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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Pili Saravia, News Desk Editor

Pili is a journalism major from Houston, Texas. She's currently a news desk editor, but previously served as a senior reporter. In her free time she enjoys cooking, baking, doing yoga and playing with her roommate’s cat.

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City approves contract with UT to improve birth outcomes in communities of color

City approves contract with UT to improve birth outcomes in communities of color

Pili Saravia, News Desk Editor September 19, 2024

The Austin City Council approved the renewal of an agreement with the University on Thursday to help improve birth outcomes and maternal health for women of color.  The agreement gave the University...

The UT Tower on June 10, 2024.

New free speech policy prevents UT Systems from taking stances on political, social issues

Pili Saravia, News Desk Editor September 3, 2024

The UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved a change in its free speech policy on Aug. 22 that prevents the system and UT institutions from adopting an opinion on political or social “issues...

The UT Outpost food pantry before the fall semester on August 22, 2024.

UT Outpost raises 43 tons of food to fight food insecurity on campus

Pili Saravia, News Desk Editor August 23, 2024

The UT Outpost distributed 43 tons of food to students last academic year, according to the Division of Student Affairs’ Annual Impact Report, marking an approximate three-times increase since 2022. The...

From left, Adriana Abril, Ivan Djordjevic, Jenna Leslie, and Kavish Dewani smile near the Whitis Court Time Capsule after placing a polaroid photo in the time capsule on Apr. 18, 2024.

Estudiantes crean una cápsula del tiempo para conmemorar la residencia Whitis antes de su demolición

Pili Saravia and Dieter Kingwergs April 24, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 22 de abril del 2024 por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Dieter Kingwergs. Polaroids, baratijas y una entrada arrancada...

Students wait in line at the Union Coffee House on April 3, 2024.

Los Starbucks del campus pierden ingresos tras seis meses de boicots

Pili Saravia and Mariela Villela April 24, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 22 de abril de 2024 por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariela Villela. En octubre surgió un movimiento para boicotear...

Students wait in line at the Union Coffee House on April 3, 2024.

On-campus Starbucks lose revenue after 6 months of boycotts

Pili Saravia, Senior Campus Reporter April 22, 2024

A movement to boycott Starbucks surged in October when talk of the company’s support for Israel began circulating online and on campus. By February, sales in every campus shop with Starbucks licensing...

From left, Adriana Abril, Ivan Djordjevic, Jenna Leslie, and Kavish Dewani smile near the Whitis Court Time Capsule after placing a polaroid photo in the time capsule on Apr. 18, 2024.

Students create time capsule to commemorate Whitis residence hall before demolition

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter April 22, 2024

Polaroids, trinkets and a ripped-out diary entry with a doodle of a 50-foot oak tree canopied over a residence hall filled a small metal time capsule on Thursday as residents gave a formal goodbye...

US legislators call on Texas universities to save funds for students affected by FAFSA glitch

US legislators call on Texas universities to save funds for students affected by FAFSA glitch

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter April 18, 2024

Ten members of the United States Congress signed an open letter to Texas universities on April 8 urging them to provide additional funds to students affected by a glitch in the Free Application for Federal...

Environmental Justice Collective rejects University sponsorship

Environmental Justice Collective rejects University sponsorship

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter April 15, 2024

The Environmental Justice Collective registered as a student organization to continue their mission of addressing inequity in environmentalism while still complying with Senate Bill 17, which banned diversity,...

University adds more semiconductor opportunities to match area’s growing need for talent

University adds more semiconductor opportunities to match area’s growing need for talent

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter April 12, 2024

As the semiconductor industry grows in Austin, the University announced a new master’s degree program and collaborative Semiconductor Training Center to better prepare students for the field at the end...

People enjoy Barton Springs Pool on Aug. 27, 2023.

La casa de baños de Barton Springs será renombrada en honor a un activista de los derechos civiles

Pili Saravia and Jessica Nino April 10, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 8 de abril por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Jessica Nino. El Consejo municipal cambiará el nombre de la casa de baños...

'Una bola de fuego que respira': UT presencia el primer eclipse solar total desde el año 1397

‘Una bola de fuego que respira’: UT presencia el primer eclipse solar total desde el año 1397

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 8 de abril del 2024 por Erika Pernis, Emma Nguyen, Matthew Gomez y Pili Saravia, y fue traducido al español por Desiree Marquez. Miles...

