Ross Bennett came to UT with the intention to become the next Bennett at his father’s law firm, but redesigned his future after taking a course in fashion design.
Ross Bennett, a local Austin designer...
Despite the increase in charitable donations during the winter months, philanthropic organizations in Austin say they are not in competition with each other, and are instead focusing on their own efforts.
Karen...
Mark Shriver shared his experience of caring for his father, Sargent Shriver, after he developed Alzheimer’s disease with other families at a lecture focused on the disease Wednesday.
In a lecture...
UT students are shaping the face of Formula 1 racing in the United States as they add Texas flair to the international race Sunday.
Undeclared sophomore Rocio Tueme will represent Austin as one of...
ROTC students take down the American flag and the Prisoner of War flag on the South mall Monday afternoon. Photo Credit: Fanny Trang | Daily Texan Staff
Student members of UT’s...
A program aimed at combatting sexual violence taught students Thursday that getting consent is sexy.
Voices Against Violence Theatre for Dialogue acted out real-life scenarios that demonstrated the difficulty...
Austin now has the third lowest violent crime rate of all U.S. cities with more than 500,000 people, according to 2011 FBI crime statistics released Tuesday by the Austin Police Department.
According...
Students who are victims of racial discrimination have resources available on campus to help address the issue, according to speakers on a panel hosted by the Black Homecoming Planning Committee and the...
The University Co-op president said he will invest in merchandise from a factory that the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition has advocated for because it provides fair working conditions, but the investment...
The public chooses outlets for new information that align with their own political ideology despite the diversity of choices, according to a lecture on campus Monday.
Natalie Stroud, author of “Niche...
Today’s hip-hop lacks political themes because of pressures from the music industry, said an Africana Studies professor from Brown University.
Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at...
To prepare for its 11th annual 12-hour dance marathon, Texas THON invited students to sign a wall to express their support for patients at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas.
Texas...
Every year the Naval ROTC battalions from UT and OU run the game balls for the Red River Rivalry game to Dallas. When the two batallions meet in the middle, they hold their own rivalry football game.
The...
Students experienced the atmosphere and taste of a Taiwanese night market Friday evening after standing in lines for traditional food, painting lanterns, playing a Taiwanese ring-toss game and participating...
Panelists challenged each other’s views on the role race plays in university admissions Wednesday afternoon.
“No one was prepared for that,” Courtney Weaver, a public affairs and social...
Students were wrapped into Sikh culture Wednesday as a religious organization worked to change peers’ views of turbans.
The Sikh Students Association hosted “Tie a Turban” Wednesday...
University of Texas researchers have patented the concept for a hybrid nuclear reactor that may reduce nuclear waste by combining fission and fusion, processes that produce nuclear energy by splitting...
For Texas Challah for Hunger, a student organization working to raise funds for hunger relief, food is a big part of the equation. The organization sells bread on the West Mall every Wednesday to raise...
With the appointment of a faculty director, a student-led initiative to create a campus-wide career and recruiting center is one step closer to becoming a reality.
The School of Undergraduate Studies...
