Wynne Davis

Dance freshman Haruka Weiser, the victim of last week’s campus homicide, appears to have been sexually assaulted and was the victim of strangulation, according to a report by the Austin American-Statesman.

Results for state and local elections and the national primaries were announced Tuesday night after citizens cast their votes on election day and early voting last week. 

After reviewing a citation written to an evangelical preacher for disorderly conduct, the University of Texas Police Department voided the citation because it did not meet the requirements of the law.

University Health Services notified students Wednesday afternoon that a student has been diagnosed with mumps.

The U.S. Senate’s televised broadcasts have impaired its ability to discuss important political issues, according to a UT student who gave a talk during a TEDx event in Reno, Nevada. 

Guest columnist Wynne Davis opines on the latest chapter in hipster culture: young urban creatives, or "yuccies."

In an effort to help students keep up their with their class schedules and social lives, a Princeton junior developed a new drink that aims to alleviate hangovers quicker than extensive hydration.

Car burglaries in West Campus have been on the rise for the past two months, according to Austin Police Department officials. 

Two robots, Wall-E and Eve, are helping the Austin Fire Department incorporate technology into firefighting so that they can ultimately assess situations in advance of their human firefighting counterparts.

The number of pedestrian deaths in Austin has increased compared to this time last year, with nine deaths occurring since January.

Officers from the Austin Police Department said they will no longer check to see if drone operators have a certificate for themselves or for their drone, unless the drone is flying near a crowded area. 

UTPD is looking into ways to better disseminate information to the community.

Temporary barricades will remain around the perimeter of the College of Liberal Arts building until UT Facilities Services staff can determine what is causing the building’s large glass windows to break.

Despite a recent sound ordinance in West Campus, more tickets were issued for underage drinking than for noise complaints during RoundUp last weekend.  

Ten women serve as officers win UTPD, making up 16 percent of the staff, and that number is higher than the national average of 13 percent among police departments nationwide.

One year after a car drove through a crowd of people at South By Southwest, killing four and injuring more than 20 others, all the victims of the crime have received funds to help with the recovery process.

More students are including genuine personal information when creating fake IDs for themselves, according to UT police.

Gene Vela walked out of the Travis County Courthouse a free man Wendesday after being found not guilty on all charges.

Jurors found Gene Vela not guilty on all counts Wednesday after more than four hours of deliberations.

The trial of Gene Vela, a former public affairs graduate student on trial for two charges of aggravated assault on a public servant, continued Friday at the Travis County Courthouse. 

More than a year after a standoff with Austin police, Gene Vela, a former public affairs graduate student, stood trial this week for two charges of aggravated assault on a public servant.

The safety program SURE Walk remains an under-utilized student resource despite efforts to re-brand its image and increase visibility, according to Charles Steen, government and finance junior and director of the program.

Because of a forecast of rain and freezing temperatures, Capital Metro announced that users along routes 2, 275, 331 and 350 can expect detours as well as some stops completely closed on Monday, Feb. 23.

West Campus auto thefts have increased because of students leaving their cars unlocked, according to the Austin Police Department.

Members of Student Government are working to bring a mobile safety application to campus in an attempt to give students a better sense of security. 

A homeless man stabbed another homeless man with a knife inside the Union Building after the two got into a fight Wednesday evening. 

Officers from both UTPD and the Austin Police Department started a more focused initiative to minimize crime homeless people commit on Guadalupe Street.   

When taking a break from the daily responsibilities of policing their daily responsibilities, a group of Austin Police officers play drums and bagpipes in funerals, parades, festivals and community events. 

Many Greek groups in West Campus still do not know the exact requirements of the city sound ordinance, after the city promised to provide details in a meeting last fall, according to Daniel Warner, government senior and former president of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.

Travis County district court judge Cliff Brown said Friday he wants to try the murder and aggravated assault cases against Rashad Owens by November.

The McCombs School of Business building was evacuated after the Austin Fire Department responded to an alarm at approximately 11 p.m Monday night.

University police alerted the campus of a subject carrying a knife near the Main Building on Wednesday morning, but determined shortly after the person did not pose a threat to those on campus.

Gov. Rick Perry announced Monday that he will deploy 1,000 state National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border.

