Tori is a journalism senior from Austin, Texas. Currently, she works as the Spring 2023 News Editor and has previously covered issues such as crime, politics, and breaking news as a Senior Reporter before working as an Associate News Editor. Tori is hoping she doesn't break her record of 10 cups of coffee in one day this semester.
As my senior year comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about the worn-in sentiment that college years are the best of your life. And while I certainly hope that isn’t true, I can say working at The...
Editor's note: This article was originally published in the Jan. 25, 2022 flipbook.
The University forgave about $2.3 million in student debt in December 2021 through funding from the Higher Education...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the November 5 flipbook.
State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat from Round Rock, said he plans to run in 2022 for a state House seat in Austin because...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the November 5 flipbook.
As of late October, Services for Students With Disabilities does not have available appointments to process accommodations until...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the November 2 flipbook.
The Austin Police Department responded to a man shot in West Campus on Halloween night, but fireworks in the area had many students...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the October 22 flipbook.
Many family-owned restaurants in the University Co-op Food Court are struggling to relocate after the University decided to convert...
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the October 19 flipbook.
Working as a East Sixth Street bar bouncer, Jack Corrigan said he was no more than 30 feet away from a fatal June shooting outside...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 16 flipbook.
UT administration and the University of Texas Police Department announced Nov. 4 a plan to improve safety measures on...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the October 12 flipbook.
The Counseling and Mental Health Center will now provide 24/7 mental health counseling through a third-party chat and phone...
A group of UT students who mentor refugee children within Austin ISD is fundraising to help cover their transportation costs as many volunteers are having to travel farther outside of Austin.
“Rent...
The Austin Police Department has not issued any camping ban citations for unhoused people in the West Campus zip code, 78705, since the ban went into effect in July, despite concerns of student safety...
The number of abortions provided in Texas for the month of September decreased by 50% compared to the same period last year due to the implementation of the state’s restrictive new law, according to...
UT employees submitted 1,415 complaints of student sexual misconduct to the Title IX Office from Aug.14, 2020, to Aug. 24, 2021, about 300 more reports than 2019-2020, according to a document released...
Professor Kevin Dalby was awarded almost $4 million to fund a cancer research project early this October, two years after he was found in violation of UT’s sexual misconduct guidelines.
The grant...
Calls for climate action echoed through the UT Tower Tuesday morning as a group of about 30 students protested the University’s policies towards climate change and fossil fuel investments.
The organization...
Reported incidents of domestic violence have doubled in 2020, according to the 2021 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report released last week.
On-campus reports of domestic violence increased from four...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 27 flipbook.
No correlation exists between the number of sworn police officers and homicide rates in Austin or nationally, according...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 24 flipbook.
As of Thursday, over 1,800 concerned UT parents and community members signed a petition for the city to expedite lighting...
Some UT students say they are more nervous to visit campus knowing they may not be notified of a positive COVID-19 case in one of their classes.
The University announced Sept. 23 that UT will only notify...
The Austin City Council confirmed Joe Chacon as the new police chief Thursday after several months of community feedback and interviews with candidates in search for a chief that would help advance public...
The pandemic has sparked new innovations and mentalities around how Texas approaches higher education, state education experts said during a virtual event Friday.
As part of this year's Texas Tribune...
Student housing is becoming a crisis as old buildings in West Campus are replaced with luxury housing and apartment buildings increase prices without losing demand.
Editor's note: This article first appeared as part of the September 8 flipbook.
The UT and Austin communities accepted and cared for the dozens of Louisianan dog and cat refugees as Hurricane Ida flooded...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 3 flipbook.
Attia, an Afghan American, remembers being inspired when she saw a female school principal in Afghanistan 10 years ago....
The University of Texas Police Department opened a second substation last Tuesday in West Campus, despite protests from some students against the location.
UTPD West is located on 25th Street and Guadalupe...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 31 flipbook.
Apartment buildings, condominiums and co-ops have taken up all of the available land around UT for more than a decade,...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 25 flipbook.
Students moving into The Standard at Austin, a newly constructed apartment complex, are dealing with unfurnished apartments,...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the August 25 flipbook.
After mental health advocacy group Students Organizing for Support held sit-in protests last spring to rally for guaranteed...
If passed, it will require Austin to have two officers per 1,000 residents, for officers to spend 35% of active duty time on community engagement and for the department to have a minimum of three cadet classes per year.
The Austin City Council approved a budget amendment April 22 that will move functions and funding from the Austin Police Department to new city departments, including an Emergency Communications Department...
TW: Discussions of gun violence.
This is a developing situation, and The Daily Texan will update as more details come out.
The Austin Police Department responded to an armed subject who barricaded...
Although a majority of UT respondents to a campus safety survey conducted by the UT Police Department said they feel secure on campus and believe UTPD can effectively handle public safety crises, some students feel that the results do not represent the opinions of UT’s student population.
Austin voters will cast their ballot on eight different propositions May 1, including Proposition B, which would reinstate the camping ban for Austin’s unhoused population.
In the five years following the murder of freshman Haruka Weiser, UT has increased safety measures on and off campus to reduce crime risk. However, some advocates say additional steps could be taken to improve student safety.
The University of Texas Police Department held a transgender awareness training early this month to educate officers on recognizing gender identities and on the history of hate crimes towards gender-diverse...
Editor’s Note: Two sources within this story, Andrea and J, are identified using false names due to fear of repercussions for protesting police violence.
TW: Discussions of police brutality
Student...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan.
The Summit to Address Unsheltered Homelessness in Austin released a report Thursday detailing a plan to house 3,000...
