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UT professor set to be new LBJ Presidential Library director

By Brynne Herzfeld - Updated on December 2, 2019 at 11:58 pm

A UT history associate professor will fill the directorial position at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library next semester following an eight-month-long selection process.
Bedbugs not found in University Teaching Center after more reports made

By Emily Hernandez - Updated on December 2, 2019 at 11:56 pm

Despite reports of a second bedbug sighting in the University Teaching Center, the University’s pest control team said they have not found any more bedbugs in room 2.102A.
University provides fee waivers to help students pay for graduate school

By Anna Canizales - Updated on December 2, 2019 at 12:59 am

When William Hutson decided to apply for a dual masters program after already being admitted to the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, he said he was met with repetitive transcript fees and additional expenses.
After leukemia diagnosis before starting UT, Austin woman searching for bone marrow donor

By Brynne Herzfeld - Updated on December 2, 2019 at 12:53 am

When the doctor walked through the door, Lizzie Tennyson knew exactly what he would say. Four days before she was going to start studying computer engineering at UT in October, her cancer was back.
UTPD investigating the University’s former assistant vice president of procurement

By Lauren Grobe - Updated on December 2, 2019 at 12:48 am

The University’s former assistant vice president of procurement, business and payment services is connected to a criminal investigation by the UT Police Department for conduct that occurred during his job, according to records obtained by the Austin American-Statesman.
More than 1,500 students sign petition calling for an increase in light, police poles in West Campus

By Brooke Ontiveros - Updated on December 2, 2019 at 12:34 am

When walking to her West Campus apartment alone at midnight, economics junior Taylor Wissman said it is hard to know someone’s intentions. When she spotted a man sitting in the dark last month, she began to fear for her life.
Whitis Court dormitory boilers being replaced, temperature controls turning digital during winter break

By Brooke Ontiveros - Updated on December 2, 2019 at 12:25 am

Students in Whitis Court Residence Hall have been experiencing severe fluctuations in temperatures since late September, mechanical engineering freshman Remy Feru said. He said entire weekends have been spent in 60-degree temperatures.
Fake news headlines on social media contribute to distrust among consumers, UT study says

By Bethany Stork - Updated on December 1, 2019 at 10:58 pm

False headlines and lies misconstruing factual news are contributing to an increasing distrust among media consumers through social media, according to a study co-authored by a McCombs School of Business professor.
‘You just have to suck it up’: Castilian residents say broken elevators are regularly slow, out-of-order

By Bethany Stork - Updated on December 1, 2019 at 10:29 pm

The Daily Texan reported in October 2018 that Castillian residents encountered out-of-order signs or broken elevators. Current residents at the Castilian said they were still experiencing these problems over one year later.
Report deems UT “not affordable” for low and middle income students

By Hannah Williford - Updated on November 25, 2019 at 11:40 pm

UT-Austin is among the majority of flagship universities in the nation that are “not affordable” for low and middle-income students, according to a recent Institute for Higher Education Policy report.

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