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Against the Odds: A student’s journey from foster care to UT

Against the Odds: A student’s journey from foster care to UT

Eden Shamy and Katya Lemus October 24, 2024

Growing up in Austin, Gina Silva always held the University of Texas as a dream in the back of her mind. However, nobody in her family had a driver’s license or a high school diploma. Her mother suffered...

‘Without us, there is no student media’: UT Dallas student paper goes on strike

‘Without us, there is no student media’: UT Dallas student paper goes on strike

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter September 30, 2024

The Mercury, the student-run newspaper at the University of Texas at Dallas since 1980, is on hiatus after the termination of its editor-in-chief on Sept. 13. “Without us, there is no student media,”...

State troopers’ bikes sit outside 2610 Hume Place, formerly known as Drifter Jacks, on Sept. 5, 2024. Troopers arrested multiple unhoused individuals camping at the property, and the building’s demolition began the next day.

State troopers’ bikes sit outside 2610 Hume Place, formerly known as Drifter Jacks, on Sept. 5, 2024. Troopers arrested multiple unhoused individuals camping at the property, and the building’s demolition...

Free at-home COVID-19 tests available for order at end of September

Free at-home COVID-19 tests available for order at end of September

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter September 11, 2024

The federal government will again provide free at-home COVID-19 test kits starting at the end of the month. Individuals can order up to four free tests online to be mailed directly to their household....

People wave Israel flags to protest a "teach in" organized by Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine on April 25, 2024.

New pro-Israel student organization raises $18,000

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter April 25, 2024

A new pro-Israel student organization at the University of Texas raised $18,000 to support future events and guest speakers. The Longhorn Students For Israel officially became a registered student organization...

Students launch new climate action petition to divest from fossil fuels

Students launch new climate action petition to divest from fossil fuels

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter April 17, 2024

Students Fighting Climate Change launched a petition on April 1 urging the University to take action against the climate crisis by minimizing its carbon footprint and use of nonrenewable energy.  As...

The UT Tower on September 4, 2023.

RFK Jr. petitions for spot on Texas ballot

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter April 17, 2024

Petitioners swarmed the University throughout March and April, gathering signatures to get Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the Texas presidential ballot. “They’re everywhere — I was at Zilker Park this...

Junior Stefania Alarcon welcomes a student to the UT Outpost Outside event at the Turtle Pond on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The event featured activities such as friendship bracelet making and provided snacks to promote the school’s free food pantry.

UT Outpost hosts donation drive, reopens main facility

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter March 26, 2024

The UT Outpost hosted a donation drive with games and free snacks at the Turtle Pond on Tuesday, prior to reopening their main building on March 27. The UT Outpost provides free food and business attire...

Singer audreyisarose performs at an ATX Parties for Palestine rave on Saturday. Proceeds from the event will go to helping a Palestinian family evacuate Gaza.

‘Put it toward Palestine’: Austin rave for Palestine fundraises to evacuate family from Gaza

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter February 27, 2024

ATX Parties for Palestine raised $2,587 at its rave on Saturday to help evacuate a Palestinian family from the Gaza Strip, the creator of the initiative said.  The South Austin rave featured local...

Demanda Federal le cuesta a la ciudad $500,000 en defensa legal para los oficiales que asesinaron a Alex Gonzales

Demanda Federal le cuesta a la ciudad $500,000 en defensa legal para los oficiales que asesinaron a Alex Gonzales

Eden Shamy and Maryella Diaz February 23, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 19 de febrero por Eden Shamy y fue traducido al español por Maryella Diaz.  El consejo municipal de Austin repartió medio millón...

The Mission Within recruits grieving military families for psychedelic research with Dell Medical School

The Mission Within recruits grieving military families for psychedelic research with Dell Medical School

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter February 21, 2024

A psychedelic retreat center for veteran mental health began recruitment on Feb. 9 for its upcoming psychedelic therapy retreat in Mexico amidst a shortage of volunteers for the program. The retreat...

Federal lawsuit costs city $500,000 in legal defense for officers who killed Alex Gonzales

Federal lawsuit costs city $500,000 in legal defense for officers who killed Alex Gonzales

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter February 19, 2024

Austin City Council allocated half a million dollars on Thursday to the legal defense of the police officers who killed a man in 2021. On Jan. 5, 2021, off-duty officer Gabriel Gutierrez from the...

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