About 15 students displayed signs with phrases such as, “Stop putting mental health on the back burner” in front of the tower Friday afternoon to advocate for better mental health infrastructure at UT in memory of the Towhid family.
Three people were pronounced dead after the Austin Police Department responded to reports of an active shooter at Great Hills Trail and Rain Creek Parkway on Sunday afternoon.
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 13 issue of The Daily Texan.
More than 91% of classes will be held face to face in the fall, Kathleen Harrison, the communications manager for...
Trigger Warning: This story contains details of a suicide and descriptions of suicidal thoughts and ideology. This story also discusses depression, self-harm, mental illness and gun violence.
Following last summer’s national protests and confrontation with racism and police brutality, some community activists are looking toward confirming a new Austin Police Department chief from outside the department.
Austin Public Health officials advised people Wednesday to continue COVID-19 safety precautions going into Easter weekend by avoiding large gatherings and to continue trying to sign up for vaccinations.
“This...
The Austin City Council approved a blueprint to reopen the police cadet academy Thursday with increased diversity, equity and inclusion training, but community members and activists worry the move will...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.
Trigger Warning: Contains mentions of police brutality, violence and racism.
After nationwide Black...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's March 9 print edition.
Businesses and public places must independently decide to set mask mandates and capacity limits after Gov....
A Travis County grand jury issued an arrest warrant with a murder charge on Wednesday for Christopher Taylor, the Austin police officer who shot and killed Michael Ramos in April 2020, according to the...
The Liberation Coalition, a student communist group, created a movement called the Cops Off Campus campaign that starts Tuesday to protest the presence of police on and around University campus.
The...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 26 print edition.
Students who experienced flooding or power outages resulting in property damage or food loss during the...
A fire displaced about 10 residents at a West Campus apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, said Thayer Smith, division chief of the Austin Fire Department.
Austin Fire Department put the fire out at...
Sheryl Lawrence and Skye Seipp contributed to this report.
Editor's note: This story has been updated as information has been made available.
Update Thursday at 4:30 p.m.:
Texas...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 23 print edition.
Despite this week’s higher temperatures, Austin is still reeling from the effects of last week’s...
Local safety organizations and UT students are frustrated by the city’s lack of communication about when West Campus lighting improvements will occur to increase safety amid rising crime rates.
Austin...
Many UT students in Riverside, North Campus and West Campus have frozen or busted pipes in their apartments or are experiencing water outages amid the inclement weather. Austin Water is advising community...
Editor’s Note: This story was updated regularly until Sunday, February 22. Information within this story may no longer be up to date.
The Daily Texan is tracking press briefings held by city...
Editor’s Note: This story was updated regularly until Sunday, February 22. Information within this story may no longer be up to date.
Students living off campus continue to face power and...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 9 print edition.
The Austin City Council voted to separate its forensics lab from the Austin Police Department last Thursday,...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 5 online edition.
On Thursday, Austin City Council voted to purchase Candlewood Suites to house people experiencing homelessness...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 2 print edition.
Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing for the Texas Legislature to create laws penalizing cities who reallocate...
RecSports is expanding intramural league activities this semester, after many were canceled in March as part of COVID-19 safety precautions.
Some of these activities, including volleyball, cornhole...
The Office of Admissions will resume in-person campus tours starting Feb. 1 on a limited basis, in addition to current virtual options.
Prior to the pandemic, the Office of Admissions offered three...
The University announced Tuesday that it is planning in-person commencement ceremonies for the classes of 2021 and 2020, according to an email sent by UT President Jay Hartzell.
The class of 2021 will...
UT’s Counseling and Mental Health Center has rolled out new services to out-of-state and out-of-country students to improve accessibility to mental health resources for students not on campus in...
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering are developing a communication chip that is able to send signals in harsh weather and over greater distances.
The team is developing this technology...
Finance sophomore Jacob Esparza requested his absentee ballot from Cameron County, Texas at the beginning of October. After two weeks of waiting, it still had not arrived.
Esparza said he had...
Some students say using online proctoring programs can add a new layer of stress to exams, causing them to worry about “appearing” to be cheating.
These programs, such as Proctorio or ProctorU,...
Some students have used their time at home during COVID-19 as an opportunity to launch new businesses based on their hobbies and passions.
Public relations sophomore Alyssa Torres said the flexibility...
Liz Ogbu, founder and principal of architectural design practice Studio O, said architects must fight for justice and consider the way their designs impact underprivileged communities in her lecture “Design...
Since getting to class has changed from commuting to campus to simply opening a laptop, it’s been more challenging for students to stay physically active while stuck at home.
Lack of activity...
Dance and theatre majors have faced obstacles this semester as they try to learn physical skills in a virtual environment with few in-person classes.
According to an email that was sent to department...
To help relieve stress from the midterm season, students gathered at the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center on Wednesday for a mini oasis of activities and blow-up palm trees.
The Longhorn...
Filmmaker and historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. discussed his new documentary on the Black struggle for rights during Reconstruction on Tuesday with a public affairs professor.
Gates showed part of his...
In a lecture geared toward first-year students Tuesday evening, scholars discussed the realities of immigrant life in America and encouraged people to show empathy toward immigrants.
“Immigration...
Students attended the second annual Black Excellence in STEM Festival on Friday to celebrate diversity and success of Black people in STEM fields.
The Cockrell School of Engineering and the College...
The Texas Theme Park Engineering Group met Monday to go over new amusement park attractions opening around the world in 2020 and discuss the upcoming Engineers Week on campus.
The student organization,...
Using artificial intelligence and augmented reality, the School of Architecture revealed Monday a gallery of projector screens that feature a simulation of infinitely tall city block designs.
Los...
