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Walter Cronkite Will Leaves Papers To University Of Texas

AP | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media


AUSTIN, Texas — A University of Texas official says Walter Cronkite's papers and photographs will be permanently housed at the Austin campus and...

Dell Social Innovation Competition: Enter Now

Posted 10.07.2009 | Impact


The University and Texas and Dell are looking for groundbreaking ideas from college students around the globe in the annual Dell Social Innovation Com...

Fared Shafinury: Austin Singer-Songwriter Learns The Hard Way Not To Jam In Tehran Park (VIDEO)

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


Diane Tucker

Classically trained musician Fared Shafinury grew up in Corpus Christi, went to college at the University of Texas, and yet somehow always felt too Iranian for South Texas. So the American singer-songwriter moved to Iran.

University Presidents Admit: We Like Money More than Fairness In College Football

David Henry Sterry | Posted 02.11.2009 | Entertainment


David Henry Sterry

E. Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State University, has voiced a position which many school presidents ascribe to, when he says that he is violently and irrationally opposed to a playoff system.

Thankful for a President-elect Willing to Challenge the Ossified Status Quo... of College Football

Paul Begala | Posted 12.28.2008 | Entertainment


Paul Begala

This Thanksgiving I am grateful we have a president-elect who stood strong against the focus of evil in the modern world: the BCS college football bowl system.

Younger Military Families Closing Ranks Around Obama

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.05.2009 | Home


Diane Tucker

"Everyone I talk to wants change but on base you can't say certain things. At a bar or a party, everyone tells me they're voting for Obama... My military friends are tired of being lied to."