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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Because of weather conditions, delivery of Tuesday’s printed edition of The Daily Texan may be delayed in some areas.
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Because of weather conditions, delivery of Tuesday’s printed edition of The Daily Texan may be delayed in some areas.

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Law school alumnus honored

Allie Kolechta November 15, 2010

The School of Law dean and a UT law alumnus unveiled Friday a sculpture of James DeAnda, a lawyer, social activist and federal judge. DeAnda, a UT alumnus, fought for the integration of Mexican-Americans...

Architecture firms build enormous sculptures from canned goods to benefit Austin food bank

Allie Kolechta November 14, 2010

Roller coasters, cornucopias and giant armadillos constructed out of 19,000 cans of food to feed the hungry line the halls of Barton Creek Square Mall. The monuments are part of the third annual...

Spike Lee discusses Katrina, oil spill

Gerald Rich November 14, 2010

The 5-foot-6-inch outspoken director Spike Lee made his presence felt on the stage at the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium on Sunday and focused on the ongoing corruption resulting from Hurricane Katrina...

UT staffer arrested over shower footage

Aziza Musa November 14, 2010

A former UT women’s track equipment manager faces 10 counts of improper photography or visual recording after UT police found footage of team members in stages of undress in his home. UTPD...

Event remembers deceased homeless with lunch, movie

Lauren Giudice November 14, 2010

As the sun rose Sunday morning, members of a local homeless advocacy group read the names of 168 homeless men and women who died in Austin this year, and mourners hung origami birds on the Tree of Remembrance...

Confusion of roles spurs SG election board delays

Audrey White November 14, 2010

The Election Supervisory Board is supposed to be formed by the third week of October, according to the Student Government constitution and election code, but the committee that will appoint the board...

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...

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