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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Recent polls suggest growing gap between Democrats, Republicans

Recent polls suggest growing gap between Democrats, Republicans

Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

A recent poll found more Texans felt the country was headed in the wrong direction, according to the Texas Politics Project, a unit of the College of Liberal Arts at the University. Of those surveyed,...

UT recibe el archivo de la destacada escritora y activista nicaragüense Gioconda Belli

UT recibe el archivo de la destacada escritora y activista nicaragüense Gioconda Belli

Olivia Dilley and Evelyn Martinez November 15, 2023

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 13 de noviembre por Olivia Dilley y fue traducido al español por Evelyn Martinez.  La Colección Latinoamericana Nettie Lee Benson de...

UT receives archive of prominent Nicaraguan writer, activist Gioconda Belli

UT receives archive of prominent Nicaraguan writer, activist Gioconda Belli

Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter November 13, 2023

UT’s Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection received the career-long archive of esteemed Nicaraguan writer and activist Gioconda Belli this October. Belli was a part of the Sandinista Liberation...

UT professor makes geological discovery, unlocks answers to questions about earth’s inner core

UT professor makes geological discovery, unlocks answers to questions about earth’s inner core

Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter October 31, 2023

A study published Oct. 2 by a UT professor and colleagues in China explains perplexing properties of our planet’s inner core and may help us understand what qualities make our planet habitable. The...

Lo que necesitas saber acerca de las elecciones de Texas del 7 de noviembre

Lo que necesitas saber acerca de las elecciones de Texas del 7 de noviembre

Olivia Dilley and Maria Fernanda Castro October 24, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 19 de octubre por Olivia Dilley y fue traducido al español por Maria Fernanda Castro. Los Tejanos votarán para 14 enmiendas constitucionales...

What you need to know about the Nov. 7 Texas election

What you need to know about the Nov. 7 Texas election

Olivia Dilley, General Reporter October 19, 2023

Texans will vote on 14 constitutional amendments proposed by the Texas Legislature on Nov. 7. The Texas Constitution requires “specific constitutional language” to justify legislative actions, so...

Stark Center exhibit features 100-year-old lithographs of historical strength feats

Stark Center exhibit features 100-year-old lithographs of historical strength feats

Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter October 15, 2023

Back in the days before computers or headphones sat under the tree, Jan Todd didn’t want to give her husband any old shirt. Instead, for years, Jan and her husband Terry gifted each other old sports...

The stadium lights at DKR on September 25th, 2023. The lights have caused concerns from nearby residents as the stadium practices its new light show.

Nearby dorm residents disrupted by new LED lights at football stadium

Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter October 3, 2023

The University unveiled brand new LED lights for Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium just in time for football season this fall. While many Texas fans appreciate the atmosphere the lights bring, the...

Attendees at the first public opening of Pecan Springs Karst Preserve observe wildlife in the spring on Sept. 23, 2023. The 1,200-acre preserve, which is home to a multitude of endangered species and aims to protect their habitats, opened to the public for National Public Lands Day.

Nature preserve outside of Austin conserves biodiversity

Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter September 26, 2023

Pecan Springs Karst Preserve, located 40 miles outside of Austin, opened to the public for the first time on Saturday for National Public Lands Day.  The twelve hundred acres of land are stewarded...

President Jay Hartzell delivers the State of the University Address on Sept. 19, 2023.

Jay Hartzell celebra mejoras e innovaciones en su discurso sobre el estado de la universidad

Olivia Dilley, Pili Saravia, and Hannah Garza September 21, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 11 de septiembre por Olivia Dilley y Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Hannah Garza.  UT da la bienvenida al crecimiento en...

President Jay Hartzell delivers the State of the University Address on Sept. 19, 2023.

Jay Hartzell celebrates improvements, innovations in State of the University Address

Olivia Dilley and Pili Saravia September 19, 2023

UT welcomes growth in response to today’s changing environment by attracting students and faculty with great talent, University President Jay Hartzell said in his annual State of the University Address...

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