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Students angered over Student Government’s lack of financial transparency

Students angered over Student Government’s lack of financial transparency

Kaushiki Roy, News reporter December 18, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the October 29 flipbook. UT students raised concerns regarding Student Government’s financial transparency and lack of communication to the student body...

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UT Graduate Student Assembly votes for Student Government to cease representation of graduate students

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 19 flipbook.  Members of the UT Graduate Student Assembly will ask Student Government to cede authority over graduate students stating...

UT students advocate for more climate change acknowledgement amid United Nations Climate Change Conference

UT students advocate for more climate change acknowledgement amid United Nations Climate Change Conference

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 12 flipbook. After speaking with world leaders and representatives at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow last...

UT enters $20 million partnership with consulting firm to cut University expenses

UT enters $20 million partnership with consulting firm to cut University expenses

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter December 1, 2021

UT will pay about $20 million to a financial consulting firm to help the University cut some expenses and provide assistance with the new faculty-led strategic plan to make UT a leading research institution.  The...

UT-Austin Student Government assembly introduces articles of impeachment, calls to ask students whether they support 'The Eyes of Texas'

UT-Austin Student Government assembly introduces articles of impeachment, calls to ask students whether they support ‘The Eyes of Texas’

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter November 30, 2021
The assembly may hold a tentative special session next week to vote on the removals and impeachment. The assembly also voted unanimously to hold an election and remove “The Eyes of Texas” as the school song.
SG executive members asked to resign following vote of no confidence

SG executive members asked to resign following vote of no confidence

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter November 10, 2021
The assembly asked student body president Kiara Kabbara, financial director Grant Marconi and communications director Madison Brown to resign based on a lack of communication, failure to be transparent and mishandling of sensitive allegations over the past couple of weeks.
Student Government to hold vote of no confidence Tuesday on executive board

Student Government to hold vote of no confidence Tuesday on executive board

Kaushiki Roy November 7, 2021

The UT Student Government will hold a vote of no confidence on their executive board Tuesday. If 19 or more of the 38 representatives vote yes, the assembly will recommend that the remaining three executive...

UT Student Government executive board members step down amid controversy

UT Student Government executive board members step down amid controversy

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter November 2, 2021
Mackenzie Smith, former SG advocacy director, said she and Meera Sam, former SG chief of staff, resigned from the organization because their requests for SG to address student concerns about transparency and to disaffiliate with the Tejas Club amid the organization’s sexual assault allegations went unheard.
Senate releases campuswide survey to gauge student views about University tuition

Senate releases campuswide survey to gauge student views about University tuition

Kaushiki Roy October 31, 2021

The Senate of College Councils released a campuswide survey Oct. 19 for students to express their concerns regarding the University’s biannual tuition reset, which will take place next February. Over...

UT-Austin student parents face difficulties navigating University policy on childcare

UT-Austin student parents face difficulties navigating University policy on childcare

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter October 25, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the October 5th flipbook.  Unable to afford daycare, Maile Marriott said she and her husband, who is a law student, originally worked out a plan...

Students hope UT will improve living conditions at DobieTwenty21 apartments since purchasing the center

Students hope UT will improve living conditions at DobieTwenty21 apartments since purchasing the center

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter October 25, 2021
Some students hope the University will improve the building’s infrastructure now that UT has acquired it. 
Graduate school to build new graduate-only housing in East Campus

Graduate school to build new graduate-only housing in East Campus

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter October 20, 2021

When international graduate student Mariagracia Rodriguez first came to UT last year to pursue her degree, she said the hardest part of adjusting to a new country was not the academic structure but finding...

UT researchers develop hydrogel tablet to purify water in under an hour

UT researchers develop hydrogel tablet to purify water in under an hour

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter October 12, 2021
Materials science and engineering graduate student Youhong Guo, the lead author of the research paper, said research to develop the tablet took about one year after her group began studying water purification in 2020. 
Activists around Texas protest restrictive abortion bill

Activists around Texas protest restrictive abortion bill

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter October 8, 2021
People from around the country gathered at the Texas Capitol on Oct. 2 to protest the restrictive abortion law that went into effect on Sept. 1. But the fight for women’s rights has marched on for decades.
Graduate students unhappy with insurance switch

Graduate students unhappy with insurance switch

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter October 7, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 27 flipbook. It’s been a month since UT has switched graduate students’ insurance, a move the University claimed would offer...

UT students plan to leave Texas after graduation following anti-abortion law

UT students plan to leave Texas after graduation following anti-abortion law

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter October 6, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 24 flipbook.  After a new Texas law banning abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy took effect Sept. 1, some UT students...

