The Daily Texan
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- Dolly touches down, 1.5 million Texans may feel effects of storm's landfall
1.5 million Texans may feel effects of Dolly's landfall As Hurricane Dolly made landfall on Texas' southern coast Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Rick Perry assured Gulf Coast and Rio Grande Valley residents Wednesday that the state is working to ensure their health and safety.
- Universities vie for state resources
UT President William Powers told the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education Finance at a hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday that the designation of a third, tier-one public university in Texas was essential but should not come at the expense of UT and Texas A&M University.
- Noriega announces new energy plan
U.S. senatorial candidate and Texas State Representative Rick Noriega unveiled the provisions of his new energy plan in the shadow of the UT Tower Wednesday morning.
Dozens of students and supporters covered in buttons and stickers gathered in the West Mall to hear Noriega describe how his plan wil...
- Proposed budget will avoid projected deficit
Austin City Manager Marc Ott proposed a $2.8 billion fiscal year budget on Wednesday to the city council that evades a previously projected $25.3 million budget deficit.
If the budget passes as is, Austinites could expect an average monthly increase of $4.
- UT researchers discover weakness in HIV virus that may enable vaccine
Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have discovered a quirk in the constantly-evolving HIV virus that they say will help them to develop an effective vaccine for the prevention of the virus in the next 10 years.
"It is a long road; the virus has been around for a...
- Featured Photo: Westminster best in show winner an Austinite
State celebrity and national award-winner Uno the Beagle took a bathroom break on the Capitol's front lawn after a Wednesday morning meeting with Gov. Rick Perry.
Uno made history as the first beagle to win Best in Show at the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
- Legislation will encourage study abroad programs
Senate is expected to pass legislation as early as Saturday that will encourage more undergraduate students to study abroad. The Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act would increase funding for college students and study abroad programs across the country.
- After first year, Acevedo receives praise, critique
Several Austin groups are pleased with Austin police Chief Art Acevedo's accomplishments during his first year on the job, but leaders of these groups say there is still room for improvement in the years to come.
Representatives from the Central Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, ...
- NEWS BRIEFLY: "Detective who helped arrest Oswald dies at 87"
DALLAS - Dallas police Detective Paul Bentley, who helped arrest presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theater, always had a ready retort for those who didn't accept the official story that Oswald acted alone.
"What does conspiracy do?" Bentley would say.
- Get thee to Winedale: Shakespeare through immersion
Sixteen international and American collegians are spending their summer in Round Top, Texas, on UT's Winedale complex. Their day begins at 6 a.m., when they decide which team sport to play before breakfast. Most of the items on the group's daily agenda seem fairly mundane.
The Lantern
Stories from the current online edition of The Lantern.
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- Students find they have rights when leasing
Moving each year from apartment to apartment is something that happens often at Ohio State. In the excitement of moving to another place, students often forget the obligations of moving out and the possible ramifications of not abiding by their lease. Many students do not realize they also have righ...
- Print journalists find new medium
Digital media has become more important as the Internet has expanded and improved in a short span of time. Nearly everyone has had to adapt to the way that information is now stored and presented online and this new frontier has created a window of opportunity for people to explore different ways to...
- The big draw: Behind the scenes of commencement speaking
Attendees of spring quarter commencement saw acclaimed broadcast journalist and television news anchor Brian Williams take the lectern and deliver a speech garnered applause from the crowd of thousands. The enjoyment and celebration that Williams created makes him a tough act to follow, and with com...
- Jazz and Ribs Fest 2008
The 29th Annual Jazz and Rib Fest will commence July 25 through July 27 at Bicentennial and Genoa Park in downtown Columbus. One of the most popular festivals in Columbus, this year should prove to provide another great weekend filled with a wide array of cool jazz music and saucy finger-licking rib...
- Historic costumes, clothing part of campus collection
Students close to campus can beat the summer heat with the little-known treasure found in the Historic Costume and Textile Collection. Located in the Geraldine Schottenstein Wing in Campbell Hall, it is just a few minutes' walk from central campus. This building houses one of the largest collections...
- Student advances in fashion in NYC
While many Ohio State students are spending their summers working, taking classes or simply enjoying their time off, Diana Thomas is taking the time to pursue her interests and further her career in fashion far from Columbus in New York City. Thomas, a senior in marketing with a minor in textiles an...
- Sneak Peek: "The Rocker"
Using similar storylines and characters found in other music-related films such as "That Thing You Do!" and "School of Rock," "The Rocker" is not for those interested in a fresh take on the rags-to-riches rock star tale. Circa 1988, Robert "Fish" Fishman (Rainn Wilson) is living the rock 'n' roll dr...
The Battalion
Stories from the current online edition of The Battalion.
- Aggies in Space
As children, career ambitions range from growing up to be a doctor to becoming a police officer. The ones unafraid of dreaming big choose to be an astronaut.
- Aggie turns Tiger: Jones appointed dean of LSU business school
August 2008 will consist of many firsts. It will be the first month of classes for returning and new Aggies.
- ROTC strikes it rich
Texas A&M received a $500,000 grant from the Department of Defense to help strengthen critical language programs for future military officers.
- The greatest fire show on Earth
Texas Engineering Extension Service wowed the crowd with fiery demonstrations and dramatic training scenarios Wednesday night at the Brayton Fire Training Field in Bryan,
- Mix and Match
In less than 40 days the Sherman era kicks off against Arkansas State.
- Surveying the field
Teaching assistant Sanjay Tewari teaches junior Rachel Pytcher, junior Joel Miller, senior Greg Coutant, and senior
Rodolfo Morales how to set up surveying equipment for a civil engineering lab Wednesday
- Flat Tricks
Garrett Coufal, class of 2009 electrical engineering major, performs flatland tricks with his bike in front of G Rollie White Coliseum on Wednesday.
