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University faculty, armed with signs saying things like “RIP Academic Freedom,” gather multiple days a week at the Tower for a 15-minute silent walk protesting the recent department consolidations and cuts to the core curriculum, with the tagline “Let Longhorns Learn.” The faculty members are part of the UT chapter of the American Association of...
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The Texas Office of the Attorney General opened an investigation into the American Bar Association, an organization of lawyers and law students that provides accreditation to law schools, including UT’s School of Law, Sept. 30. According to a news release from the Texas Attorney General’s office, the investigation will examine whether the ABA’s accreditation
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Heather Wood grew up reading Percy Jackson, watching anime and listening to K-pop in the small panhandle town of Shamrock, Texas, home to less than 2,000 people. “I wasn’t exposed to anything related to women’s and gender studies,” Wood said. “(Before) I went to college, I had these beliefs, but I didn’t have any way...
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that his transportation company, the Boring Company, plans on constructing a Hyperloop tunnel between Austin and San Antonio in a Sept. 20 X post. In the post, Musk wrote the trip from San Antonio to Austin takes about 2.5 hours one way, depending on traffic, but under this new plan,...
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The organizer of Austin City Limits Music Festival will be responsible for restoring Zilker Park’s Great Lawn after damage from the muddy conditions, according to a Tuesday news release from Austin Parks and Recreation. C3 Presents, the company that puts on the festival, signed an agreement with the city that requires it to pay for...
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The Austin City Council authorized the submission of a grant application to the National Park Service and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to restore and renovate a downtown Austin park on Sept. 24. Sir Swante Palm Neighborhood Park, built almost a century ago, is seeking an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership of more than $5...
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She knew the counseling center existed. What she said she didn’t know, or couldn’t let herself believe, was that it was a place meant for her. Reema Al-Omari, a junior psychology major, said that at first, she hesitated to use the University’s Counseling and Mental Health Center’s resources. Al-Omari said she was raised in a...
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Nearly 1,000 eager audience members gathered in the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium on Wednesday as UT’s chapter of Turning Point USA hosted conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, who discussed the Israel-Hamas war and midterm congressional elections. Shapiro is a conservative political commentator, author and co-founder of the right-wing media company
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The Austin City Council approved two contracts worth nearly $60 million to replace the software the city uses to process permits during its Sept. 24 meeting, a move which a city council member said could speed up housing construction and drive down costs for residents. Permitting software is used by governments to track applications for...
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After more than five years of renovations, Battle Hall reopened to the public this August. Students can now return to the space while final renovations are completed and archival collections are returned to the library. Since 2021, the building has undergone renovations to update its mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems while restoring the roof, windo
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