There is an ugly dry-erase board sitting in my apartment. Peeling blue duct tape segments it into sections, where the names of reporters, their stories and editors’ initials are written in marker. When...

COVID-19 has affected everyone, drowning humanity in its radical disruptions and restrictions on normal life. For people in marginalized communities, it can be incredibly hard to stay afloat.  I’m...

When her lung ruptured, Heather Norman continued her online summer classes from her hospital bed, but said she struggled to receive online accommodations for her fall classes. One of Norman’s original...

Students and faculty honored George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other victims of police brutality and racism at a virtual vigil Wednesday evening.  The African American Culture Committee, a subcommittee...

Police used plastic handcuffs when they arrested Shomial Ahmad and nine other UT students in May 1999 after a five-hour sit-in supporting the creation of an Asian American studies program. “It was...

On March 12, 2019, I forced myself to breathe, barely awake in my hospital bed. Tubes blew oxygen into my nose. Needles dug into my neck and arms. But I was the healthiest I had been in years. My new...

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Texas Democratic presidential primary election with 33.4% of the votes and 94% of the precincts reporting at the time of print, according to The New York Times.   Biden...

As the last day to register to vote in the primary election (Feb. 3) approaches, history professor Leonard Moore has emphasized in his classes the parallels between the 1972 and 2020 elections. Moore,...

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in America, the Women’s March on Texas Capitol organization rallied on the south steps of the Capitol on Saturday.  “There...

UT Senate of College Councils passed legislation related to two of the six initiatives it planned on introducing this semester, according to its 2019-20 agenda.  They passed one resolution in support...

Student Government proposed adding assembly representation for international students at its meeting Tuesday.  SG has no positions representing the international population, but at least two members...

When Mason Bettes was born, doctors told his parents he would die within 48 hours from kidney failure.  “Miraculously, his kidney started functioning,” said Bettes’ father, Robert...

All three legislative student organizations passed a joint resolution last week in support of the University providing free menstrual products in bathrooms across campus.  Graduate Student Assembly...

UT Senate of College Councils unanimously voted to support renaming Robert Lee Moore Hall to the Physics, Math and Astronomy building at its meeting Thursday.  Robert Lee Moore, a former UT math...

Most colleges across campus have established an administrator for diversity. This semester, these officials have started meeting and discussing ways to increase diversity on campus.  The administrative...

Student Government proposed support for establishing a center for nontraditional students at its meeting Tuesday.  The resolution supports the creation of an on-campus center to help nontraditional...

Members of Student Government proposed excluding political matters from future legislation at a meeting Tuesday. Amendment authors Jordan Cope and Samuel Jian Xuan Ng proposed changing the SG constitution...

Faculty Council relaxed science core curriculum requirements for the 2020-21 catalogue at its meeting Monday.  The council unanimously voted to allow students to take nine hours of science in any...

Social work junior Sara Jane Ross said she opened a Title IX case believing a no-contact directive would stop her assailant from joining her classes. Approximately a week later, she said she learned it...

The Graduate Student Assembly proposed instituting a weeklong Thanksgiving or fall break at its meeting Wednesday. Students have two holidays during the fall semester — three days for Thanksgiving...

Anjitha Nair said she felt forced to drop everything when she got her period. “I was like, ‘Oh gosh, I need to use the restroom,’ and then I realized my period had come a few days...

Business undergraduates used to receive a handbook with a section devoted to business attire that split every category into men and women. Now, gender-related language is absent from that section. Velma...

Student Government introduced a resolution Tuesday in support of the Office of Emergency Preparedness implementing campus-wide education modules. The proposed modules would focus on emergency situations...

The Senate of College Councils unanimously passed a resolution supporting the removal of professors found guilty of Title IX violations at its meeting Thursday.  The resolution also supports removing...

A Student Government member introduced a bill to eliminate fast-tracking from its code of rules during its meeting Tuesday.  Proposed legislation normally goes to a committee where members may...

Austin City Council approved the redevelopment of student apartment complexes in Riverside at its meeting Thursday.  In a 6-3-1 vote, the Council approved the rezoning of 97 acres of housing into...

Student Government passed a resolution Tuesday asking Austin City Council to either vote against redeveloping Riverside or provide more affordable student housing. Prompted by the upcoming council vote...

Student Government established a Continuity Committee this semester to advance and maintain initiatives introduced during past administrations, starting with initiatives from last year.  Student...

Senate of College Councils proposed and passed a bill adding the Graduate Communications Council to Senate at its meeting Thursday. Senate fast-tracked the legislation and passed it unanimously. Now,...

In an effort to increase student voter turnout, Student Government proposed a joint resolution to excuse student absences during election days at its meeting Tuesday. The resolution, made in collaboration...

The UT Student Government Supreme Court held two hearings concerning violations of first-year representative Sid Puranik in the week leading up to the first-year representative election. Freshmen...