People enjoy Barton Springs Pool on Aug. 27, 2023.

Barton Springs bathhouse to be renamed in honor of civil rights activist

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter April 8, 2024

The City Council will rename the Barton Springs bathhouse after the first Black woman to jump in the springs in 1960.  Joan Means Khabele was part of one of the first integrated classes at Austin...

‘Breathing ball of fire’: UT witnesses first total solar eclipse since 1397

‘Breathing ball of fire’: UT witnesses first total solar eclipse since 1397

Thousands of viewers, from the UT community and beyond, gathered on campus Monday to watch the first total solar eclipse in Austin since 1397. 11:00 “Here Comes the Sun'' by The Beatles blared...

El gobernador Abbott anuncia un plan para garantizar un mayor cumplimiento de la SB 17

El gobernador Abbott anuncia un plan para garantizar un mayor cumplimiento de la SB 17

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 1 de abril por Pili Saravia y Naina Srivastava  y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa. El gobernador Greg Abbott planea...

The Steve Hicks School of Social Work on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.

Hartzell dismisses Teaching Assistants’ final grievance

Pili Saravia and Matthew Gomez April 3, 2024

After the University dismissed two teaching assistants from their positions in November for sending a Canvas message about the Israel-Hamas war, they spent the next four months defending their case to...

Gov. Abbott announces plan to ensure stronger SB 17 compliance

Gov. Abbott announces plan to ensure stronger SB 17 compliance

Pili Saravia and Naina Srivastava April 1, 2024

Gov. Greg Abbott plans to implement more compliance measures for Senate Bill 17 during the next legislative session to ensure a complete ban on diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices, offices...

Graduate students Charles-Umashankar Egharevba (left) and Sejal Shah (middle) hang up their presentation highlighting the applications of nanomaterials in the energy sector during Willow Energy Week on March 27, 2024.

Community engagement in massive oil drilling project applauded at UT Energy Week

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter March 29, 2024

Nagruk Harcharek, president of The Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat, said meeting with and valuing communities near drilling sites helped the Willow oil drilling project succeed at a panel during UT Energy...

Quiet courtyard located in the middle of the Whitis Court residence hall complex on March 25, 2024.

Students saddened but welcome change with residence hall demolition

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter March 29, 2024

On the northern edge of campus sits Whitis Court, a quiet residence hall made up of six two-story buildings, all connected by a courtyard. Last month, The University of Texas System Board of Regents authorized...

From left to right Annette Rodriguez, assistant professor of history; Pavithra Vasudevan, assistant professor of women's & gender studies and African & African diaspora studies; and Lauren Gutterman, associate professor of American studies speak at a panel about pedagogy at Contested Discourse on March 22, 2024.

Professors discuss education, DEI, American history at Contested Discourse

Pili Saravia and Naina Srivastava March 23, 2024

UT professors discussed the state of the University in relation to concepts like liberalism, antiracism and diversity, equity and inclusion on Friday during Contested Discourse, an event co-sponsored by...

Judge Glock, Director of Research at 
Manhattan Institute speaks at a panel during the YIMBYtown Conference on Feb. 27.

Housing affordability panel emphasizes need for increased housing supply

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter March 4, 2024

Increasing housing availability and reducing zoning regulations are steps Texas policymakers can take to increase housing affordability, panelists said at a nationwide pro-housing conference on Feb. 26.  Previously...

Panelists discuss intersection between sustainable transportation, housing

Panelists discuss intersection between sustainable transportation, housing

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter March 4, 2024

Reducing the distance between destinations, improving public transport and electrifying vehicles could help address the housing, transportation and environmental issues in Austin, panelists said at a housing-affordability...

Protester Pearl Gomez records Scientology members leaving the opening ceremony on Saturday. Gomez, along with others present came from different cities in Texas and states to counterprotest the reopening of the Scientology Church building on Guadalupe Street.

Church of Scientology reopens on The Drag after several delays, sparking protests

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 29, 2024

Over 1,500 people from across the nation packed the Church of Scientology on Guadalupe Street to celebrate the building’s grand reopening on Saturday after almost seven years of renovations and delays,...

People swim in Barton Creek on Feb. 26, 2024.

Salvavidas de Barton Springs lucha para nombrar una casa de baños en honor a un activista de derechos civiles

Pili Saravia and Daniela Capistran February 28, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 28 de febrero por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Daniela Capistran. El Departamento de Parques y Recreación de Austin...

