta April 4, 2011

A proposed rail line that would run straight through the heart of UT’s campus may become a reality by the end of the decade. The rail line would run from Mueller Development to Austin-Bergstrom...

Budget bill passes House, cuts could cost universities

Melissa Ayala April 4, 2011

House members gathered under the Capitol dome for more than 15 hours Friday and again Sunday to hash out details of the 2012-13 biennium budget, which passed in a 98-49 vote mostly along party lines. Lawmakers...

Groups protest budget cutbacks

Andrew Edmonson and Allison Harris April 4, 2011

About 200 people from 12 public interest groups rallied at the Capitol on Friday while members of the Texas House debated the 2012-13 budget bill. Protesters lit candles and carried coffins into...

Social media transforming role of press, professors say

Lauren Giudice April 4, 2011

Social media and journalism are changing at a rapid pace, and understanding these changes will be vital, said a panel of communication professors Friday. At the 12th-annual International Symposium...

Big Boi entertains at Forty Acres Fest

Allison Harris April 3, 2011

Not everyone at Forty Acres Fest was “So Fresh and So Clean.” About 3,000 people crowded into the area below The Tower on Saturday for the 19th annual festival, which featured OutKast...

Southwestern University faculty to train for writing instruction

Yvonne Marquez April 1, 2011

The Department of Rhetoric and Writing at UT will help revamp Southwestern University’s writing program, thanks to a $720,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will allow...

Photojournalist captures presidential history

William James Gerlich April 1, 2011

Appearing in publications from Time magazine to Vanity Fair and portraying figures including President Gerald Ford and President Bush, Diana Walker’s photographs have been some of the most popular...

Religious advocate attempts to educate about Islamic laws

Joe Layton April 1, 2011

People are often afraid of aspects of Islam that they do not understand, said the co-founder of a Muslim outreach group Thursday. Mohamed Elibiary, co-founder of the Freedom and Justice Foundation,...

Pantry volunteers give food for thought

Lindsey Cherner April 1, 2011

Every Saturday, hungry people file in to the Micah 6 Food Pantry and sit and wait for their food. Others drift toward the sign off to the side that says “clases de ingles gratis,” or free...

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