Beginning July 1, an amendment to the Austin Police Department’s mission statement will instruct all employees to preserve human life, especially in instances calling for use of deadly force.
Assistant...
Update: Cloudy skies and scattered showers pushed back the Tower helicopter filming, which has been rescheduled for Saturday morning from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., and in the evening from 6 p.m. to 9:00...
On May 31, the First Circuit Federal Court of Appeals ruled a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act that bars same-sex couples from receiving federal benefits unconstitutional, stirring hope among LGBTQ...
As more people and businesses move to Austin, the city will encounter challenges and opportunities that come with an increasingly dense urban environment, say business leaders and academics.
Forbes magazine...
Less than two weeks after staging a sit-in in the lobby of President William Powers Jr.’s office, the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition carried out a similar demonstration Monday afternoon in the...
Students of different sexes may be able to cohabitate in UT residence halls as soon as the fall of 2013. The University Residence Hall Organization, composed of approximately 50 student officers representing...
The student-led Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition demanded to speak with President William Powers Jr. during their April 18 sit-in, and the administration has responded by locking students out of the President’s...
UT’s Undergraduate Philosophy Association took philosophy out of Waggener Hall and beyond the scope of western thought Wednesday night.
The student group brought philosophy department faculty members...
Central Texas lakes are in better shape than they were a year ago, and forecasts predict a cooler, wetter summer than last year, according to Lower Colorado River Authority officials.
The LCRA, which...
The University attempted to arrange a Monday meeting with the student-led Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition but prohibited coalition supporters from entering the president’s office Tuesday.
At 10...
Last week’s arrest of 18 activists connected to the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition has inspired both disillusionment and support within the UT community.
Sabina Hinz-Foley, a Plan II junior and...
The Seton Healthcare Family pledged $250 million Sunday to build a new hospital that would replace University Medical Center Brackenridge and move UT one step closer to establishing a medical school in...
All 18 protesters arrested Wednesday in the lobby of President William Powers Jr.’s office were released from Austin Police Department custody Thursday morning and gathered on the Tower steps at...
Update, 2:45 p.m.: According to the Make UT Sweatshop Free Coalition's Facebook group, all students have been released from jail. This afternoon, UT spokesman Gary Susswein said "Our position...
Update 11:39 p.m.: Story updated to reflect that 19 protesters, not all of them students, were part of the protest and were arrested.
Update 7:22 p.m.: The story has been updated to reflect developments...
Universities may use voice recognition technology similar to Apple’s Siri to analyze data collected about students, faculty and staff.
John Rome, deputy chief information officer at Arizona State...
Words can hurt as much as sticks and stones, as many people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender can attest.
Students gathered Monday to discuss the power of language during “Word!...
After a devastating fire and damaging floods, Bastrop State Park will reopen this weekend.
Beginning April 13 the public will have access to almost all of the amenities the park offered before the fire,...
Journalists, students and educators gathered Monday to discuss the work of Anthony Shadid, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who had planned to visit the University before he died while fleeing Syria...
Cancer is a matter of life and death, but raising money for cancer research can be fun and games.
Kappa Phi Gamma, a South-Asian sorority, held a carnival-themed kickoff rally for C.A.R.E. Week, the organization’s...
A month ago, crowds flooded Moscow’s city squares to protest the controversial re-election of Vladimir Putin as Russia’s president. On Monday, the University hosted a key figure in the protest...
With UT’s help, some migrant students follow both the harvest and their academic dreams.
The University’s Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program, a service provided by the K-16 Education...
The University’s School of Journalism is making big changes to keep up.
“The digital media revolution is a runaway rocket ship,” said the school’s director, Glenn Frankel. “The...
Students who identify Easter Sunday with deep spirituality more than dyed eggs and rabbits anticipate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ during the weeklong Christian festival Rez Week.
Rez Week, short...
The Austin City Council approved an agreement between the city and JP Morgan Chase & Co. that has alarmed groups concerned with the risks of a major bank handling public funds.
The agreement will...
UT biologists are developing a method to reduce the prevalence of invasive fire ants by introducing their natural enemies — parasitic flies that turn them into zombie-like ants.
According to University’s...
Local authorities, environmental groups and the University continue to pursue water conservation policies even after heavy local rainfall in March.
With lakes Travis and Buchanan still less than half...
Students who identify as bisexual face unique challenges in gaining acceptance within queer communities and in society at large because of a lack of visibility and prejudices held against them, said speakers...
Students can capitalize on their vacant driveways during South by Southwest by renting out their parking space through the online service ParkatmyHouse, which will launch this weekend in Austin.
On the...
University Democrats and College Republicans faced off Wednesday night in a debate on issues that influence
students most.
Hook the Vote, a nonpartisan agency of Student Government, hosted the debate...
The unseasonably warm spring weather may spawn larger than normal insect populations, surprising visitors to South By Southwest next week and alerting Austinites to the changing climate.
After a historic...
As higher education in the United States shifts to become more student focused, UT students stand to gain greater competency in essential skills, while academic departments are encouraged to discard their...
Friends, family and fellow athletes have rallied behind Kylie Doniak, a communications senior and member of the UT soccer team who was critically injured when a driver ran a red light downtown Feb. 3.
A...
Whether people sip coffee, chug energy drinks, or smoke cigarettes, caffeine and nicotine influence their states of mind and culture.
On Monday, scholars Brian Cowan, a faculty member of McGill University,...
Candidates for the upcoming campus-wide general elections introduced themselves and their campaign platforms during a forum moderated by The Daily Texan Editorial Board.
The Office of the Dean of Students....
The McCombs School of Business brought a major figure in global banking to campus Wednesday to address recent financial crises and their affects on his bank.
BBVA Compass CEO Manuel Sanchez spoke to students...
Facing a tough job market and unclear career choices, college graduates may look to teaching English abroad for an opportunity to support themselves and broaden their horizons.
The demand for English...
Free condoms fashioned to resemble roses greeted UT students walking down the Drag Monday.
The student chapter of the Texas Freedom Network stood in the rain to equip students for safe sex on Valentine’s...
In his new book, visiting scholar Nayan Shah challenges the conventional narrative of the American West centers on white nuclear families.
Shah, a professor at the University of California San Diego,...
Phone scams in foreign airports threaten to take advantage of UT ROTC graduates and other military personnel as they travel between the United States and their theatres of duty.
A class action lawsuit...
An inscription next to the Littlefield Fountain honoring the Confederacy is one example of the University's racist legacy, Edmund Gordon, professor of African and African diaspora studies explained...
Video gamers gathered at UT’s Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences Building on Wednesday evening to discuss every player’s dream — infinite resolution and zero latency. The...