People swim in Barton Creek on Feb. 26, 2024.

Barton Springs lifeguard fights to name bathhouse after civil rights activist

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 28, 2024

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department unanimously voted to name the Barton Springs bathhouse after civil rights activist Joan Means Khabele on Monday. This item will now move to the City Council...

Antone's Nightclub in downtown Austin on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. New guidelines preserve the historical building.

Austin trae equidad y diversidad en un nuevo plan histórico de preservación realizado con sugerencias de la comunidad

Pili Saravia, Abby Breyfogle, and Arianna Lopez February 24, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 23 de febrero de 2024 por Pili Saravia y Abby Breyfogle y fue traducido al español por Arianna Lopez.  El departamento de planificación...

El Proyecto MALES se traslada a la Facultad de Educación para enfatizar en la investigación sobre las disparidades educativas entre los hombres latinos

El Proyecto MALES se traslada a la Facultad de Educación para enfatizar en la investigación sobre las disparidades educativas entre los hombres latinos

Pili Saravia and Mariela Villela February 23, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 20 de febrero de 2024 por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariela Villela.  El Proyecto MALES, una iniciativa dedicada...

Antone's Nightclub in downtown Austin on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. New guidelines preserve the historical building.

Austin brings equity, diversity in new historic preservation plan with community feedback

Pili Saravia and Abby Breyfogle February 23, 2024

Austin’s Planning Department launched a new Equity-Based Preservation Plan on Feb. 6 which aims to capture Austin’s full culture by preserving historical buildings that have previously been overlooked....

Project MALES moves to College of Education to emphasize research on educational disparities among Latinx men

Project MALES moves to College of Education to emphasize research on educational disparities among Latinx men

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 20, 2024

Project MALES, an initiative dedicated to understanding and decreasing educational disparities for Latinx men through research and mentoring programs, left the Division of Campus and Community engagement...

The Steve Hicks School of Social Work on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.

Texas Athletics announces demolition of historic building to expand football facilities

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 20, 2024

University Junior High, which currently houses the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will face demolition in June to make space for a new football training facility, Athletics Director Chris Del Conte...

Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe discusses with a collegue on Feb. 13. Attending the Texas Student Caucus hosted by the Onyx Honor Society, Bledsoe discussed his thoughts over the SB 17 legislative decision affecting Black communities.

“Antes de irme, por favor dame la mano”: estudiantes y funcionarios se reúnen para discutir los efectos de la SB17

Pili Saravia and Mariana Flores-Sosa February 17, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 15 de febrero por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa. Hacer oír sus voces, reunirse con aliados, votar...

New UT program aims to increase teacher retention

New UT program aims to increase teacher retention

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 16, 2024

Rowdy teenage students filled the chairs of Katie Holbrook’s early 2000s classroom when she began teaching. When she struggled to get the teenagers to pay attention and take notes, Holbrook’s mentor...

Texas increases higher education funds by $4.3 billion

Texas increases higher education funds by $4.3 billion

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 16, 2024

Higher education institutions in Texas saw a $4.3 billion increase in state-allocated funds during  the 88th legislative session, according to a national report.  The report from the State Higher...

Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe discusses with a collegue on Feb. 13. Attending the Texas Student Caucus hosted by the Onyx Honor Society, Bledsoe discussed his thoughts over the SB 17 legislative decision affecting Black communities.

‘Before I leave, please shake my hand’: students and officials gather to discuss effects of SB 17

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 15, 2024

Make voices heard, come together with allies, vote down the entire ballot and attack the thing universities care about the most: funding, speakers said at the Texas Student Caucus hosted by the Onyx Honor...

The tower on Wednesday.

Protestors choose to accept consequences after weeks-long University investigation

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 15, 2024

After over a month of being investigated by the University, Evan Scope Crafts faced three choices: accept a two-semester probation, prove he did not commit any violations or appeal all consequences.  Scope...

El proyecto de modernización de MetroBike de $20 millones que reemplazará todas las estaciones con bicicletas exclusivamente eléctricas

El proyecto de modernización de MetroBike de $20 millones que reemplazará todas las estaciones con bicicletas exclusivamente eléctricas

Pili Saravia and Daniela Capistran February 10, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 9 de febrero por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Daniela Capistran. El sistema de bicicletas de Austin se modernizará y...

