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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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Drifting on the drag

Marty McAndrews April 1, 2011

"Want to help me make love on the sidewalk?” Sid, a 20-year-old transient, asks as he spells out L-O-V-E in silver change on the pavement. Sid sits outside the University Federal Credit...

UT downsizes in advance of Texas House’s budget debate

Melissa Ayala April 1, 2011

The Texas House will begin debate today on the 2012-13 biennium budget, which includes contentious cuts to education, health care and other human services. Legislators have been working on the bill...

University expands sale of oil leases

Matthew Stottlemyre March 31, 2011

The Office of Business Affairs, which directs University Lands, sold almost $250 million of oil and gas leases Wednesday during its most lucrative semiannual lease sale in history. The sale included...

Travis County statistics, UHS student assessment report high health rating

Allie Kolechta March 31, 2011

Travis County is one of Texas’s 10 healthiest counties, according to a study release by the University of Wisconsin. In a study from the university’s Population Health Institute released...

Study finds attractive people happier

Allison Harris March 31, 2011

Beauty may be more than skin-deep, according to a recent study finding that attractive people are also happier than their homelier peers. Attractive individuals are generally happier than their...

Bill to require every student get vaccinated for meningitis

Melissa Ayala March 31, 2011

Jamie Schanbaum gave a tear-filled testimony before the Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education on Wednesday, recounting her sophomore year at UT, when bacterial meningitis left her hospitalized...

Town hall fields questions, concerns

Molly Moore March 31, 2011

Students aired concerns about curriculum changes and budget cuts in the College of Communication at a town hall meeting on Wednesday. The Student Issues and Advisory Committee hosted the Third Annual...

Professor lectures, contributes to film about energy usage

Jasmin Sun March 31, 2011

UT Bureau of Economic Geology director Scott Tinker drew nearly 300 people to a lecture on global energy consumption and usage. Tinker’s lecture at the Blanton Museum of Art on Wednesday could...

APD on lookout for three men for burglary in West Campus

Marty McAndrews March 31, 2011

The Austin Police Department is seeking the help of UT students in catching three burglars responsible for an attempted January robbery in West Campus, according to a Wednesday press release. Surveillance...

P. Terry’s founder gives advice about owning small business

Mary Ellen Knewtson March 30, 2011

  Old ladies often pull up to P. Terry’s burger stand and tell founder Patrick Terry that he and the restaurant make them feel young again, he told communications students Tuesday. “We...

Did they deliver?

Ahsika Sanders March 30, 2011

  After a year focused on legislative advocacy and internal reforms, Student Government President Scott Parks and Vice President Muneezeh Kabir sang “The Eyes Of Texas” for the...

Did they deliver?

Ahsika Sanders March 30, 2011

After a year focused on legislative advocacy and internal reforms, Student Government President Scott Parks and Vice President Muneezeh Kabir sang “The Eyes Of Texas” for the last time as...

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