UT President Jay Hartzell vows to increase UT’s ranking, promote diversity at State of the University Address

UT President Jay Hartzell vows to increase UT’s ranking, promote diversity at State of the University Address

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter September 24, 2021
During his speech, Hartzell spoke about UT’s COVID-19 response, plans to increase STEM research and diversity initiatives. 
UT partners with Space Force

UT partners with Space Force

Kaushiki Roy September 21, 2021

Editor's Note: This first appeared in the September 17 flipbook issue.  UT researchers are working on aerospace technology to make space missions more efficient  and prevent the possibility of space...

UT-Austin freshman admission numbers maintain steady growth rate throughout pandemic

UT-Austin freshman admission numbers maintain steady growth rate throughout pandemic

Kaushiki Roy September 21, 2021

UT maintained steady growth in fall undergraduate admissions throughout the pandemic and saw overall student diversity increase in the past decade.  The University admitted 18,994 students in fall...

UT-Austin students report getting kicked out of student section during first football game

UT-Austin students report getting kicked out of student section during first football game

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter September 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 19 flipbook.  At UT’s first football game on Sept. 4, some students said ushers and security guards asked them to leave the student...

Some students concerned about anti-Hindu nationalism conference turning into anti-Hinduism rhetoric

Some students concerned about anti-Hindu nationalism conference turning into anti-Hinduism rhetoric

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter September 14, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 10 flipbook. Content warning: This article contains discussions of racism and death. UT’s South Asia Institute is sponsoring...

UT students protest anti-abortion bill at Texas capitol

UT students protest anti-abortion bill at Texas capitol

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter September 13, 2021

Editor's note: This story first appeared as part of the September 8 flipbook. CW: abortion, sexual violence Over 150 UT students marched from the University of Texas Tower to the Texas Capitol Tuesday...

UT-Austin students face power outages around campus

UT-Austin students face power outages around campus

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter September 13, 2021

Editor's note: This story first appeared as part of the September 8 flipbook. When freshman Erin Luna began her first year at UT, she did not expect to face a power outage at Jester West within the...

Speakers at Dismantling Global Hindutva explain differences between Hindutva, Hinduism

Speakers at Dismantling Global Hindutva explain differences between Hindutva, Hinduism

Kaushiki Roy September 13, 2021

Speakers at the Dismantling Global Hindutva conference discussed the difference between Hinduism and Hindutva, how disinformation about the ideologies spread and the future of political discourse in India.  The...

UT-Austin researchers find gaps in Austin’s immigrant inclusion

UT-Austin researchers find gaps in Austin’s immigrant inclusion

Kaushiki Roy September 1, 2021

Austin showed greater gaps in immigrant incorporation, including housing affordability, job opportunities and naturalization, compared to other U.S. cities, public policy researchers at UT found. Austin...

UT’s mandatory Title IX faculty training requirement sees 99% completion rate, up from 26% in previous year

UT’s mandatory Title IX faculty training requirement sees 99% completion rate, up from 26% in previous year

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter August 26, 2021

After years of UT’s Title IX faculty and staff training program seeing completion rates below 30%, the program recorded a 99% fulfillment rate after the training became mandatory in August 2020. With...

UT faculty petition for mask mandates in class to ensure greater safety measures

UT faculty petition for mask mandates in class to ensure greater safety measures

Kaushiki Roy August 25, 2021

Almost 800 University faculty signed a petition to allow for a mask and vaccine mandate on Aug. 11, after UT announced faculty could switch their classes partially or completely online just weeks before...

UT-Austin professors can teach at reduced capacity for first several weeks, provost says

UT-Austin professors can teach at reduced capacity for first several weeks, provost says

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter August 17, 2021
Professors will have the option to teach reduced-capacity classes until Sept.17.
Amid delta variant spike, UT announces it will remain at full capacity this fall

Amid delta variant spike, UT announces it will remain at full capacity this fall

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter August 9, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 2 flipbook. The city of Austin moved into Stage 5 guidelines Friday for the first time since December, encouraging residents to mask...

City of Austin plans improvements along Guadalupe Street

City of Austin plans improvements along Guadalupe Street

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter August 2, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 26 flipbook. West Campus will soon see the addition of bike lanes, two-way streets and sidewalks in the coming years as the city of Austin...

UT researchers explore solutions to river delta coastline flooding

UT researchers explore solutions to river delta coastline flooding

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter August 2, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 26 flipbook. Two UT researchers published papers July 12 that explain why man-made river deltas, reservoirs intended to slow down river...

“There is still no more clarity”: UT Graduate School holds town hall to answer questions about health care plan switch, students still concerned

“There is still no more clarity”: UT Graduate School holds town hall to answer questions about health care plan switch, students still concerned

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter July 22, 2021

UT’s graduate school held a virtual town hall July 14 to address graduate students’ questions about the switch of health care plans from UT Select to Academic Blue that saved the University over $10...