$20 million MetroBike modernization project to replace all stations with exclusively electric bikes

$20 million MetroBike modernization project to replace all stations with exclusively electric bikes

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 9, 2024

Austin’s bike system will modernize and expand after CapMetro approved a contract partnering with a bike share system company on Jan. 29. The partnership will add new locations across Austin and replace...

Se lanza un nuevo centro de IA generativa como uno de los más grandes para universidades

Se lanza un nuevo centro de IA generativa como uno de los más grandes para universidades

Pili Saravia and Hannel Suarez February 8, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 6 de febrero por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Hannel Suarez. UT anunció la apertura del Centro de IA Generativa de Texas...

New generative AI center launches as one of biggest for universities

New generative AI center launches as one of biggest for universities

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 7, 2024

UT announced the opening of the Texas Center for Generative AI on Jan. 25, a center that aims to advance research in the use of AI in healthcare, biosciences, engineering and image and language processing....

Nizar Doar, father of the victim Zacharia Doar, speaks at the Council on American-Islamic Relations' press conference on Tuesday. Nizar was also head of security for the state-wide Palestine rally two days earlier.

Palestinian-American stabbed in West Campus, Hate Crimes Review Committee to investigate incident

Maryam Ahmed and Pili Saravia February 7, 2024

The Austin Police Department is investigating the stabbing of a Palestinian-American man in West Campus on Sunday as “bias-motivated,” and the incident will be reviewed by the Hate Crimes Review Committee,...

Students walking past the UT Tower on Dec. 2, 2021.

Four student protesters under investigation, face possible expulsion after protesting dismissal of TAs

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 2, 2024

Four student protesters face investigation by the University and possible expulsion after entering the dean of the School of Social Work’s office to protest two teaching assistants being relieved of...

‘Where do we go now?’: Latina/x, Indigenous University program re-forms as student organization

‘Where do we go now?’: Latina/x, Indigenous University program re-forms as student organization

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter January 22, 2024

The Latina/x and Indigenous Leadership Institute lost University funding and faculty advisor help due to Senate Bill 17 banning all diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public Texas universities...

‘We are regressing as a state’: SB 17 shuts down program supporting undocumented students

‘We are regressing as a state’: SB 17 shuts down program supporting undocumented students

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter January 19, 2024

As a first-generation American, an anonymous junior said she trudged through high school longing for a helping hand in navigating unfamiliar processes, like submitting transcripts. Once she started at...

DEI offices, practices banned this year

DEI offices, practices banned this year

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter January 15, 2024

The implementation of Senate Bill 17 on Jan. 1 signaled the fall of diversity, equity and inclusion practices on campus.  Because of SB 17, the University must reform hiring practices to be color-blind...

Texas wins The Big 12 Championship, fans reminisce on life-long memories, attachments with team

Texas wins The Big 12 Championship, fans reminisce on life-long memories, attachments with team

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter December 7, 2023

Ray Almgren grew up in a burnt orange and white room with a poster of former Texas running back Earl Campbell on the wall. He routinely ushered for section 105 of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium...

TAs relieved from positions, cannot be reappointed after expressing disagreement with University response to Israel-Hamas war

TAs relieved from positions, cannot be reappointed after expressing disagreement with University response to Israel-Hamas war

Pili Saravia and Mason Rouser December 1, 2023

Two Steve Hicks School of Social Work teaching assistants were relieved of their positions on Nov. 22 after they sent a Canvas message to their students expressing disapproval of the University’s response...

A los residentes de Austin les preocupa que la expansión del I-35 refleje la segregación histórica de la ciudad

A los residentes de Austin les preocupa que la expansión del I-35 refleje la segregación histórica de la ciudad

Pili Saravia and Dieter Kingwergs November 30, 2023

A los residentes de Austin les preocupa que la expansión planeada de la Interestatal 35 pueda repetir el rol histórico de la segregación de la ciudad. En 1928, Austin empujó a los residentes afroamericanos...

Scholarship application opens for students, teachers, relieving financial stress

Scholarship application opens for students, teachers, relieving financial stress

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter November 30, 2023

A+ Federal Credit Union launched its annual scholarship program from Nov. 1 to Feb. 2, 2024 and will award 60 recipients with $2,000 to relieve financial burdens for parents and students.  In 1949,...

Austin residents worry that I-35 expansion will mirror historical segregation of city

Austin residents worry that I-35 expansion will mirror historical segregation of city

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter November 27, 2023

Austin residents worry that the planned expansion of Interstate 35 could repeat the road’s role in the historical segregation of the city.  In 1928, Austin forced Black residents to the east side...

