Off the Beaten Path: The Austin Edition
By Mary K. Schaffer What makes Austin so special? The Salt Lick? Austin City Limits? The University of Texas? All of the above? Well, yes, Austin is unique because of […]
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The Perennial Volunteer
By Mary K. Schaffer October 30, 2012 Standing at just 5-foot-2, she flits around the study lounge, moving from her computer to her books to her bag, shuffling papers and managing […]
University remembers Cronkite
By Mary K. Schaffer April 20, 2012 Seventy-seven years after Walter Cronkite traced his last steps on campus, his spirit still abides at the University. His likeness, etched in four metal […]
Parents retaliate against standardized testing
By Mary K. Schaffer October 7, 2012 In third grade, Christopher Chamness’ grades started slipping, and his teachers told his mother he was not performing well in school. He just needed […]
UT has highest number of alcohol-related cases
By Mary K. Schaffer September 25, 2012 UT had the highest number of reported alcohol-related incidents during school days of the fall 2011 semester of four public Texas universities, according to […]
New UT building compromises parking spaces
By Mary K. Schaffer May 2, 2012 The Belo Center for New Media, which opens Nov. 1, 2012, will disrupt parking and traffic in the immediate areas, according to Jeri Baker, […]
Board of Regents will decide tuition rates
By Mary K. Schaffer March 28, 2012 The University of Texas Board of Regents will make their decision about potentially increasing tuition by 2.6 percent in a specially called meeting on […]
Texas schools prepare for STAAR
By Mary K. Schaffer March 20, 2012 The new public school end-of-year exam, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test, focuses on college readiness, according to a doctoral candidate […]
Board of Regents considers tuition increase
By Mary K. Schaffer February 26, 2012 The average cost of attendance per student could increase by $300 in the next two years if the University Board of Regents adopts the […]
University considers tobacco ban
by Mary K. Schaffer February 18, 2012 Because of a new grant requirement from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, the University must decide by March 1, 2012 whether […]
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