Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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UT professors use female influencers to teach economics concepts in new research paper

Julian Petzold, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

A pair of UT economics professors helped publish a collaborative paper guiding educators to better explain economic concepts to Generation Z. The paper, written by University of Texas at Austin professors...

West Campus cat rescuers start fundraiser for cat food donations

West Campus cat rescuers start fundraiser for cat food donations

Julian Petzold, General News Reporter November 16, 2023

Cats of West Campus, a project created by UT employees, started a “food-raiser” in an attempt to gain resources for feeding cats around campus. The project, originating from Christina Huizar and...

UT alumni and brothers David and Andrew Woods hotel in the Rainey Street Historic District opened in October.

UT alumni open hotel in downtown Austin

Julian Petzold , General News Reporter November 10, 2023

David and Andrew Wood, brothers and UT alumni, opened a hotel in the Rainey Street Historic District last month to expand on their real estate development ventures and reconnect with their past in Austin. The...

Longhorn SHARE Project hosts mental health support circles at Blanton Museum

Longhorn SHARE Project hosts mental health support circles at Blanton Museum

Julian Petzold, General News Reporter October 31, 2023

The Longhorn SHARE Project will offer mental health peer support SHARE circles throughout the month at the Blanton Museum of Art to provide a safe space for students to talk about mental health. The...

Business owners express concern over I-35 expansion project

Business owners express concern over I-35 expansion project

Erika Pernis and Julian Petzold October 26, 2023

Every morning, assistant director Jaime Cano warmly welcomes hundreds of families into Escuelita del Alma, a daycare and preschool center decorated with care and full of well-loved toys and cherished memories.  The...

The Texan Recap: New York Fashion Week, Club for ADHD Inclusivity

Angelica Ruzanovais, Julian Petzold, and Aislyn Gaddis October 25, 2023

Editor's note: This podcast was originally published on Spotify on Oct. 22, 2023.  In this episode of The Texan Recap, audio editor Aislyn Gaddis chats about UT students volunteering at New York Fashion...

Government senior Andrew Zhebrak is the co-president of Students for ADHD Inclusivity.

Students look to form ADHD inclusivity organization

Julian Petzold, General News Reporter October 18, 2023

A student organization hoping to unite students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, named Students for ADHD Inclusivity, is in the process of being formed. The organization applied to become...

University responds to record-dry state of aquifer

University responds to record-dry state of aquifer

Julian Petzold, General News Reporter September 26, 2023

The Edwards-Trinity aquifer, which supplies the city and other Central Texas regions with water, is at its lowest and driest point on record, according to Ab.  Despite the drought, the University continues...

Jester Jester, an anonymous freshman in costume, hands candy out and scares pedestrians on speedway on Sep. 12, 2023.

‘The Jester Jester’ evokes students, advertises new spirit organization

Julian Petzold, General News Reporter September 19, 2023

An anonymous freshman dressed up as a clown has emerged as an enigma on campus over the past couple of weeks. Nicknamed “Jester Jester” by freshmen on their class Snapchat stories, the clown frequents...

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