‘It's just not enough’: Starbucks union workers form picket line protesting Red Cup Day

‘It’s just not enough’: Starbucks union workers form picket line protesting Red Cup Day

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter November 17, 2023

Chants, screams and honks filled the streets at 4:30 a.m. at the 24th and Nueces Street Starbucks, where a group of employees formed a picket line protesting for workers’ rights in a nationwide movement...

Kusbel and her girlfriend, Karen, outside their apartment at The Village at 47th, right beside the I-35.

I-35 expansion set to demolish apartment building, displacing UT students

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter November 13, 2023

Kennadie Kusbel moved from the Rio Grande Valley to Austin in 2022 after finding a one-bedroom apartment three miles from campus through a Facebook post. With rising housing costs, she said she would not...

Students walk out of class in solidarity with Palestine, in protest of University response, weapons investment

Students walk out of class in solidarity with Palestine, in protest of University response, weapons investment

Isabella Zeff and Pili Saravia November 9, 2023

Students walked out of class at noon on Thursday in solidarity with Palestine, gathering at Gregory Gym Plaza and calling for an acknowledgment of Palestinian, Muslim and Arab students and for UT to...

Protestors hold a banner reading “Wider won’t work” during the protest against TxDOT’s planned expansion of I-35 at Sanchez Elementary School on Sunday.

Residentes, estudiantes de UT protestan el proyecto de $4.5 billones para expandir I-35

Pili Saravia and Dieter Kingwergs November 9, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 7 de noviembre del 2023 por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Dieter Kingwergs. "La expansión de la autopista no es la solución",...

Protestors hold a banner reading “Wider won’t work” during the protest against TxDOT’s planned expansion of I-35 at Sanchez Elementary School on Sunday.

Residents, UT students protest $4.5 billion I-35 expansion project

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter November 7, 2023

“Highway expansion is not the solution,” hundreds of Austinites chanted outside of Sanchez Elementary School on Nov. 5 in opposition to the expansion of Interstate-35 with claims it would further divide...

Los estudiantes dirigiéndose ante la junta del consejo municipal suplican un aumento a la oferta de vivienda y la asequibilidad

Los estudiantes dirigiéndose ante la junta del consejo municipal suplican un aumento a la oferta de vivienda y la asequibilidad

Pili Saravia and Mariana Flores-Sosa November 1, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 30 de octubre por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa La ciudad propuso un cambio a las restricciones de vivienda...

Students speaking at city council meeting urge for increase in housing supply, affordability

Students speaking at city council meeting urge for increase in housing supply, affordability

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter October 30, 2023

The city proposed a change to Austin’s current housing restrictions by altering single-family zoning at the Oct. 26 City Council meeting, where many UT students spoke about the potential changes.  Pitched...

City of Austin relies on community feedback to redesign parts of Shoal Creek

City of Austin relies on community feedback to redesign parts of Shoal Creek

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter October 26, 2023

A pile of debris, left behind by a 2018 landslide, interrupts the trail along Shoal Creek from West 24th Street to 2800 Shoal Creek Blvd., detouring pedestrians and cyclists. Through September and October,...

Benefits felt by Longhorns, Sooners following annual food fight to lessen campus food insecurity

Benefits felt by Longhorns, Sooners following annual food fight to lessen campus food insecurity

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter October 23, 2023

The Red River Food Fight, a competitive food drive held in September between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma, played on the classic rivalry to bring more than 8,000 pounds in donations...

Powerlines on Lamar St. on Sep. 10, 2023.

Residents, students asked to conserve power after frequent power outages

Raiyan Shaik and Pili Saravia September 21, 2023

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas sent out several notices in the past few weeks asking residents to conserve power due to high temperatures that caused power outages surrounding campus. According...

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...

A stray cat in the Hancock neighborhood on Harmon Ave. and 38th St. on Sep. 10, 2023. Signs posted in the neighborhood encourage locals to adopt the strays occupying abandoned homes.

Cat-feeding community urges for adoption of dozens of cats before I-35 expansion

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter September 12, 2023

Rosana Carroll stood in an unoccupied lot in the Hancock neighborhood north of campus, feeding approximately 60 stray cats two and a half years ago. She said she feeds the now neutered remaining 30 cats...

