Sixty students interested in the music business received the opportunity to meet some big names and get advice about the field.
Grammy U, an organization created by The Recording Academy to prepare college...
Editor's note: This story is the second in a series exploring race, racism and diversity on the UT campus.
Biology senior Candrea McMillian came to UT a few years ago without any friends or family,...
The city has started a new program for downtown businesses that simplifies recycling with hopes of decreasing waste.
City service provider Austin Resource Recovery unveiled a new recycling program last...
By age 17, Richie Gill, Plan II and economics junior, knew he did not want to work under a boss for the rest of his life.
So while still in high school, Gill earned his real estate license and started...
Rather than rushing from class to class with books in hand, students strolled campus from booth to booth with prizes in hand down the South and East Malls.
The 20th annual Forty Acres Fest Saturday hosted...
As the list of patients needing organ transplants increases, so does the need for more organ donors.
Organ donor numbers are not increasing, though, said Michelle Segovia, Texas Organ Sharing Alliance...
With dreams of wild burros roaming safely in West Texas, residents traveled halfway across the state to protest at the Capitol.
The Wild Burro Protection League organized the “March for Mercy,”...
To protect the health needs of more students, Student Government is working on a plan to implement safer drinking water.
Student Government passed a bill last week to install fluoride filters on at least...
Hoping to create a more comfortable pedestrian environment downtown, Royal Blue Grocery plans to convert parking space into business space.
The city’s one year pilot plan to allow the Royal Blue...
After sifting through 600 applicants from across the nation, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation named two UT students as 2012 Hertz Fellows.
Biomedical engineering senior Kelly Moynihan and Plan II...
Town Lake Animal Center is waiving dog adoption fees in an attempt to encourage adoption and prevent euthanasia.
Thirty dogs were moved from the Austin Animal Center to the Town Lake Animal Center last...
Some central Texas trails are closing for the spring to protect an endangered bird species’ mating season.
The golden-cheeked warbler is a small endangered songbird found only in central Texas because...
Some Central Texas trails are closing for the spring to protect an endangered bird species during their mating season.
The golden-cheeked warbler is a small endangered songbird found only in Central Texas...
With around 3,000 students zipping around campus on bicycles every day, crashes are common, but also avoidable with the proper safety precautions.
There have been nine reported bike crashes on campus...
In a time when many cities across the U.S. are struggling financially, South By Southwest brings economic relief to Austin.
SXSW’s total operations injected more than $167 million into Austin’s...
Texas Student Media assistant director Jalah Goette will serve as interim TSM director until someone is selected to permanently fill the position, the TSM Board of Trustees decided Wednesday.
Goette’s...
After 25 years of strolling around the streets of downtown in women’s clothing and heels, the iconic vagrant Leslie Cochran remains in critical condition.
Leslie was found unconscious Feb. 16 on...
The 108th birthday of the late Dr. Seuss sparked celebrations and excitement for the children’s book author.
Bee Cave Public Library held the seventh annual “Seuss on the Loose” Saturday...
Despite limited funds, the Capital Metro transit system is attempting to ease concerns of overcrowding on UT shuttles and city buses.
Capital Metro, the system that runs UT’s shuttles and city buses,...
After five years of discussion, an ordinance banning disposable bags in Austin passed at about 2 a.m. today.
The ordinance will take effect March 1, 2013 and will prohibit plastic bags and paper bags...
Although recent rain in Central Texas is steadily filling drought-stricken waterfronts, the lakes and related businesses are still a long way from stabilizing.
Because the Lower Colorado River Authority...
Kevin Hegarty, University vice president and chief financial officer, admitted a “flat out failure” in communication between the University and Texas Student Media Board of Trustees prior to...
Mayor Lee Leffingwell launched his re-election campaign with an homage to his favorite movie, “Ferris Bueller's Day Off.”
The Leffingwell campaign hosted a kickoff party Saturday night....
Austin Police officials are urging large truck owners to take extra safety precautions due to an increase in thefts since Jan. 1.
Austin police detective Brent Mullinix said 70 trucks have been stolen...
Texas Student Television and the KVRX 91.7 staff members are upset by a proposal to sell the stations in an effort to combat the Texas Student Media’s deficit.
Former Texas Student Media director...
The University administration has named a new point person to deal with the fallout from the resignation of former Texas Student Media Director Gary Borders.
Kevin Hegarty, UT’s vice president...
Staying out late studying or spending time with friends is an inevitable way of life for many college students, but when the work is done and the party is over, sometimes the long walk home alone in the...
Former Texas Student Media director Gary Borders said Thursday that his Feb. 8 resignation came under pressure from the office of the Vice President of Student Affairs rather than because of personal reasons...
Funding combinations and proper budgeting have enabled Austin Energy to finance Austin’s most expensive public art project to date.
Despite a three-year deficit forcing a raise in electric rates...
Occupy Austin and City Hall are reassessing tactics and regrouping after the eviction of the protest Feb. 3.
A new city policy enacting a curfew at City Hall between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and banning tents...
The process of “doctor shopping,” or when patients see multiple doctors to be re-prescribed medication without the previous doctor’s knowledge, will become more difficult for prescription...
The first low-income resident apartment complex in the heart of downtown may soon begin construction, which will provide a refuge for Austin’s starving artists and those looking to get back on their...
Fifty six hoarded animals were found in one Austin house last week, leaving two animal centers to scramble for funds and supplies to rehouse and recuperate the furry companions.
Austin Animal Services...