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UT-Austin establishes new post-graduate fellowship to increase faculty diversity 

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter July 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 12 flipbook. UT-Austin started its inaugural postdoctoral fellowship in June aiming to increase diversity among campus faculty by providing...

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UT reinitiates partnership with Texas A&M, US Army to develop remote warfare technology

Kaushiki Roy July 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 12 flipbook. UT restarted its partnership with Texas A&M to build computer-operated vehicles and machinery, which it will send to the...

‘There are plenty of mountains to overcome’: Students celebrate Pride Month, acknowledge struggles

‘There are plenty of mountains to overcome’: Students celebrate Pride Month, acknowledge struggles

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter July 5, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the June 28 flipbook. UT student organizations celebrated diversity, inclusion and acceptance on campus this June for Pride Month. While students...

UT celebrates inaugural Juneteenth Freedom Summit

UT celebrates inaugural Juneteenth Freedom Summit

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter June 28, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the June 22 flipbook. UT faculty, politicians and historians spoke about the significance of Juneteenth and the wealth, housing and education inequities...

UT-Austin President Hartzell announces new position, budget changes

UT-Austin President Hartzell announces new position, budget changes

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter June 17, 2021

President Jay Hartzell sent a university-wide email detailing upcoming budget changes and a new position to address “societal challenges” Tuesday. Changes will include merit-based salary raises...

Students react to UT’s full capacity announcement

Students react to UT’s full capacity announcement

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter June 17, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the June 14 flipbook. UT announced plans to reopen at full capacity indoors beginning August 16 in an internal communications email students received...

UT maintains current study abroad policies through 2021

UT maintains current study abroad policies through 2021

Kaushiki Roy June 11, 2021

UTs Education Abroad department plans to keep its COVID-19 regulations in place through the end of 2021, according to director Heather Thompson. After the global study abroad program restarted in February,...

Graduate student workers push to delay University health care plan switch 

Graduate student workers push to delay University health care plan switch 

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter June 6, 2021

Graduate student organization Underpaid at UT drafted an open letter to University administration May 28 in response to the new health care plan for graduate students, Academic Blue.  The new default...

UT-Austin Latino diversity initiative Project MALES celebrates 10-year anniversary

UT-Austin Latino diversity initiative Project MALES celebrates 10-year anniversary

Kaushiki Roy April 30, 2021

UT program Project MALES, which supports Latino educational success, celebrated its tenth anniversary this Thursday.  Project MALES, Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success, is a research-based...

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UT Austin Portugal Program launches podcast to bridge gap between science, business

Kaushiki Roy April 14, 2021

The UT Austin Portugal Program launched its first podcast on March 31 to help raise awareness about the connections between science and business.  Cross Talks, a monthly podcast, focuses on scientific...

UT’s Asian American community discusses recent Atlanta attacks and rise in anti-Asian discrimination

UT’s Asian American community discusses recent Atlanta attacks and rise in anti-Asian discrimination

Kaushiki Roy March 30, 2021

Trigger Warning: This story discusses anti-Asian hate crimes. Anti-Asian hate crimes increased by nearly 150% in 2020 and on March 16, a shooting in Atlanta killed eight people, six of whom were identified...

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Black Alumni Network’s Legacy Endowment HornRaiser aims to raise $1M to send 4 Black students to UT with full ride

Kaushiki Roy March 24, 2021

    UT’s Black Alumni Network aims to fund four full-ride scholarships to Black students with their 90-day Legacy Endowment Hornraiser that began last month and hopes to gain $1 million. Currently,...

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UT Senate hosts Interdisciplinary Studies Week, helps students find possible majors

Kaushiki Roy March 2, 2021

UT Senate started their Interdisciplinary Studies Week with a virtual meeting Feb. 15, where mentors and mentees were paired together for the week.  Interdisciplinary Studies Week is a program...

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UT-Austin continues study abroad programs, international travel with restrictions

Kaushiki Roy and Sheryl Lawrence February 9, 2021

Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 5 online edition. UT is allowing students to study abroad during the spring semester, despite continued national and...

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McComb’s students form Business Ethics Team to emphasize morals in corporate world

Kaushiki Roy January 28, 2021

A new UT student organization hoping to promote the importance of ethics in the business world held its first meeting Wednesday afternoon. The Business Ethics Team, co-founded by president Thomas Marks...

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UT Student Foundation supports student aid organizations with month-long fundraiser

Kaushiki Roy October 12, 2020

The UT Student Foundation began its month-long fundraiser to raise awareness for organizations providing student aid on Oct. 1, and aims to double last year’s donations. The event, called ContribUTe,...

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Multicultural sorority Delta Xi Nu aims to start chapter at UT-Austin

Kaushiki Roy October 7, 2020

With the motto “sisterhood, culture and education,” Delta Xi Nu is a multicultural sorority hoping to build a chapter at UT. Delta Xi Nu was founded at Texas A&M in 1997. If they are...

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