El ayuntamiento de Austin analiza viviendas asequibles, gentrification y banderas del orgullo

El ayuntamiento de Austin analiza viviendas asequibles, gentrification y banderas del orgullo

Pili Saravia and Mariana Flores-Sosa September 8, 2023

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 5 de septiembre por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa. Luego de una junta sobre financiamiento de vivienda...

Austin City Council discusses affordable housing, gentrification, pride flags

Austin City Council discusses affordable housing, gentrification, pride flags

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter September 5, 2023

Following a five-item housing finance meeting, The Austin City Council discussed affordable housing, pride flags and new homelessness initiatives in a meeting Aug. 31. The Austin Housing Finance Corporation...

Data shows women earn 40% less than men in Central Texas

Data shows women earn 40% less than men in Central Texas

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter September 5, 2023

Women in Central Texas experience double the national wage gap, earning 40% less than men, according to an Austin Community Foundation report.  This gender wage gap affects housing, education and economic...

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Prolonged hot, dry weather put city at risk of wildfire — here’s how to prepare

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter August 30, 2023

Mayor Kirk Watson signed a wildfire disaster declaration on Aug. 15 after prolonged hot and dry weather conditions put the city at “critical risk of wildfire,” according to a press release. “A...

First-years step into professionalism, give back to hometowns through UT summer internship program

First-years step into professionalism, give back to hometowns through UT summer internship program

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter August 29, 2023

Students gained confidence, lost workplace fear and learned professionalism in the newly expanded Home To Texas, a University program that stretches in-state internship opportunities to first-year students’...

Texas appeals recent Travis County abortion ruling

Texas appeals recent Travis County abortion ruling

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter August 25, 2023

Content Warning: Mention of abortion. Almost two years after Senate Bill 8, which banned abortion after six weeks, passed, three women stood in a Travis County courtroom. They urged for clarity in the...

The Chemical and Petroleum building on Dean Keeton and Speedway.

Engineering Discovery Building begins construction, aims to increase collaborative research

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter August 23, 2023

Ever since its construction in 1985, project manager Keith Westmoreland said the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (CPE) building, while full of interconnected faculty and students, felt disjointed and...

The Rambler on the intersection of 26th and Nueces on Aug. 21, 2023. U-Hual workers unpack lobby furniture.

Rambler delays move-in to days after first day of class

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter August 22, 2023

At 11 p.m. on Aug. 17 — four days before the first day of classes on Aug. 21 — Rambler sent an email informing future residents that their move-in was delayed. It stated that residents would move in...

COVID-19 afectó el aprendizaje y los comportamientos sociales de los estudiantes de primer año de preparatoria de 2020 que ingresan a la universidad este otoño

COVID-19 afectó el aprendizaje y los comportamientos sociales de los estudiantes de primer año de preparatoria de 2020 que ingresan a la universidad este otoño

Pili Saravia and Amy DonJuan August 11, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 7 de agosto por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Amy DonJuan. En lugar de firmar anuarios y despedirse con abrazos, los...

COVID-19 impacted learning, social behaviors for 2020 high school freshmen who step into college this fall

COVID-19 impacted learning, social behaviors for 2020 high school freshmen who step into college this fall

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter August 7, 2023

Instead of signing yearbooks and hugging goodbye, high school freshmen ended the 2019-2020 school year with Zoom calls and isolation when COVID-19 canceled in-person classes. Some of these students...

Coalición de profesores demandan a Gobernador Abbott sobre la prohibición de la aplicación Tiktok, reclamando que puede obstaculizar investigaciones

Coalición de profesores demandan a Gobernador Abbott sobre la prohibición de la aplicación Tiktok, reclamando que puede obstaculizar investigaciones

Pili Saravia and Erika Ruiz July 30, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 24 de julio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Erika Ruiz. Después que el estado de Texas prohibiera el uso de la aplicación...

Viviendas asequibles, ecologismo, cercas de piquete: esto es lo que pasó en el ayuntamiento esta semana

Viviendas asequibles, ecologismo, cercas de piquete: esto es lo que pasó en el ayuntamiento esta semana

Pili Saravia and Karen Flores July 30, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 24 de julio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Karen Flores. El ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Austin discutió 196 artículos...

Empresa de geoingeniería trae nueva tecnología (y lluvia) a Austin este verano

Empresa de geoingeniería trae nueva tecnología (y lluvia) a Austin este verano

Pili Saravia and Alyssa Ramos July 30, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 20 de julio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Alyssa Ramos. David Mohrig, decano asociado de geología para investigación,...

