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Hubbs, former UT ichthyology prof, dies at 86
Clark Hubbs, who was a leading researcher and expert in ichthyology, the study of fish, died on Sunday of colon cancer. He was 86. …
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Joint concert commemorates black musicians
The depth of the black contribution to music was celebrated Tuesday in a gathering of local talent, as part of Black History Month.…
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Bush calls for additional $2.7 billion for Pell Grants
President Bush pushed for another increase in Pell Grants to his 2009 budget plan, proposing a $2.7 billion increase to the $11.4 billion already allotted for the grants by the College Cost Reduction Act of September 2007.…
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Super Tuesday watching parties increase student involvement
Largest party met at Scholz Garten, joined two Obama groups
Various UT political organizations celebrated Super Tuesday by hosting watch parties. Laura Hernandez, president of UT Democrats, said the group hosted a viewing party at Kinsolving Dormitory because students want to follow national politics. …
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Web exclusive: UTSA offers Alternative Spring Break program
Instead of lounging on the beach, hitting the ski slopes or relaxing at home, students from the University of Texas at San Antonio will travel to Mexico and Big Bend to spend their spring break working on service projects, as part of the university "Alternative Spring Break program.…
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The intersection of human rights and artistic expression were explored by the co-director of a Colombian dance school on Tuesday.
Alvaro Restrepo is the co-director of El Colegio del Cuerpo de Cartagena and one of Colombia's contemporary dance pioneers and choreographers.…
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Web Exclusive: UT Professor recieves award
The Association for Computing Machinery on Monday named UT computer science professor Allen Emerson one of three recipients the A.M. Turing Award for his research on a quality assurance process called model checking.
"The award is considered by many the most prestigious in the industry and is known as the 'Nobel Prize in Computing' by those in the field," said Virginia Gold, public relations manager for the association.…
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Web Exclusive: Internet influences voters
Web sites such as YouTube and Facebook have an increased importance in how young voters make up their mind about the presidential candidates, said an author who spoke Tuesday at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Garrett Graff, author of "The First Campaign: Globalization, the Web, and the Race for the White House," spoke about the generation's turn to the Internet, particularly in the current presidential election.…
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