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'Forbes': Texas Has College Football's Most Valuable Team
December 24, 2009
Texas has surpassed Notre Dame as the most valuable football team in college sports.
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Harvard and Princeton Top the U.S. News College Rankings
August 19, 2009
The 2 Ivy League schools lead the national universities in the America's Best Colleges 2010 rankings.
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Court Upholds Texas Admissions Policy
August 18, 2009
Two white students who believed they faced discrimination sued the University of Texas-Austin.
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College World Series Sets Viewership Records
June 30, 2009
More people watched college baseball's championship tournament than ever before.
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Twitter Goes to College
June 2, 2009
Students and professors use the micro-blogging service to communicate inside and outside the classroom.
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The NCAA Tournament's Best Students: Texas's Connor Atchley
March 18, 2009
Texas's academic star shines bright on and off the court.
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Will Texas's Admissions Policy Hurt Athletics?
March 9, 2009
Admitting the top 10 percent of every Texas high school makes it hard to accept out-of-state students.
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University of Texas Has 'Lost Control' of Admissions Policy
January 8, 2009
About 81 percent of entering freshmen are automatically admitted because of the top 10 percent law.
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$16.2 Million Judgment Overturned in Texas Hazing Case
December 1, 2008
Judge accepts fraternity's explanation for its failure to respond to original lawsuit.
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Texas Medical Branch to Lay Off 3,800 Employees
November 13, 2008
Largest medical school is still hurting from Hurricane Ike damage.
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College Newspapers Endorse Obama Over McCain, 63 to 1
November 3, 2008
The only student paper to pick McCain as of October 31 was from the University of Mississippi.
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Texas Fraternity Ordered to Pay $16.2 Million to Parents of Dead Pledge
October 24, 2008
Freshman fell from his fifth-floor balcony two years ago after being hazed by fraternity members.
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Thousands of Copies of Student Newspaper Go Missing
October 15, 2008
UTEP paper is lifted off racks after it hints at homecoming queen's supposed scandalous past.
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Medical Center in Galveston Faces $710 Million in Ike Damage
October 10, 2008
University of Texas and hospital officials expect "significant" layoffs at the 12,000-person facility.
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Texas Reverses Ban on Dorm Window Signs
October 10, 2008
After two students protest the restriction, university officials reconsidered its usefulness.
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Texas Targets Two Students Over Political Window Signs
October 9, 2008
Roommates attend disciplinary hearing after defying rule that bans dorm window signage.
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Brownsville and DHS Agree on Border Fence
August 1, 2008
UT campus will enhance existing fence, while government will pay for cameras.
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For Texas, $300 million in Drilling Profits
July 8, 2008
The UT system sees an 80 percent increase in profits from oil and natural gas drilling on its land.
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Drug Use Perception Diverges From Reality
July 2, 2008
Study reports students overestimate peers' marijuana use.
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Universities Adjust to Tomato Scare
June 11, 2008
Schools stop serving the fruit, and Texas goes all local.
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Trail Mix
February 12, 2008
The University of Texas combines a chili cook-off with finding a job; the Universityof North Carolina celebrates its 213th anniversary
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Finals: Stress, Caffeine, Drugs, and Procrastination
December 14, 2007
Survival advice from Murray State, Notre Dame, Texas, and UCLA.
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Trail Mix
December 5, 2007
University of Minnesota suffers from frequent bomb threats; Ball State celebrates Prohibition Repeal Day; University of Utah holds a Samba Drum and Dance class; Notre Dame clubs/bars are selling well; University of Texas expands its Hungry for Justice program; a musket causes panic at Colorado State
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Trail Mix
December 3, 2007
Foam-sword-wielding warriors at the University of Texas try to make a point; University of Maryland students worry about a university police recruitment video; a South Carolina student invents the Bookah Bear
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