UT Admissions launches new website, aims to simplify application process

UT Admissions launches new website, aims to simplify application process

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter July 30, 2023

UT’s Office of Admissions launched an updated website this month with new features and better accessibility just in time for new student applications opening on Aug. 1. Joey Williams, director of...

Coalition of professors sues Gov. Abbott over TikTok ban, claiming it hinders research

Coalition of professors sues Gov. Abbott over TikTok ban, claiming it hinders research

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter July 24, 2023

After the state of Texas banned TikTok on state devices and networks — including at public universities like UT — a group of professors who said the law imposed on their First Amendment rights...

Affordable housing, environmentalism, picket fences: Here’s what happened in City Council this week

Affordable housing, environmentalism, picket fences: Here’s what happened in City Council this week

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter July 24, 2023

The Austin City Council discussed 196 items on July 20, including modifying SMART housing policies, reducing the city’s oversight in the watershed department and increasing infrastructure for middle-class...

Geoengineering company brings new technology (and rain) to Austin this summer

Geoengineering company brings new technology (and rain) to Austin this summer

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter July 20, 2023

David Mohrig, geology associate dean for research, said high water use in Austin causes water levels in Lake Travis to decrease significantly.  Rainwater Tech, a geoengineering company, plans on...

La tecnología de UT ayuda a las farmacéuticas a desarrollar una vacuna contra la gripe

La tecnología de UT ayuda a las farmacéuticas a desarrollar una vacuna contra la gripe

Pili Saravia and Amy DonJuan July 20, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 13 de julio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Amy DonJuan. TFF Pharmaceuticals recibió una subvención de $2.97 millones...

UT technology helping pharmaceuticals develop flu vaccine

UT technology helping pharmaceuticals develop flu vaccine

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter July 13, 2023

TFF Pharmaceuticals received a $2.97 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a universal influenza vaccine using a “thin film freezing” technology...

Live Nation y Ticketmaster se comprometen a terminar las tarifas escondidas para facilitar él procesó de compra

Live Nation y Ticketmaster se comprometen a terminar las tarifas escondidas para facilitar él procesó de compra

Pili Saravia and Jessica Roca July 4, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 29 de junio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Jessica Roca. La empresa de entretenimiento Live Nation y plataforma de...

Live Nation, Ticketmaster pledge to end hidden fees for easier shopping process

Live Nation, Ticketmaster pledge to end hidden fees for easier shopping process

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter June 29, 2023

Entertainment company Live Nation and ticket platform Ticketmaster pledged to display tickets’ full prices up front rather than at the end of the checkout process, according to a June 15 announcement...

UT Austin Subreddit joins Reddit strike in solidarity with third-party apps

UT Austin Subreddit joins Reddit strike in solidarity with third-party apps

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter June 22, 2023

The UT Austin Subreddit went offline alongside thousands of other Subreddits protesting Reddit’s decision on June 12 to charge third-party users. The Subreddit went public again on June 20.  “We...

Estudiante de doctorado presenta investigación sobre aumento de la violencia de género en línea durante COVID-19

Estudiante de doctorado presenta investigación sobre aumento de la violencia de género en línea durante COVID-19

Pili Saravia and Alyssa Ramos June 18, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 15 de junio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Alyssa Ramos. Poco después de que el COVID-19 azotara el Norteamerica,...

Doctoral student presents research on online gender-based violence increase during COVID-19

Doctoral student presents research on online gender-based violence increase during COVID-19

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter June 15, 2023

Soon after COVID-19 hit North America, sociology professor Gloria González-López joined a Zoom meeting about sexual violence against women in Mexico. A couple of men joined the meeting without permission...

"Está abierto, es accesible, es acogedor": el Museo Blanton abre plaza, renovaciones después de tres años de construcción

“Está abierto, es accesible, es acogedor”: el Museo Blanton abre plaza, renovaciones después de tres años de construcción

Pili Saravia and Hannah Garza June 14, 2023

Nota del editor: una versión anterior de esta historia incluía una descripción inexacta de los pétalos y los materiales de los que están hechos. Se han realizado cambios para describirlos con...

