Since Round Up began 86 years ago, it has evolved into one of the most highly anticipated weekends of the year. For good reason, too: Last year alone, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and University Panhellenic...
Donald Trump’s “locker-room talk," brought to light by a 2005 recording that surfaced last week, is a metaphor. The locker room represents the space where men can feel safe from the...
On this week's episode of The Daily Texan Newscast, we discuss the upcoming Moody bridge, a student led Islamophobia protest, food trucks on campus and UT's graduation rates. We also look...
On this week's episode of The Daily Texan Newscast, we discuss the UT System's Bystander Intervention Initiative, disgruntled employees at Wheatsville Co-op, the Megabus terminal relocation, the...
On this week's episode of the Daily Texan Newscast we discuss fracking on UT System lands, Julian Castro's visit to campus, gender neutral bathrooms, the upcoming Kinsolving coffee shop and updates...
For a $100 one-way ticket, a new bus service between Austin and Dallas is hoping to create a radically different travelling experience than that offered by Megabus or Greyhound, according to Vonlane founder...
In hopes of encouraging greater interest and education in astronomy, one UT postdoctoral fellow has created an internet “gateway drug”: a simple but addictive game called Super Planet Crash.
Super...
The continuation of civil rights issues on campus during Bill Clinton’s tenure as president revolved around the struggle to memorialize two key figures within the black community, and included new...
March Madness is not just for basketball fans this year. Last week, UT’s accounting department won a national accounting championship based on this year’s NCAA tournament bracket.
The competition,...
In poll data released last week, the Pew Research Center reported 61 percent of Republicans and those who lean toward the Republican Party aged 18 to 29 favor the legal marriage of same-sex couples, as...
At a National Book Critics Circle ceremony in New York City last Thursday, a UT professor was awarded a lifetime achievement award for his 42 years of writing and publishing.
English professor Rolando...
Students pursuing health professions will now be able to more easily access UT-related events, lectureships and opportunities related to health care professions because of a website developed by several...
The Academy of Athens, a research academy established in 1926, announced the election of a native Greek UT professor to its list of members Thursday night.
Nicholas Peppas, born in Athens, Greece, moved...
HOUSTON — After a close and hard-fought primary election, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, took a lead over incumbent David Dewhurst in the race for the Republican candidate for lieutenant...
About 50,000 people flooded the UT campus Saturday for Explore UT — nicknamed “The Biggest Open House in Texas” — which encourages schoolchildren to pursue higher education.
Explore...
The rise in popularity of Spotify and iTunes radio, two popular online music streaming applications, has reduced UT students’ motivation to illegally download media, according to UT officials.
Tom...
Students from UT have been named as finalists in an urban design competition alongside groups from Georgia Tech, the University of Maryland and Harvard.
The Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition...
After a breach of more than 300,000 personal records — including students’ social security numbers — at the University of Maryland, College Park, UT information security officials said...
After purchasing the entirety of radio station KUT’s physical library — 60,000 CDs and 4,000 LPs — the Fine Arts Library is now facing the challenge of organizing and accommodating the...
Research involving the pigmentation of dinosaurs has led researchers at UT to link prehistoric evolution to color.
Julia Clarke, an associate professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences, collaborated...
America is a pizza-hungry nation, and UT is no exception. University dining venues sold a combined total of 257,392 slices of pizza last semester alone — 6.5 slices for each of the University’s...
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said in a speech Thursday at the University that he attributes progress in the field of renewable energy to the efforts of
immigrant citizens.
“The president...
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, when most Americans were checking Twitter for updates on the manhunt, Boston College professor Jerry Kane was checking Twitter to analyze the network itself.
At...
GreekLink, a new social media mobile application targeted towards Greek life at UT, is in the early stages of introduction, but its creator is setting sights high for the future.
During his...
Novelist Ann Patchett recalled the transformation of her personal style of writing throughout the years as part of the Joynes Reading Room Literary Series on Thursday night.
English professor Elizabeth...
The Blanton Museum of Art held an open-house exhibit showcasing its printmaking collection Thursday night as part of a month-long print festival in Austin.
The exhibit, under the direction of...
