Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
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![Campaign and voting signs crowd a grassy patch near the Peter T. Flawn Academic Center, one of two on-campus polling places at UT.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-30-22_votesign_Julius-ShiehIMG_0840-900x675.jpg)
Delayed implementation of Police Oversight Act frustrates victims, activists
Madeline Duncan, General Projects Reporter
• November 30, 2023
![The history of Wheatville: the Black community that originally settled in West Campus area](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/100223_Wheatville_LorianneWillett_1-1200x800.jpg)
The history of Wheatville: the Black community that originally settled in West Campus area
Madeline Duncan, General Projects Reporter
• October 3, 2023
![TikTok influencer Chris Olsen talks on mental health, new coffee brand](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-20-23_ChrisOlsen_LorianneWillett-900x600.jpg)
TikTok influencer Chris Olsen talks on mental health, new coffee brand
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• April 20, 2023
![Abott3_Amna](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Abott3_Amna.Ijaz__0.jpg)
Senate approves budget bill banning universities from using state funding on DEI efforts
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• April 17, 2023
![Senate approves bill incorporating Stephen F. Austin State University into UT System](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Capitol_MG_4042_Jamie.Hwang_-900x600.jpeg)
Senate approves bill incorporating Stephen F. Austin State University into UT System
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• April 17, 2023
![Protesters hold up a sign at the March for Our Lives protest on June 11, 2022. The protest was held in reaction to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6-11-12_March-for-Our-Lives_Kara-Hawley-1-900x600.jpg)
Democratic senators seek to strengthen gun safety laws in Texas
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• April 3, 2023
![Protestors gathered at the Texas state capitol to rally against House Bill 1686 and Senate Bill 14 on March 27, 2023. The two bills, if passed, would prohibit gender transitioning in youth.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-27-23_TransRightsProtest_AlexLuevano6-900x600.jpg)
Texans, UT students protest anti-trans legislation at Texas Capitol
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• March 27, 2023
![Temporary exhibit honors first generation of Black UT students](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-23-23_EastMall_LorianneWillett2-1-900x600.jpg)
Temporary exhibit honors first generation of Black UT students
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• March 23, 2023
![Students walk past Longhorn Coffee Co in the WCP. Longhorn Coffee Co, which is run by Housing and Dining, pays students a minimum of $13/hr.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/02-16-23_union-coffee_julius-shieh-IMG_8540-900x600.jpg)
Longhorn Coffee Co. employees face worker shortages
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• March 20, 2023
![New esports arena to open in Union Underground](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-9-22_esports-lounge_Morgan-Severson-900x600.jpg)
New esports arena to open in Union Underground
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• February 28, 2023
![Texas representative introduces bill to ban polling locations at college campuses](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2-27-23_primary-results_maddison-morris-900x600.jpeg)
Texas representative introduces bill to ban polling locations at college campuses
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporters
• February 27, 2023
![Austin City Council passes ordinance to secure police pay after Austin Police Association refuses to negotiate a contract extension](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/02_17_APDCar_DanielDeluna-7-900x549.jpg)
Austin City Council passes ordinance to secure police pay after Austin Police Association refuses to negotiate a contract extension
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• February 24, 2023
![Cronk gets bonked: Austin City Council removes City Manager Spencer Cronk for winter storm failings](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image.png)
Cronk gets bonked: Austin City Council removes City Manager Spencer Cronk for winter storm failings
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• February 16, 2023
![El guia del The Daily Texan para la construcción actual en el campus](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-26-23_ConstantConstruction_AssadMalik-900x600.jpg)
El guia del The Daily Texan para la construcción actual en el campus
Madeline Duncan and Maria Fernanda Castro
• February 10, 2023
![Austin Police Association funded petition imitating Police Oversight Act](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/austinpolice_KM-900x605.jpeg)
Austin Police Association funded petition imitating Police Oversight Act
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• January 30, 2023
![Noble 2500 Abre Tras Meses de Retraso](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/noble2500_PS-7-900x600.jpg)
Noble 2500 Abre Tras Meses de Retraso
Madeline Duncan and Esteban Elias
• January 29, 2023
![The Texan’s guide to current construction on campus](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-26-23_ConstantConstruction_AssadMalik-900x600.jpg)
The Texan’s guide to current construction on campus
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• January 26, 2023
![Noble 2500 opens after months of delays](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/noble2500_PS-7-900x600.jpg)
Noble 2500 opens after months of delays
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• January 24, 2023
![Petition imitating the Austin Police Oversight Act may appear on the May ballot](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-12-22_APD_AssadMalik-900x600.jpg)
Petition imitating the Austin Police Oversight Act may appear on the May ballot
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• January 12, 2023
![New Chrome extension aims to ease UT registration process, replace old extension](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-01-22_registration-rountable_Julius-Shieh_IMG_3649-900x675.jpg)
New Chrome extension aims to ease UT registration process, replace old extension
Madeline Duncan, Senior news reporter
• December 19, 2022
![Student petitions for access after accusations of violating UHD contract](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-17-22_j2-fine-dining_Julius-Shieh_IMG_5602-900x600.jpg)
Student petitions for access after accusations of violating UHD contract
Madeline Duncan, Senior news reporter
• November 18, 2022
![Watson_Emily-NG](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Watson_Emily-NG.jpg)
Austin mayoral, City Council District 9 races move to runoff
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• November 9, 2022
![Senate votes to support accommodations for pregnant, parenting students](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-6-22_pregnant-students_Evan-Eliwood-Montelongo-900x900.jpeg)
Senate votes to support accommodations for pregnant, parenting students
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• November 8, 2022
