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UT Regents Chairman Asks for Pass on Turning Over Documents

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The chairman of the UT System Board of Regents is asking the state’s top attorney for permission to withhold documents legislators have asked to see relating...

 
 

Lawmakers Find Unlikely Unanimity on Top 10 Law

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For as much as the Top 10 Percent Law is loved and hated, lawmakers’ support for an extension to cap the rule is as surprising as it is unlikely. The students...

 
 

The Perils of Medical Melodramas

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Last season’s Grey’s Anatomy finale featured a dramatic plane crash that killed two doctors. One survivor had to have her leg amputated, while another...

 
 

Personal Branding Done Right

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The ubiquitous phrase “personal branding” prompts many an eyeroll—as the Onion recently parodied (“‘I Am a Brand,’ Pathetic Man...

 
 

UT Engineering’s Patron Saint Turns 105

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One of UT’s quirkiest campus icons celebrates its 105th birthday this week. Meet Alec, the Cockrell School of Engineering’s patron saint. On the evening...

 
 

Engineering Building Moves Closer to Reality

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Lawmakers likely to fund the modern engineering building UT desperately needs. An upgrade to UT’s Cockrell School of Engineering is making its way through a sometimes...

 
 

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Texas Unleashes Stampede for Science

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You hear it before you see it—a roar like a factory in full production. But instead of cars or washing machines, this factory produces scientific knowledge. Stampede,...

 
 

A Bridge Too Far: This Week’s Controversial Vote By the Regents

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While hesitating for the past few months to write an op-ed about the ongoing skirmish between the Board of Regents and UT President Bill Powers, I can no longer...

 
 

Sol LeWitt Artwork Unveiled at UT’s New Computer Science Building

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Creativity meets technology with a new installation at the Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall. Can’t see the video? Click...

 
 

UT Student’s Viral Hit Is the Darker Side of Disney [Watch]

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They say they all lived happily ever after—but what really happened to the Disney princesses after their dreams came true? According to UT sophomore Jon “Paint”...

 
 
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