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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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State higher education financing formula disfavors UT

Matthew Stottlemyre February 28, 2011

Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part series examining the sources of UT’s funding. As the University’s budget has grown over the past 10 years, the percentage of state...

UT students strip off clothing to advocate against sweatshops

Katrina Tollin February 28, 2011

Students stood nearly naked on the West Mall on Friday, wearing little more than boxes and signs with slogans such as “Bareness for Fairness,” and “Worker Rights are Human Rights”...

UT alumnus with cerebral palsy wins show on Oprah’s network

Lauren Giudice February 27, 2011

Former UT student Zach Anner’s life has been changed forever. Because of his victory on “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star,” he will have the opportunity...

Panel explores plight of homeless Austinites

Marty McAndrews February 27, 2011

Homeless individuals sat across from academic experts on homelessness to share their perspectives on poverty in Austin and share their stories at the opening of a new exhibition. Studio art graduate...

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...

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