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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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Study looks at birth control use

Donovan Sanders February 25, 2011

Women are more likely to take birth control for longer periods of time if they have the ability to get their medication over the counter in Mexico, according to a UT study. Sociology professor Joseph...

UT ranks as ‘best value’ college

Joe Layton February 25, 2011

UT ranks among the top 50 universities in The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges of 2011 list. The list assessed schools based on institutional data and student opinion surveys that The...

Lecturer rejects idea of ‘post-racial’ US

Jake Hong February 25, 2011

The United States is not a post-racial society even though many white Americans may think it is, a political commentator said in a lecture Thursday. Author and political commentator Tim Wise talked...

Bill may give grad students health coverage under UT plan

Matthew Stottlemyre February 25, 2011

The University can offer its health plan to graduate and postdoctoral research fellows if lawmakers approve a bill currently in the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs. The Texas Insurance Code...

Senate of College Councils elects president

Ahsika Sanders February 25, 2011

The first competitive Senate of College Councils presidential race elections in several years ended Thursday with the former executive director winning the highest office. The Senate serves as the...

Contraption contest breeds creativity

Molly Moore February 24, 2011

Chris Hunt’s success all hinged on a kung fu hamster. If the hamster prevented a marble from rolling down a bright yellow ramp, Hunt’s Rube Goldberg machine would have been a failure....

College Republicans officers quit over SG endorsements

Ahsika Sanders February 24, 2011

Two College Republicans officers resigned Wednesday night after disagreement with the group’s SG executive alliance endorsement. College Republicans President Justin May announced the group’s...

UT basketball player arrested, suspended after DUI arrest

Huma Munir February 24, 2011

  UT men’s basketball player, French junior Alexis Wangmene, was arrested for driving under the influence on Sunday. “Alexis Wangmene has been suspended indefinitely due to...

Conference surveys devastating effects of natural disasters

Yvonne Marquez February 24, 2011

When photographers and writers cover natural disasters, it is important to tell the stories of the people that those events affect, two renowned documentary photographers agreed at a panel discussion...

Meet Your Candidates

Ahsika Sanders February 24, 2011

As the March 2 and 3 student-wide general election approaches, candidates for Student Government and other student leadership organizations are hoping to capture student attention with Facebook groups...

UT’s fine arts may suffer in next round of budget cuts

Allison Harris February 24, 2011

University budget cuts during the next school year will most likely reduce the number of adjunct faculty and teaching assistants in the College of Fine Arts, leading to larger classes, said Fine Arts Council...

Media’s stereotyping of black athletes creates high standards, professor says

Huma Munir February 24, 2011

The media creates false perceptions about black athletes in America and advances stereotypes of superhuman strength and aggressive sexuality, said a UT associate professor at a lecture on Wednesday. Associate...

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