Joelle is a freshman studying journalism and French and is currently reporting on the campus beat. She previously reported as a general reporter during fall 2021 and loves coffee and board games.
Domino, the celebrity campus feline and UT’s most “beloved mascot” who brought comfort and companionship to many in the University community, died Tuesday. He was 13 years old.
“There have...
Editor's note: This article first appeared in the May 3, 2022 flipbook.
Maya Flores, an environmental science and geology freshman, said she took five STEM courses this semester. She said she wishes...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 26, 2022 flipbook.
A real estate investment company acquired American Campus Communities, a student housing company that owns several West Campus...
UT will host a program encouraging undergraduate students from underrepresented communities to engage in information sciences starting this summer.
The iSchool Inclusion Institute is a program that...
Student Government passed an accountability amendment to their governing documents as part of a series of reforms on April 26.
The Transform SG Initiative Act includes reforms such as creating agency...
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson famously used the words “we shall overcome,” a phrase synonymous with the Civil Rights Movement, in a speech to Congress calling for voting rights in 1965. The drafts...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 12, 2022 flipbook.
Student Government passed a resolution April 5 in support of Emergency Contraception 4 Every Campus’ initiative to bring...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 12, 2022 flipbook.
President Jay Hartzell announced he will set aside funding for faculty recruiting packages due to high housing prices in Austin...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 5, 2022 flipbook.
Richard Reddick, associate dean of equity, community engagement and outreach for the College of Education, will begin two new...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 5, 2022 flipbook.
The Graduate Student Assembly passed a resolution March 23 reaffirming their stance that Student Government should cede representation...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 1, 2022 flipbook.
Last weekend, the Interfraternity Council hosted Round Up, a music festival put on by IFC chapter members, for the first time...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 29, 2022 flipbook.
University dining halls and stores have implemented a new policy to check student IDs due to an influx in students using each...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 25, 2022 flipbook.
The Sanger Learning Center increased most student employee wages from $11.25 to $14 an hour this semester in an effort to attract...
Editor's Note: This article was first appeared in the March 22, 2022 flipbook.
The joint resolution process for Legislative Student Organizations will pause for the rest of the semester due to procedural...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 11, 2022 flipbook. This story was updated on March 22 with new information obtained by the Texan through a public information request about emails...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 8, 2022 flipbook.
The night Kai Bovik and their friends heard about Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive attacking trans children, they got together...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 8, 2022 flipbook.
Student leaders released an updated State of LGBTQIA+ Affairs report Monday with 48 recommendations to increase inclusivity...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 1, 2022 flipbook.
Regional planning professor Alex Karner received three grants totaling over $400,000 for projects investigating transportation...
UT released $25.7 million in Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund block grants to students on March 2, the final round of debt relief provided by HEERF III, a University spokesperson said.
Over 27,600...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Feb. 21, 2022 in the flipbook.
On Feb. 10, UT became the third university to join the new anonymous social media app Fizz.
Founders Teddy Solomon...
This article first appeared in the Feb. 18, 2022 flipbook.
The Heman Sweatt Center for Black Males received a $750,000 donation this semester to help advance initiatives that promote success for Black...
This article first appeared in the Feb. 14, 2022 flipbook.
The Cockrell School of Engineering released its 2021 climate survey report Feb. 1, which showed some engineers, including women and people...
President Jay Hartzell has not attended three of the five Faculty Council meetings this academic year, leaving some faculty members frustrated at the lack of opportunities for communication.
Professors can now schedule exams for students who need testing accommodations on Canvas by using a new resource that is intended to make the reservation process easier.
Some residents at the Pease Parkside apartment complex in West Campus have been without gas, heat and hot water for over a month due to failed utility inspections.
A UT professor co-chaired a committee focused on combating inequity in higher education through policymaking, formed as a result of President Joe Biden’s January 2021 executive order on racial equity.
The...
Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Jan. 28, 2022 flipbook.
When touring one of Austin’s We Are Blood facilities last semester, Tasha Anslyn realized how heavily the pandemic had diminished...
The agreement between the Texas Carbon Management Program Group and Honeywell, a multinational conglomerate, was announced in December and gives Honeywell the right to scale the technology for commercialization.
For the first two weeks of the semester, campus dining halls will be takeout-only to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to a Jan. 7 email from University Housing and Dining.
The dining hall...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the November 2 flipbook.
In some University Housing and Dining locations, items placed in the “compost” bins are not currently being composted because...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 30 flipbook.
UT is looking to improve technology literacy and accessibility campus-wide with a new council it created last month.
The...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 16 flipbook.
An interdisciplinary team led by UT researchers launched a project in October focused on exploring the deep ocean. The...
UT will start renovations next month to the Hogg Memorial Auditorium, a popular venue for student and University events, to address safety deficiencies and make the building more accessible.
The renovations...
Students can apply for a new honors dual-degree program that combines business, electrical and computer engineering for fall 2022.
The Texas Honors Electrical and Computer Engineering and Business program,...
The School of Undergraduate Studies will no longer accept new applicants starting fall 2022 and created a centralized internal transfer application for spring 2022.
Beginning in fall 2022, all incoming...
Editor’s Note: This story has been removed because the round table discussion it centered around did not foster productive conversation surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Thus, the Texan was...
After over a year of students swiping in at all times at the front desk to access their residence halls’ lobby, the University changed its policy in early September to only require identification from...
