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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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The last standing slave quarters in Austin sits behind the Neill-Cochran House Museum in West Campus.
The two-story building originally had a living and lounge space for the enslaved people that worked within the main house on the top floor and a workspace on the bottom, with an internal opening and external staircase connecting the two.

[Photo] Urban slave quarters rediscovered in West Campus

May 8, 2022

The last standing slave quarters in Austin sits behind the Neill-Cochran House Museum in West Campus. The two-story building originally had a living and lounge space for the enslaved people that worked...

After marching from Republic Square, protestors arrive at the Capitol steps on May 3, 2022. The crowd echoed chants such as my body, my choice.

[Photo] Austin City Council member proposes to decriminalize abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned

June 9, 2022

After marching from Republic Square, protestors arrive at the Capitol steps on May 3, 2022. The crowd echoed chants such as "my body, my choice."

“Health is multifaceted and nuanced to the point that the strides you want to make in the healthcare field cannot be made by people that are similar to one another. Because the problems in health are diverse, it doesnt make sense (for) one group of people in which general health has been structured to support or reflect dictate or find solutions in the health field. The problems are diverse, and the problems are hard. You need to have people who are diverse.”

- Esther Egbulonu, public health and sociology senior

[Photo] UT students of color share experiences studying medicine

April 27, 2022

“Health is multifaceted and nuanced to the point that the strides you want to make in the healthcare field cannot be made by people that are similar to one another. Because the problems in health are...

Students wait in line for “A Conversation with Hank Green, hosted by the Student Endowed Centennial Lectureship, on Apr 14, 2022. Hundreds of students formed a line leading outside the Texas Union.

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Students wait in line for “A Conversation with Hank Green, hosted by the Student Endowed Centennial Lectureship, on Apr 14, 2022. Hundreds of students formed a line leading outside the Texas Union.

 Hank Green speaks to an audience of over 900 students in the in Texas Union Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom on Apr 14, 2022. Green spoke about his career in science, freelance video production and writing and entrepreneurship.

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Hank Green speaks to an audience of over 900 students in the in Texas Union Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom on Apr 14, 2022. Green spoke about his career in science, freelance video production and writing...

The Perry-Castañeda Library security desk is now a distribution center and an emergency access point for naloxone spray for students, faculty and staff. The nasal spray, known as Narcan, is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

[Photo] Travis County, nonprofits provide naloxone at ACL to prevent opioid overdoses

October 20, 2022

The Perry-Castañeda Library security desk is now a distribution center and an emergency access point for naloxone spray for students, faculty and staff. The nasal spray, known as Narcan, is used to reverse...

Economics and Spanish sophomore Colby Jones resigned as student government’s executive agency director in January. Colby said he felt the issues regarding Tejas Club affiliated members were removed from the organization as a whole.

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Economics and Spanish sophomore Colby Jones resigned as student government’s executive agency director in January. Colby said he felt the issues regarding Tejas Club affiliated members were removed from...

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