- Tips from the source
After spending a day with Officer Chad Harper, he offered some useful insights.
- Video Archive: Aggie Men's Basketball 2007
- Video Archive: Spring 2007
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State News Top Stories
Our most recent top stories.
- Buckeyes named Big Ten favorite
Chicago — Reporters tabbed Ohio State as the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten, the conference announced Thursday during Big Ten Media Day.
- Conference brings African leaders, MSU together
Political and governmental delegates from five different African countries came to MSU on Wednesday to discuss issues such as agriculture development, education and health that will help to strengthen relationships with the United States.
- Americans with Disabilities Act sees 18-year success
Change didn?t happen right away. When the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, passed July 26, 1990, there had already been a law that required public universities to provide access for students with disabilities in place for 17 years. ?The ADA put teeth into the law,? said Valerie Nilson, learn...
- New hybrid power plant could affect Mich. energy industry
Some Michigan students are saying the prospect of a new Lansing power plant will hinder the state?s renewable energy industry, causing graduates looking for jobs in the industry to move out of state.
- Lawmakers amend compact to save Great Lakes water from diversion
U.S. Congress members from the Great Lakes states took one step closer to making the Great Lakes Compact a law Wednesday when they introduced legislation to ratify the eight-state agreement to protect Great Lakes waters from external diversions.
- Police Brief 07/24/08
A dumping ordinance was violated at the camping area near the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education between 6 p.m. July 16 and 7 a.m. July 17, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Minnesota Daily Headlines
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- [Campus] Campus People Watchers stakeout Como Zoo
Student group, created last semester, people watches at places like the Mall of America and the Minneapolis Film Festival.
- [Campus] University police hope to have new deputy by first week of August
The University Police Department has narrowed its deputy chief search to three candidates
- [Campus] Open-source competes with WebVista
Some would like to see the University move away from Blackboard's WebVista to a different program.
- [Campus] Newly named School of Music director seeks community engagement
David Myers, a professor at Georgia State University, has more than 30 years of experience in the field, including time at the University of Wisconsin.
- [Campus] Solar car finishes race in Canada
The team spent nine days traveling across the country.
- [Campus] Campus hotels full during move-in and RNC, but limited space exists ...
Open hotel rooms around the metro area still exist, but for families who will move in their kids near the beginning of the school year, ideal prices or locations might not be found.
- [Campus] University Extension Service battles child obesity one class at a time
Educational assistants teach Minneapolis summer school students how to eat well.
- [Campus] Armed man escapes police near U
Grayson Lee Clevenger, who Burnsville police said was suspect in a burglary, led police on a car chase to the Stadium Village area.
- [Campus] Man assaulted with baseball bat near campus
Police arrested a 23-year-old University alumnus late Monday night for assaulting a 19-year-old man with a baseball bat, according to University police.
- [Campus] Dinkydome development back on the table
Project to come before Minneapolis City Council this week.
Badger Herald: News
- Wiley to test UW apparel pilot
Chancellor John Wiley met with members of the Labor Licensing Policy Committee Tuesday to announce the University of Wisconsin will be taking the first step in conciliating student labor activists nationwide. In accordance with a multi-university plan drafted by the United Students Against Sweatshop...
- Committee hears testimony from Reilly, RA
In his first public speaking appearance since catapulting the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire into a firestorm of controversy, resident assistant Lance Steiger received mostly words of encouragement at a legislative hearing Tuesday. “I think your parents are probably pretty proud of you,” state R...
- Physicist ponders composition of matter
World-renowned theoretical physicist Brian Greene spoke to students and Madison residents about the string theory of matter composition Tuesday. Organized by the Memorial Union Distinguished Lecture Series Committee, Greene came to Madison with expertise on the string theory after writing “The Fabri...
- Council passes on ordinance
The Madison Common Council made decisions directly affecting the livelihood of University of Wisconsin students at a meeting Tuesday. The council placed the confrontational keg-registration ordinance proposal on file, essentially killing it for the time being. However, according to Ald. Paul Skidmor...
- After remodeling, Church Key opens doors
The Church Key Bar will re-open Wednesday following extensive expansion and remodeling of the bar into the first floor and with more food, drink and entertainment options. The first floor, previously a convenience store, was expanded into an additional bar, bumping the capacity from 85 to 180. Matt ...
- Bill creates Capitol ruckus in rotunda
More than 1,000 protesters circled the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday to demonstrate against legislation that would require a person to have a Social Security number or proof of legal presence in the United States in order to obtain a Wisconsin driver’s license. The protesters, carrying signs and chanting,...
- Lapidus extols qualifications for board
David Lapidus, University of Wisconsin freshman and Dane County Board of Supervisors candidate, spoke on behalf of his qualifications at a press conference Tuesday. In doing so, Lapidus highlighted a number of objectives and improvements he would like to see. Lapidus said his main focuses in office ...
- Bars, students clash over ID policies
Underage University of Wisconsin students’ continued attempts to frequent bars have put pressure on taverns to crack down on people with fake identification. According to Paul’s Club Manager Ken Boll, some bars will simply quiz potential entrants on the information on their ID, but Paul’s Club takes...
- State tax freeze draws reactions
Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle highlighted what he views as statewide success for his property tax freeze plan Monday, drawing accusations of fabricated exaggerations from Wisconsin Republican officials. “I signed a property tax freeze because I think taxpayers in our state have done their part -- and it...
- Student Judiciary rules SSFC violated viewpoint neutrality in CFACT case
After weeks of heated debate, the Student Judiciary found the Student Services Finance Committee in violation of viewpoint neutrality in its decision Nov. 15 to minimally fund Collegians For A Constructive Tomorrow for the 2006-07 school year. Following a review of the case, the judiciary found seve...
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