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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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UT System officials reaffirm importance of research

Matthew Stottlemyre March 30, 2011

  University officials, state lawmakers and a UT alumni association have all voiced their support for University research after the UT System hired a controversial academic adviser last month...

Roundup crime rates

Marty McAndrews March 29, 2011

  Last weekend’s annual Roundup event for prospective members of UT fraternities and sororities may have seemed like a wild time for some West Campus residents, but it resulted...

Professor appointed to ocean safety team after oil spill in Gulf

Amy Thornton March 29, 2011

A UT professor will serve on the newly-formed Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee, a federal advisory body created to improve offshore drilling safety, well containment and spill response. After...

Event focuses on immigrant family life

Katrina Tollin March 29, 2011

As a child of Cambodian refugees, Kappa Phi Lambda sorority member Cindy Tan experienced a childhood different from many of her peers at UT. With parents unaccustomed to American life, she was kept...

Speaker discusses drug war in Mexico

Yvonne Marquez March 29, 2011

  Local Mexican law enforcement agencies must combat drug traffickers by avoiding corruption and receiving proper training to provide a network of safety to citizens, said Mexico’s...

UT recipients of Pell Grants rising as cuts threaten funds

Amy Thornton March 29, 2011

Although many of the nation’s elite colleges are unsuccessfully recruiting low-income students, the University of Texas has experienced growth in the population of undergraduates receiving Federal...

Communication Week kicks off

Yvonne Marquez March 29, 2011

Students wrote in colorful chalk on the plaza outside the Communication building Monday morning to kick off College of Communication Week. The annual showcase will host events to help promote...

UT festival showcases student plays

March 29, 2011

People dressed as squirrels running, digging and chasing one another across the LBJ Library lawn is an uncommon sight. A group of UT students performed “Stockpile,” a play about...

Women in Medicine holds annual benefit for Ghana hospital

Ahsika Sanders March 29, 2011

  After several weeks spent volunteering at a low-income maternity ward in Ghana, former Longhorn Emily Hsu came back to the states with a strong desire to help the hospitals. Hsu traveled...

Women in Medicine holds annual benefit for Ghana hospital

Ahsika Sanders March 29, 2011

After several weeks spent volunteering at a low-income maternity ward in Ghana, former Longhorn Emily Hsu came back to the states with a strong desire to help the hospitals. Hsu traveled to Ghana...

System Board ousts adviser in response to complaints

Matthew Stottlemyre March 28, 2011

After hiring a $200,000-per-year adviser, the University of Texas System Board of Regents reassigned him last week and released a letter Friday addressing concerns about the Board’s commitment to academic...

Panel discusses warrant of military use in Libya

Allison Harris March 28, 2011

A public affairs professor and former director of the National Security Agency said Saturday that President Barack Obama will have a difficult time justifying intervention in Libya. At a discussion...

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