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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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Firearms on campus, Rainy Day Fund use characterize session

Melissa Ayala March 21, 2011

While students were off during spring break, Texas lawmakers tackled legislation including concealed carry on campus and the Rainy Day Fund. The Rainy Day Fund is an emergency pot of excess revenue...

Butler wins SG top spot

Ahsika Sanders March 11, 2011

Natalie Butler and Ashley Baker are the new SG president and vice president after earning 55 percent of the vote in the runoff. A total of 7,883 students voted in the runoff, and after a series...

Program to redesign entry-level courses

Matthew Stottlemyre March 11, 2011

Faculty and administrators are redesigning large, entry-level undergraduate classes to better engage students with hopes they will learn and retain more from the courses. The University, with funding...

KUT donors pledge support for station after threat of cuts

William James Gerlich March 11, 2011

When it comes to radio pledge drives, KUT deserves a Ph.D. for schooling every other local radio station in town. The National Public Radio affiliate and University-operated radio station, KUT 90.5,...

Oklahoma Breakdown

Will Anderson March 11, 2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You could call it a comeback for Jordan Hamilton if the sophomore swingman didn’t already average a team-best 18.5 points per outing. But after a five-game slump in which he hit...

Accusals delay SG results

Ahsika Sanders March 11, 2011

It might be after spring break before students know who the new Student Government president and vice president will be. An election code violation hearing Thursday resulted in appeals on both sides...

Accusals delay SG results

Ahsika Sanders March 11, 2011

It might be after spring break before students know who the new Student Government president and vice president will be. An election code violation hearing Thursday resulted in appeals on both sides and...

Students join with Google site, raise $47,000 for clean water

Donovan Sanders March 11, 2011

Students for Clean Water raised more than $47,000 in a joint fundraising campaign with Google. Google donated $1 for every student who used its new Hotpot application. Hotpot allows users to rate and...

Human rights advocates inform at University fair

Jake Hong March 11, 2011

Nine student organizations came together to share information about the countries and causes they support at a human rights fair Wednesday. Zoya Waliany, Plan II senior and one of the fair organizers,...

Israel nation jubilation

Molly Moore March 10, 2011

A dozen white tents on the South Mall introduced students to diverse aspects of Israeli life in the 13th Annual Israel Block Party. The block party, which Texas Hillel sponsors, aims to spread information...

Ransom Center to process works of cyberpunk-pioneering writer

Yvonne Marquez March 10, 2011

The Harry Ransom Center began processing a renowned science fiction novelist’s archive last month. Bruce Sterling, one of the founders of the cyberpunk movement ­— a science fiction genre focused...

NPR Ex-CEO to join symposium discussing online journalism

Allie Kolechta March 10, 2011

Former NPR CEO and general manager of NYTimes.com Vivian Schiller has agreed to still speak at a symposium on online journalism at UT in April, despite an announcement Wednesday that she left her post...

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