![Alexander Feinstein, along with Jerold Holmon and Surekha Balakrishnan, introduced legislation at the Student Government meeting on Nov. 1, 2022. The legislation calls for the university to ban Kanye West music at UT sporting events.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-2-22_SG-Kanye_LorianneWillett-900x600.jpg)
Student Government advocates for banning Kanye West music from UT sporting events
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• November 2, 2022
![Student Government presents six ways UT can be more inclusive for LGBTQ+ students](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-27-22_lgbtq-state-of-affairs_schuyler-burke-900x847.png)
Student Government presents six ways UT can be more inclusive for LGBTQ+ students
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• October 28, 2022
![Noble 2500 apartment complex delays move-in date two months after scheduled open](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-18-22_NobleApartmentConstruction_KylieBaker-900x600.jpg)
Noble 2500 apartment complex delays move-in date two months after scheduled open
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• October 18, 2022
![CHMC_2019-04-23_CMHC_Jacob](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CHMC_2019-04-23_CMHC_Jacob.Fraga17725_0.jpg)
UT students host events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• October 14, 2022
![Pride flag found vandalized twice in physics mathematics astronomy building](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1-900x600.jpg)
Pride flag found vandalized twice in physics mathematics astronomy building
Madeline Duncan, Senior news reporter
• October 11, 2022
![Student leaders call for additional federal loan debt forgiveness](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9-1-22_Biden-Loans_Juleanna-Culilap-900x600.png)
Student leaders call for additional federal loan debt forgiveness
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• September 26, 2022
![Apartment complex applies to replace 24th Street Starbucks, Smoothie King](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/10-19-22-starbucks-Lorianne-Willett-900x600.jpg)
Apartment complex applies to replace 24th Street Starbucks, Smoothie King
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• September 20, 2022
![‘Completely absurd’: Student organization to challenge I-35 expansion to 20 lanes](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9-19-22_rethink-35_Leila-Saidane-900x599.jpg)
‘Completely absurd’: Student organization to challenge I-35 expansion to 20 lanes
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• September 20, 2022
![ACC Eastview to offer free clinical mental health services in partnership with Dell Medical School](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/8-25-22_ut-acc_Amna-Ijaz.jpg)
ACC Eastview to offer free clinical mental health services in partnership with Dell Medical School
Madeline Duncan, Senior news reporter
• August 26, 2022
![UT researchers develop brain-like transistors](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/8-25-22_Brain-Like-Computers_Breyona-Mitchell-900x900.png)
UT researchers develop brain-like transistors
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• August 26, 2022
![UT astronomers find new distant galaxy with James Webb Telescope](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08-23-22_telescope-research_CourtesyOf-Micaela_Bagley-900x505.png)
UT astronomers find new distant galaxy with James Webb Telescope
Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter
• August 23, 2022
![Your wacky uncle may be right — college makes people more ‘culturally’ liberal, according to UT researchers](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/7-28-22_Liberal-University-Research_Marissa-Kapp--900x818.png)
Your wacky uncle may be right — college makes people more ‘culturally’ liberal, according to UT researchers
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• July 28, 2022
![UT program provides testing, application aid to students historically excluded from graduate school](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/7-21-22_Graduate-Prep-Academy_Breyona-Mitchell-900x806.png)
UT program provides testing, application aid to students historically excluded from graduate school
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• July 21, 2022
![1112_EllaWilliams(CommunityFirst)](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1112_EllaWilliamsCommunityFirst.jpg)
UT-Austin researcher finds sanctuary policies lower crime rates
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• July 21, 2022
![UT-Austin researchers develop more realistic audio AI models for Meta virtual reality](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/7-14-22_facebook-ai_Emma-G-George-900x675.png)
UT-Austin researchers develop more realistic audio AI models for Meta virtual reality
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• July 14, 2022
![UT art class increases students’ empathy](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/7-11-22_Cancer-Empathy-Art_Courtesy-of-_______-900x685.jpg)
UT art class increases students’ empathy
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• July 11, 2022
UT-Austin study finds Supreme Court is more conservative than 75% of public
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• June 26, 2022
![UT-Austin supercomputer simulates first-ever image of black hole at center of our galaxy](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6-13-22_black-hole_Courtesy-of-Event-Horizon-Collaboration-and-National-Science-Foundation-900x900.jpg)
UT-Austin supercomputer simulates first-ever image of black hole at center of our galaxy
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• June 16, 2022
![UT offers temporary positions to Ukrainian scholars](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tower-w-leaves-Connor-Downs.jpg)
UT offers temporary positions to Ukrainian scholars
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• April 29, 2022
![Coping with Corona study expands to include participant concerns about Russia-Ukraine war](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4-19-22_ukraine-wellbeing-study_Benjamin-Siciliano.jpg)
Coping with Corona study expands to include participant concerns about Russia-Ukraine war
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• April 19, 2022
![Kendra Scott invests $13.25 million in UT to support women in business](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4-7-22_kendra-scott_Courtesy-of-Sara-Wong-900x900.png)
Kendra Scott invests $13.25 million in UT to support women in business
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• April 7, 2022
![UT joins network to become inclusive for students of all ages](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3-24-22_UTAgeFriendly_Daniela-Rumbaut-1-802x900.jpeg)
UT joins network to become inclusive for students of all ages
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• March 29, 2022
![UT funds affordable housing research](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/medianrent_SophieZhang-01-900x600.png)
UT funds affordable housing research
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• March 28, 2022
![Upgrades on deck for Littlefield Patio Cafe](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/littlefield-patio-construction_mike-truong.jpg)
Upgrades on deck for Littlefield Patio Cafe
Madeline Duncan, News Reporter
• February 23, 2022
![UT joins worldwide study on coping with COVID-19](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2-14-22_Worldwide-Study_Hingis-Chang-900x600.jpeg)
UT joins worldwide study on coping with COVID-19
Madeline Duncan, News reporter
• February 15, 2022