UT student government proposed adding the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to student IDs at its meeting Tuesday. The current student ID design includes the UT Police Department phone number, information...

UT Senate of College Councils introduced legislation to create a form for student feedback on Quest, an online learning platform, at its Thursday meeting.  Professors use Quest, a program...

UT’s automatic admission threshold will remain at 6% for the 2021-22 application cycle, according to a letter sent by President Gregory Fenves to the Texas Education Agency. Senate Bill 175 requires...

Student body president Camron Goodman and vice president Amie Jean hosted a Student Government celebration rally Sunday night named after their campaign slogan, “UT Led By You.”  SG’s...

Austin City Council postponed its third and final vote on redeveloping Riverside student apartment complexes at its meeting Thursday.  The council unanimously rescheduled the vote for...

Student Government proposed and passed legislation voicing support for Austin’s homeless population at its meeting Tuesday in response to Austin City Council reconsidering homelessness ordinances...

When first joining Student Government, members such as university-wide representative Kerry Mackenzie struggle to find current information about SG. Starting next week, SG will release an opt-in newsletter...

For the second consecutive year, Student Government has not introduced new legislation at its second assembly meeting. SG introduced seven pieces of legislation in their first two meetings in 2016 and...

At this semester's first meeting of the 113th Student Government Assembly, members introduced 2019-2020 budget legislation while also reviewing general rules, the legislative process and introductions. SG...

Construction near the Steve Hicks School of Social Work began Tuesday and will close multiple parking spots and roads in the area. Between Clyde Littlefield Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,...

The UT Senate of College Councils has introduced a diversity coordinator position to their board.  After conducting a demographic survey at the end of the previous academic year, UT Senate...

In an effort to extend outreach this year, the UT Senate of College Councils leadership plans to hold town halls and use representatives to connect with organizations, among other initiatives. Senate...

Student Government’s platform for the upcoming school year has seven points to fulfill the idea of “UT Led By You,” the campaign slogan for student body president and vice president Camron Goodman...

From flu shots to allergies, University Health Services can treat a wide range of illnesses students might experience.  Located in the Student Services Building in the northern section of campus,...

The Austin City Council voted Thursday to advance an ordinance allowing for redevelopment of student apartment complexes in Riverside to a third vote.  In a 6-5 vote, the council gave a second...

Ryuichi Yanagi, an international student from Shanghai, will not return to his home country over winter break. Instead, he will remain in h is private dormitory building, Dobie Twenty21 Student Spaces. “It’s...

When Claire Eckardt entered Littlefield Patio Cafe last week, she noticed there weren’t many salads available.  “I was looking around, and I get salads pretty often, so I wondered what...

Daniel Porter rides the CapMetro buses to and from work every week, and he often runs late when a bus does not show up on time. “It’s very hit and miss,” government junior Porter said....

After high school, Nathan McCracken was deployed with the Marine Corps, training and traveling for five years before returning to the reserves and applying to UT. Now, as a 24-year-old philosophy sophomore,...

At age 11, Jeffrey Wang asked his dad for a loan of $150. A few months later, he launched his own company. Wang, now a computer science and business honors freshman, started the company MyWikis, which...

Individuals associated with the UT System and its 14 institutions have donated more to Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke’s campaign than any other organization-affiliated individuals,...

The University has recently started enforcing regulations for approving guest speakers for student organization events. Registered student organizations and sponsored student organizations need advance...

Students like sociology sophomore Kaelyn Armstrong, who has a gluten sensitivity, have found it hard to find and afford gluten-free options in University dining halls. “It makes it hard (to manage)...

Students living on the north side of campus, such as in Kinsolving and Whitis Court, have complained about limited dining hall hours, but these hours have not been changed. Director of dining Rene Rodriguez...

Colorful tapestries, photographs and event posters adorn the walls of the Native American and Indigenous Studies program. Soon, they will be taken down and moved, as the College of Liberal Arts plans to...

The Native American and Indigenous Collective, a student organization that focuses on native empowerment and research, will host their second annual Indigenous Peoples’ Week through Friday. In...

UT’s Palestine Solidarity Committee hosted guest speaker Taher Herzallah on Oct. 5 at the Nueces Mosque. Herzallah, the associate director of outreach and grassroots organizing for American Muslims...

Shorter dining hall hours in the northern portion of campus have caused some students to skip dinner. Littlefield Patio Cafe and Kinsolving Dining provide dinner for students in the northern part...

Out of the 4,421 students who studied abroad last year, almost half were white.  Of the other students, 19 percent were Hispanic, 17 percent were Asian and 5 percent were African-American. For...

Out of the 58 freshmen who joined this year’s Turing Scholars Program, seven are women. Created in 2002, Turing, the computer science honors program, allows students to take more challenging classes...