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  • UT student kills self after firing AK-47 on 21st Street

    By Nolan Hicks -

    The UT campus was on lockdown for nearly four hours Tuesday because of a shooting incident that ended when the gunman, armed with an AK-47 rifle, took his own life after unleashing a barrage of bullets and being cornered by police on the sixth floor of the Perry-Castañeda Library.

  • Witnesses recount school lockdown

    By Aziza Musa -

    Computer science freshman Ashley McCrory got off the Forty Acres shuttle bus near Dobie Center on what she thought would be a regular Tuesday morning.

  • UT expands sustainability efforts

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    In an attempt to expand sustainability efforts around campus, students will be charged a $5 “green fee” beginning in the fall of 2011, a measure approved by a University-wide vote in March and the Board of Regents earlier this month.

  • Teach abroad; ease into ‘real world’

    By Addie Anderson -

    As senior year begins for approximately 13,000 UT students, some may be feeling the stress of their upcoming graduation and inevitable transition into the “real world.” Many wonder, What will I do in this job market with my major?

  • Associate dean appointed to fill provost position

    By Hannah Jones -

    Daniel Slesnick, associate dean for research, facilities and information technology in the College of Liberal Arts, was appointed the University’s new vice provost of resource management Wednesday.

  • Past land links student, Shami

    By Alex Geiser -

    Ashrawi, a half-Palestinian sophomore from the Houston suburbs, has been following Shami — who is also Palestinian — around and volunteering for his campaign since he decided to run for office. Whether his attraction to Shami is purely cultural, familial or political — Ashrawi supports the underdog candidate.

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