After four months of 24-hour protesting at City Hall, Occupy Austin protesters were forced to leave City Hall Friday night.
The eviction is the result of a revised building use policy approved by city...
Members of Occupy Austin were forced to leave City Hall Friday night at 10 p.m.
The eviction is the result of a revised building use policy approved Friday by city manager Marc A. Ott. According to the...
A green energy research company working directly with the University will soon relocate to an energy-efficient neighborhood one-and-a-half miles from campus.
Pecan Street Inc., a research and development...
Austinites will soon have a new way to travel around downtown through the upcoming Bike Share Program between a local bike shop and a city organization.
The program began in December when the Capital...
Single-family residences in Austin will have the opportunity to implement greywater systems to increase conservation and lower costs under a new city council proposal.
Properly designed greywater systems...
Inspired by his experiences with courts and the law, 25 year-old Nicholas Lucier said he will run for mayor of Austin this May.
Lucier however, has almost always been on the wrong side of the law in court,...
Women seeking gynecological services from Austin Women’s Hospital will be referred to St. David’s Medical Center beginning Feb. 9.
The hospital, previously run by the UT Medical Branch on...
If the Texas primaries are rescheduled because new district maps are not agreed upon in time, students who leave town after the semester’s end may be unable to vote.
The primaries are at risk of...
By this summer, downtown Austin will have a new place for tourists, musicians and students to stay on the cheap.
Firehouse Hostel co-founders Kent Roth and Collin Ballard, both Austin natives, said renovations...
If City Council members approve a proposal to increase Austin utility and energy rates, UT students and city residents may face an increase in electricity bills.
Austin Energy has presented to City Council...
As temperatures decrease, so do the number of Occupy Austin protestors willing to demonstrate outside City Hall, said Caitlin Pigford, 16 year-old protester on the verge of homelessness.
In its fourth...
Claims of homophobic bouncers at the downtown Austin bar Barbarella appear to be only a personal vendetta, Barbarella General Manager Harvey Graham said.
The claim stems from an incident in the early...
Austin restaurants and UT students are preparing for the loss of a beloved Central Texas beverage, the iconic Dublin Dr Pepper.
When customers order a large Dublin Dr Pepper at P.Terry’s, they will...
Although a “dislike” button is not expected to be implemented to the Facebook page, Facebook account manager Brian Wheeler said members can expect great changes in the near future.
Austin...
Occupy Austin protesters challenged authorities within hours of expanding from City Hall steps to the Capitol grounds Saturday.
Many protesters made the move to the Capitol as a result of the Oct. 30...
Despite rain on the parade, families showed up on Congress Avenue on Saturday to kick off the Christmas season and donate toys to less fortunate children.
Chuy’s Mexican restaurant sponsored the...
UT alumna and former Student Government president Randi Shade served on the Austin city council from 2008 to 2011 and worked under three different governors, in addition to serving on several committees...
There is no direct link between fracking and contamination of groundwater, according to preliminary results of a study by UT’s Energy Institute.
Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, involves...
First-year students concerned about the infamous “freshman 15” can rest a little easier, according to a study by Ohio State University.
The 7,418 young people in the study showed an average...
A Texas senator said talk of UT collaborating with the Seton Family of Hospitals corporation to build a new medical campus is possibly one of the biggest ideas to come to Austin since UT was built.
Texas...
The Butler School of Music is attempting to refresh classical music by creating new pieces instead of replaying centuries old works, said Zack Stanton, assistant director of New Music Ensemble.
The New...
Rapper Slim Thug took the glamour out of the music industry by portraying the business side of his career during a Q&A session on Saturday.
The Q&A, hosted by GrammyU, a student organization...
UT’s Capoeira Angola group met Saturday at the Austin Recreation Center for their October roda.
Capoeira is a combination of dance, music, martial art and game that has been passed verbally through...
As studio art graduate student Ezra Masch tapped the buttons on his keyboard, 73 colorful lights corresponding to the notes flooded the Visual Arts Center.
The keyboard performance was only one element...
UT and Texas A&M have long been rivals on the athletic field, and now a group of UT students have established a political rivalry as well.
Members of the University Leadership Initiative, a UT student...
The Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation is attempting to prevent homelessness in Austin through a $50,000 grant to the nonprofit organization Green Doors.
Green Doors strives “to end homelessness...
Students and community members celebrated the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Wednesday night at UT’s Rohr Chabad Jewish Center.
Rabbi Zev Johnson said he expects approximately...
According to a study conducted by UT’s Population Research Center, weight gained during the time of pregnancy can last more than just nine months and affects both mothers and fathers.
A study by...
[Corrected Sept. 22: Removed last two graphs]
UT’s Texas Advanced Computing Center plans to build a supercomputer with state-of-the-art computing and visualization capabilities as part of a National...
The amount of healthy coral reef has taken a dive toward the deep end, but scientists are attempting to help it make a comeback.
Breeding ornamental fish in captivity is becoming a more popular way to...
Tuition may increase by 5 percent for engineering students in the 2012-13 school year if a proposal by the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee passes in March, said the dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering.
The...
Junior, “The Wendy’s Guy,” celebrated both his 13th anniversary working at the Wendy’s in the Texas Union and his six-year anniversary of breaking a fast food world record at the...
The increasingly popular clicker device has been used as a tool for cheating rather than learning, according to several UT students and professors.
About the size of a TV remote, clickers are used to...
Children of immigrants living in America face separate language barrier and racism challenges than their parents did, a UT professor said last week.
Part of a seminar series in the Department of Human...