After being assaulted while walking to her office on June 26, graduate student Cindy Walter-Gensler recounted the event for her students and said she wondered why there had not been an alert sent to the student body about the event.

One year after state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, delayed a vote on an anti-abortion bill with an 11-hour filibuster, a large crowd filled the Palmer Events Center on Wednesday as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Davis and state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, talked about their top priority to include the voices of all Texans in the legislature.

Austin Police Department officers responded to a burglary theft call Thursday at Dobie Center after two residents reported a man leaving their room.

Creatures of the night, black ground beetles have become a summer norm on campus as they have surfaced to feed and breed.

The School of Nursing took down dress code posters inside its building on Wednesday after receiving criticism online for the signs being targeted toward women.

Customers at food trucks may soon be able to recycle on-site, after the Austin City Council voted Thursday to ask the city manager to create an ordinance enabling food trucks to provide recycling and composting receptacles.

Archaeologist Steve Bourget presented findings on campus Saturday from his work in northern Peru and said different civilizations can be connected based on the designs found in medallions and ceramics.

As part of a week of environmental awareness events centered around Earth Day, environmental student organizations and University departments hosted a carnival on Gregory Plaza on Tuesday to inform students about environmentally-conscious policies and sustainability efforts at UT.

On the fairgrounds of West on Thursday night, community members came together for a memorial service to remember their friends and family one year after a local fertilizer plant exploded and left destruction in its wake.

According to a UT adjunct assistant professor, being proactive in the search for molecular biomarkers could help aid patients in their fight against cancer.

Ukraine isn’t enough of a U.S. priority to warrant military involvement, although Russia has shown its willingness to use military force, according to government professor Robert Moser in an on-campus roundtable discussion Wednesday.

Despite University efforts to improve its health, a tree on the South Mall will be removed after contracting two different diseases within the last year.

According to a report by the College of Education, male students of color have lower rates of academic success in community college than their white counterparts, even though the students of color have higher aspirations.

Psychology assistant professor David Yeager said bullying prevention programs in schools have no effect on adolescents during their eighth grade and high school years at a lecture Friday.

In order to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, architecture and engineering students will work to create a design for a solar-powered house and make the house fully functionial before competing in Irvine, Calif., in 2015.

UT alumnus David Berteau spoke Tuesday about the current debt ceiling and budget issues Congress is working through, citing it as an example of the complicated nature of managing the nation’s finances.

The Texas Exes canceled the annual Hex Rally on Monday because of inclement weather and the effects of the rain on all the participants and electrical equipment involved.  

Psychology professors Samuel Gosling and James Pennebaker have found that students perform better in an online classroom with daily “benchmark” quizzes rather than a traditional classroom with monumental midterms.   

Though the existing field of black lesbian literature and analysis is limited, it recently became a little bit bigger with the release of a UT professor’s new publication on black lesbian culture.

British Petroleum announced Thursday that it will give $4 million to the University to fund research focused on industry projects in the oil and gas fields in various departments of the Cockrell School of Engineering. 

International students crafted jack-o’-lanterns for the first time Tuesday at a pumpkin carving event put on by Partnerships to Advance Language Study and Cultural Exchange.

For seven years, Joseph Michael Pasqua has worked as a police officer and safety coordinator at the McDonald Observatory as the sole representative of UTPD in Fort Davis

Rejecting the nationally recognized holiday of Columbus Day, the Native American and Indigenous Student Association celebrated Indigenous People’s Day on Monday with an event to raise awareness of the University’s Native American population.

The number of cyber attacks targeted at the University’s resources has been steadily increasing over the past few years, in keeping with a national trend, according to Cam Beasley, Information Technology Services’ chief information security officer.

Two species of mice found in the mountains of Central America sing to mark their territory, according to a new study by UT researchers.

In a discussion on the role that race and other minority statuses play in creating art, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz said he felt UT students should be more concerned about the societal implication of recently reported bleach bombings in West Campus.

A woman was attacked while running on a hike-and-bike trail near Interstate 35 on Monday morning.  Her suspected attacker, a 20-year-old man, was taken into custody later that day.

After a military coup in Egypt, six UT students participating in the Arabic Flagship program in Alexandria are being relocated to Meknes, Morocco for the remainder of their year abroad. 

The UT Co-op is expanding its line of womens clothing with pieces designed by a UT student.