UHD plans to bring compost bins back to dining halls

UHD plans to bring compost bins back to dining halls

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter June 11, 2023

University Housing and Dining plans on renewing their composting contract and adding compost bins in dining halls for the upcoming fall semester, said Erich Geiger, executive director of residential dining...

“It’s open, it’s accessible, it’s welcoming”: the Blanton Museum opens plaza, renovations after three years of construction

“It’s open, it’s accessible, it’s welcoming”: the Blanton Museum opens plaza, renovations after three years of construction

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter June 8, 2023

Editor's note: A previous version of this story included an inaccurate description of the petals and the materials they are made of. Changes have been made to accurately describe them. The Texan regrets...

UT professor awarded President’s Research Impact Award for key contributions to COVID-19 vaccine development

UT professor awarded President’s Research Impact Award for key contributions to COVID-19 vaccine development

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter April 19, 2023

While most of the nation spent 2020 hoarding hand sanitizer and toilet paper, Jason McLellan kept his head down and went back to his research. After all, he anticipated the virus almost six years earlier,...

‘I almost bump into them all the time’: Pedestrians, cyclists feel unsafe sharing roads

‘I almost bump into them all the time’: Pedestrians, cyclists feel unsafe sharing roads

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter April 17, 2023

The design of roads surrounding campus poses a threat to pedestrian and cyclist safety, according to urban studies professor Greg Anderson. This creates a domino effect as their struggles for safety threaten...

ConocoPhillips partners with UT to research renewable energy, prepare for Willow Project

ConocoPhillips partners with UT to research renewable energy, prepare for Willow Project

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter March 30, 2023

The Willow Project, approved by the Biden administration on March 13, is one of the biggest oil drilling projects in U.S. history. ConocoPhillips, which heads the Willow Project, has worked with the UT...

UT researchers receive $1 million grant to advance skin cancer research

UT researchers receive $1 million grant to advance skin cancer research

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter March 7, 2023

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas granted UT’s Lee Lab $1 million to strengthen skin cancer research last month following breakthroughs in understanding how melanoma develops. The...

UT, Texas A&M unen fuerzas en el capitolio, defienden la asequibilidad del estudiante, salud mental

UT, Texas A&M unen fuerzas en el capitolio, defienden la asequibilidad del estudiante, salud mental

Pili Saravia and Maria Fernanda Castro March 6, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 2 de marzo por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Maria Fernanda Castro La Universidad de A&M y UT unieron fuerzas para...

UT, Texas A&M join forces at Capitol, advocate for student affordability, mental health

UT, Texas A&M join forces at Capitol, advocate for student affordability, mental health

Pili Saravia, News General Reporter March 3, 2023

Texas A&M University and UT joined forces to push for increased allocation of research funds, more mental health resources and aids to student affordability from the Texas Legislature. “We’re...

UT-Austin researchers partner with Austin Fire Department to predict, map smoke impact on communities

UT-Austin researchers partner with Austin Fire Department to predict, map smoke impact on communities

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter February 8, 2023

University researchers partnered with the Austin Fire Department to strengthen responses to fires and analyze the smoke’s environmental impact in various communities to instill a proper plan for communities...

Jackson School of Geosciences partners with City of Austin to strategize future of Austin’s water supply

Jackson School of Geosciences partners with City of Austin to strategize future of Austin’s water supply

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter January 30, 2023

The City of Austin partnered with the Jackson School of Geosciences to explore the future of Texas’ water and aid in the city’s battle against future droughts.  Led by geological science professor...

UT Energy Institute partners with global oil companies to research sustainable energy

UT Energy Institute partners with global oil companies to research sustainable energy

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter January 26, 2023

The UT Energy Institute is partnering with global oil companies to fund research plans that focus on sustainable energy, a collaboration that works toward mitigating the carbon footprint of the corporations. Oil...

Landmarks’ ‘Sentinel IV’ sculpture receives CODAaward in honor of Black femininity

Pili Saravia, General news reporter December 2, 2022

Located in front of the Anna Hiss Gymnasium, Landmarks’ “Sentinel IV” received a CODAaward as a merit winner in the Landscape category. The sculpture was made by artist Simone Leigh, marking the...

Three professors unveil reason behind the Andes Mountains’ varied shape

Three professors unveil reason behind the Andes Mountains’ varied shape

Pili Saravia, General news reporter November 9, 2022

Three professors from across the country united in the Andes Mountains to find the cause of the range’s varied width. They found the subsiding of the plate tectonics caused the odd shape of the range...

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