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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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Professor says recovery requires ‘creative class’

Nick Mehendale November 14, 2010

Austin is paving the way for Texas to pull out of the economic recession, according to a prominent urban studies theorist. Richard Florida, a professor of business and creativity at the University...

Students explore Japanese culture

Anna Fata November 14, 2010

While many Americans might affiliate Japanese culture with sushi, karaoke and anime, the UT Japanese Association hosted a fall festival to expand students’ knowledge about the country. The...

Former UT equipment manager arrested for filming female athletes in showers

Aziza Musa November 14, 2010

University Police arrested former UT women’s track equipment manager Thursday night in his Uvalde County home for 10 counts of improper photography. Rene Zamora, 30, placed equipment in an...

Panel discusses race, stereotypes in sports

Allie Kolechta November 12, 2010

Today is in no way the golden age of African-American participation in athletics because of negative stereotypes in the media and dwindling numbers of athletes, said Harry Edwards, sociology professor...

Summit highlights diminishing role of news

Yvonne Marquez November 12, 2010

In the digital age of multitasking, free news and social media, millennials, the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, have low news consumption, a panel of journalists said Thursday. The School...

Sikh group dances for awareness

Shivam Purohit November 12, 2010

Two hundred students gathered on the South Mall on Thursday night to celebrate Sikhism by doing Bhangra, a traditional dance that originated in West India. The UT Sikh Students Association organized...

Campus honors military service

Amy Thornton November 12, 2010

The nationwide Veterans Day celebrations were brought closer to home for students with a ceremony under the Tower and commemorative displays on campus Thursday. Graduate student Nick Hawkins has...

Liberal arts committee recommends budget cuts

Collin Eaton November 12, 2010

Several academic centers in the College of Liberal Arts face budget cuts next year after a college committee recommended cuts based on performance reviews. The centers provide classes for students...

UT System plans to push for more state funding

Collin Eaton November 12, 2010

The UT System’s chief governmental relations officer said Thursday that System leaders must continue to push for increased state funding during the next legislative session, even in the face of...

Restaurants to replace vancancy on the Drag

Allison Harris November 12, 2010

Three new restaurants will debut next spring in the space where Follett’s Intellectual Property bookstore once stood on the corner of 24th and Guadalupe streets. The space will host The Coffee...

Former Secretary of State attributes success to college

Allison Kroll November 12, 2010

In her new book, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gives a candid view of her childhood and college years, especially how they influenced her tenure as the country’s top diplomat. Rice...

Lawyer defends controversial former APD officer while pursuing doctorate at UT

Aziza Musa November 11, 2010

Deadlines have ruled attorney Robert Icenhauer-Ramirez’s life for the past 31 years. From completing doctoral assignments to writing briefs, the lawyer has become an expert in time management....

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