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The Daily Texan sat down with associate professor Ben Carrington to discuss a variety of topics, including UT’s slow integration process to the Rooney Rule, to what the University athletic department can do to separate itself as a beacon of diversity. Carrington’s research interests include the politics of race and sport, African diaspora studies, masculinity and national identity formation and the nature of cultural resistance within the arena of popular culture.
ViUDA Bistro, a restaurant in Buda only eight months old, serves up delicious food along with a different culture. Owner Paul Rutowski and many of the restaurant staff are deaf. ViUDA Bistro has become a gathering place for the Deaf community, along with being a place where everyone can go for inexpensive, flavorful dishes.
Austin-based folk musician Chris Kelly stopped by the Daily Texan offices earlier this week to talk about his upcoming debut album, Unlikely, and to play a few choice songs off of the album.
Editor’s note: Last week, 18 members of the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition protested the University’s affiliation with the Fair Labor Association, a group that monitors working conditions. The protesters demanded that the University switch membership to the Worker Rights Consortium. After protesting outside of President William Powers Jr.’s office in the Main Building for hours, they were arrested for trespassing by UT Police Department.
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CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Tuesday upheld a conviction against one of the Arab world’s most famous comedians, sentencing him to jail for offending Islam in some of his most popular films.
The case against Adel Imam and others like it have raised concerns among some Egyptians that ultraconservative Muslims who made gains in recent elections after Hosni Mubarak’s ouster last year are trying to foist their religious views on the entire country. Critics say the trend threatens to curb Egypt’s vibrant film industry and freedom of speech.
Kelsey Oliver, a dance freshman, talks to the Daily Texan about life as a dancer and her reaction to the film " Black Swan"
Christopher Hitchens never followed the rules of polite dinner party conversation. Boisterous, argumentative, stubborn and, most frustratingly, often right, he had a way of making his views — often about politics and religion — known using the most efficient of language, never giving a damn what anybody else thought of them. Although he died this past December after a bout of esophageal cancer, his memory lives on, as do his numerous debates via YouTube and several of his books.
This past Tuesday, the Brooklyn-based synthpop duo Chairlift stopping in Austin as a part of their latest tour. We sat down with Caroline Polachek & Patrick Wimberly prior to their show at the Mohawk to talk about their new album, Something.
By the time textiles and apparel students enter their senior year, they have already begun brainstorming for their final collection.
On April 18th, 2012, a group fo UT students gathered at the UT Main Tower to protest sweatshop labor. At 5:00 PM, 19 of the students were arrested. The Daily Texan took some footage of the protest & subsequent arrests at they occurred.
In his research, economics professor Daniel Hamermesh takes a closer look at the “faceless consumer,” examining what people do with their free time and how beauty impacts economic success. Hamermesh, an expert in labor economics, is widely quoted by major publications like The New York Times and has appeared on national television programs several times.
Learn more about the Center for Electromechanic's Texas Electric Vehicle Program.
Daily Texan Multimedia shadowed University of Texas President Bill Powers to document his daily routine.
We stop by Brasserie Justine's on the East side and see what culinary delicacies they have to offer.
Austin-based indie-electronic band KNIFIGHT visited the Daily Texan basement this past Monday night to play a few cuts off of their upcoming EP, "In the Fire." We sat down to talk with them about their writing process, their impression of contemporary music, and the benefits of performing music electronically.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — One candidate is worth up to $250 million, ran a private equity firm and plans to build an elevator for the cars at his beach house. The other is the former head of the Harvard Law Review who became a best-selling author and millionaire and now lives in the world’s most famous mansion — 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Any thriller’s going to require a certain amount of suspension of disbelief to enjoy the plot, but author Scott Sigler prides himself in minimizing that as much as possible. His latest novel, “Nocturnal,” tells a story that defies classification, mixing police procedural, conspiracy theory and horror.
A tattoo artist shares his view on art and its impact on his life.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Changes could be coming to Alabama’s tough immigration law that has been challenged by the courts, churches and businesses.
Its author, Republican Rep. Micky Hammon, on Thursday offered revisions that he said would make the law more workable for local governments, more enforceable for police, and less burdensome for law-abiding citizens and businesses. It also addresses sections that courts have put on hold.
To protect the health needs of more students, Student Government is working on a plan to implement safer drinking water.
Editor's note: Input from ESB Vice Chair Truc Ngyen was added Thursday, April 5. ESB members' positions were also added to the video.
Hear from the Abolish SG initiative and what the Election Supervisory Board has to say about them.
The Madrigal Dinner Committee proudly presents the student-created and -produced "Werewolves: A New Musical." This production tells the story of a small town with a big secret. The production is based off of the card game, Werewolf.
Florida-based indie rockers Tallhart stopped in Austin this past weekend in support of Eisley on their "Deep Space" tour. The band stopped by the Daily Texan basement offices to talk about their new EP and their recent signing to Equal Vision Records, as well as to perform a few choice songs from their debut album and upcoming EP.
