As finals season descends on the 40 Acres, many students are looking forward to their last final and the freedom to forget the material they crammed into their minds the night before. However, students...
Recent debate over Student Government singing “The Eyes of Texas” at their weekly meetings reflects a larger problem on campus. Some students are now trying to question other Longhorns’...
Decisions at the Supreme Court of Texas may soon have implications for students. From HEB in the Hancock Center to the Target on campus, single-use plastic bags could be on their way back to the 40 Acres.
Currently,...
A recent Gallup poll shows college-aged students across the country are not as likely as previous generations to commit to relationships.
Although there are reasons that may motivate students to remain...
Seeing a fellow student dry heaving on the east mall isn’t a pretty sight. People assume I’m folded over because of a few poor choices from the weekend before. Little do they know I’m...
It’s 11:58 p.m. You’ve just finished your final paper, and you are frantically clicking to a second window to submit. But suddenly, when you need it most, Canvas. Won’t. Load. The minute...
Jogging at Disch-Falk field or marching into DKR, you’ve probably noticed Waller Creek weaving its way through east campus. As unassuming as the creek may appear, Waller Creek has caused some serious...
With more than 1,300 registered student organizations at UT, a student can think of any issue and, odds are, there’s a student organization dedicated to it. However, with so many organizations it...
When you look at the ballot for the primary elections this month, it is very unlikely you’ve personally had class with any of the nominees. Voting in elections where all the candidates are just names...
A firestorm hit Twitter and Facebook last October as millions of Americans shared stories of sexual assault and harassment under the banner of #MeToo. Forty-five percent of American Facebook users either...
While walking to and from class each day across the 40 Acres, it is easy to forget our campus’ unique position in the middle of the fastest growing American city. Longhorns need to recognize themselves...
“Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?”
A question heard hundreds of times a day across the 40 Acres. For many people, this question is a welcome offering of a delicious treat....
Representatives from the Austin Police Department held a public meeting Monday night to inform citizens about their continued efforts to equip officers with body cameras.
APD held this meeting...
The Texas Board of Education will not make changes to the State’s textbook approval process.
Last Wednesday, the board voted 8-7 not to change how textbooks are approved. The process for textbook...
As state lawmakers are threatening to decrease funding for the Hazlewood tuition exemption program, the state judiciary has declared restriction of the program unconstitutional.
The Hazlewood tuition...
A solemn rendition of “The Eyes of Texas” was sung by a harmony of vocals at the veranda beneath the UT Tower. In a slow progression, all the candles were blown out, sending smoke and prayers...
It was standing room only for Naomi Klein’s presentation to students and the general public in the LBJ Auditorium on Wednesday night.
Klein was invited to campus as the eighth C.L. and Henriette...
Last week, NASA announced they will accept applications for the next class of astronaut candidates from Dec. 14 through mid-February. NASA said they require more astronauts to staff missions to space stations...
At a specially called City Council meeting on Oct. 22, the Council approved an exemption to the city’s parks smoking ban for Fun Fun Fun Fest.
The festival is held annually at Auditorium...
Two small voids in the ground were found 40 feet below the surface near the southbound underpass of MoPac Expressway last week.
Due to the cave discovery, the southbound section of the MoPac Improvement...
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport looks ahead to begin its final improvement project to expand their terminal and increase traveler capacity.
The airport has completed the first three stages...
Austin, prepare your engines for new seal-coated, overlaid, slurry-sealed, crack-sealed and fog-sealed roads.
The 2016 service plan overview of street preventative maintenance, released by...
The Denius Symposium on News Integrity brought together a panel of four journalism professionals Wednesday to speak about balancing journalism ethics with the 24-hour news cycle.
Topics discussed...
Author Namwali Serpell joined UT faculty, students and community members for an afternoon reading and discussion of her recent and upcoming works.
Serpell, a Zambian fiction author and University of...
Mechanical Engineering UT Professor John B. Goodenough was recently awarded the Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels from Israel’s prime minister...
For the first time, women now lead men in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded nationwide, according to the United States Census Bureau.
This trend toward higher female graduation rates is...
UT ranked 40 out of 179 top American colleges for efforts in economic diversity, according to The New York Times’ College Access Index.
UT-Austin placed third of five of other Texas schools included...
The lights of Texas were upon OU for the torchlight parade and rally Wednesday night.
A UT tradition since 1916, the torchlight parade and rally brings together hundreds of students, faculty, alumni...
At the upcoming 67th annual Engineering Emmy Awards, an engineering team from UT will be honored with the Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development award in Hollywood.
The National Academy...
The Speedway Mall renovation project, a long-standing goal for several UT presidents, was presented to students and the general public in a meeting Monday.
After years of planning and revisions,...
Once in a blue moon, the sun, the earth and the moon align to cause a rare astrological event. At approximately 9:11 p.m. in Austin, a supermoon — when the moon is full and closest to the earth in...
In front of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue on the East Mall, a group of students and community members gathered Wednesday to protest racism and anti-Muslim attitudes in the U.S.
The Palestine Solidarity...
Colonel Liam Collins, director of West Point’s Defense and Strategic Studies Program, advocated military wartime innovation improvements over the past few decades at a lecture held Monday.
Collins...
The green fee, along with the 83 projects and 103 grants it funded between fall 2011 and spring 2015, are set to end in 2016, according to the Metrics & Measurement report from UT’s Office of...
The Texas Millennial Institute hosted its first event, a forum at the Student Activity Center discussing police brutality in the Austin area, on Monday.
TMI is a nonprofit, transpartisan organization...
Under a few small white walls, hidden away on the second floor of a university dorm, a new art exhibit nears its opening date.
The John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies is...
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and Party on the Plaza was no exception.
RecSports hosted the 16th annual Party on the Plaza event in front of Gregory Gym on Wednesday, attracting an estimated...
