In order to discover and address systemic problems facing men of color in higher education, the Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights continues the legacy of one famous African-American.
Students, faculty...
Executive director of the UT Autism Project, Pamela Buchanan, said she has always had a passion to do something worthwhile while engaging in community service.
Buchanan received the outstanding faculty/staff...
The City of Austin’s music division allocated $750,000 in order to discover creative, affordable sound mitigation approaches for local outdoor music venues, said City of Austin’s music program...
With more than 4,700 people attending the Facebook event titled “Cover The Night - Austin, TX 2012,” government sophomore and Invisible Children member Julia Hudson said she knew that the actual...
The UT chapter of Invisible Children will flood Austin with 1,000 posters in a number of different languages while participating in Cover the Night, the Kony 2012 campaign’s main event Friday.
Members...
Austin became a little bit more rock and roll last weekend when rocker Ian McLagan became the first Austinite to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of...
A procession followed the funeral of fallen Austin senior police officer Jaime Padron yesterday.
Approximately 5,000 officers from across the state attended the funeral, with two Chicago policemen attending...
Final exams and the accompanying stress are fast approaching, but campus organizations are here to help.
Students gathered at West Mall yesterday for the 15th annual StressFest, to discover new and effective...
In order to avoid the sometimes inevitable collision between bikers and pedestrians, a group is working to make UT-Austin a more pedestrian and cyclist friendly campus.
UT students gave their input on...
A professor’s 9 a.m. calculus class was interrupted when the Longhorn Band playing UT fight songs barged in yesterday to honor the professor and his achievements.
A large group of mathematics professor...
Lost items collected by the University that are not claimed within 90 days are sold for auction twice a year.
Hundreds of Austinites attended UT’s bi-annual auction at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus...
Ever since his childhood, James Moore said he has dealt with the stigma of inferiority associated with being an African-American male. As a result, his lifelong passion has become attempting to rise above...
Jackie Robinson, the first African-American major league baseball player, was instrumental in bringing an end to segregation in baseball, but also in all of America.
Sharon Robinson, daughter of the late...
Students, faculty and staff gathered yesterday at the Student Activities Center to discuss transgender identity and ways UT can better serve the existing transgender community. The Gender and Sexuality...
After the second largest energy company in the world recently invested nearly $4 million in the University, the money will be used to research new energy technologies.
Shell Oil Company gave a check to...
Austin City Council members are debating two different versions of an ordinance penalizing patrons who vomit inside a taxicab during their ride in the vehicle.
Each version of the ordinance states cab...
City officials welcomed Code for America to Austin yesterday, an organization that helps make government work better for everyone with the efforts of people and the power of the Web.
Austin mayor Lee...
Austin taxi services will begin charging a $1 fee per passenger during peak evening hours in less than a week, city of Austin public information spokesperson Leah Fillion said.
The Austin City Council...
With Valentine’s Day and spring around the corner, students and locals congregated Wednesday afternoon to listen to a number of speakers recite love poems.
Poetry on the Plaza, hosted by the Harry...
One of the oldest pieces of restored architecture in Austin’s history, which served various duties during the 1800s, will soon undergo a major revival with the help of local historians.
Through...
Inspired by TOMS Shoes creator Blake Mycoskie, who donates a pair of free shoes for every pair purchased, Austinite James Shaw decided to start a similar mission, but with pepper spray.
Shaw, owner...
