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2012 game in Austin to bring UTEP $1 million
AUSTIN -- UTEP will receive a cool $1 million for its next football game against the University of Texas at Austin. The seven-figure payout will occur when the Miners travel to Austin to face the Longhorns on Sept. 8, 2012, UTEP Athletic Director Bob Stull said Wednesday.
Wed, Jan 27 | from El Paso Times
UTEP Miners visit UT-Austin Longhorns in 2012
EL PASO -- When the University of Texas at El Paso football team traveled to Austin to take on the mighty Longhorns of UT-Austin last season, the proceedings didn't go well for the Miners.
Tue, Jan 26 | from El Paso Times
How a Lack of Control Leads to Superstition
Imagine a time in your life when you felt out of control--anything from getting lost to losing a job. Now look at the top illustration on this page. What do you see? Such a scenario was presented to subjects in a 2008 experiment by Jennifer Whitson of the University of Texas at Austin and her col...
Tue, Jan 26 | from scientificamerican.com
UT mascot Bevo stays in Simi before big game
The happy cow population in California temporarily rose by one this week, as one of the most recognized mascots in college sports history — a one-ton longhorn steer named Bevo — arrived in Simi Valley for a several-day stay at a ranch.Bevo, the mascot for the University of Texas at Austin fo...
Wed, Jan 6 | from vcstar.com
BBQ up for grabs in Texas-Tide bet
The presidents of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Alabama wagered their regions' most renowned delicacy - barbecue - on the outcome of the national title football game on Jan. 7.
Tue, Jan 5 | from KXAN-TV
GPA for government jobs
I am a Middle Eastern Studies and History major at UT-Austin, and upon graduation I want to work in the State Department/CIA. I currently have a 3.6 GPA - is that high enough? What is considered a "good" or "great" GPA in the major? I am a Middle Eastern Studies and History major at UT-Austin, an...
Thu, Dec 3 | from College Confidential
Presidents of UNT, UTA and UT-Dallas to push for Tier One status
In Texas, the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University in College Station and Rice University in Houston are considered major research schools. ...
Sun, Nov 15 | from Star-Telegram.com
FIRE Speakers Reach Texas, Virginia, and Mid-Atlantic Conference This Week
The Young Conservatives of Texas have invited FIRE to undertake a lecture tour. Tonight, Greg will speak at Texas State University at 8 p.m. in the LBJ Student Center, Room 3-13.1. Tuesday, he will appear at the University of Texas at Austin in UTC 2.112A at 7 p.m. (UT Austin has a red-light Spotligh...
Mon, Nov 2 | from FIRE
Coalition Calls for a Renewed Focus on Western Civilization and Ethics Coursework in Texas Colleges and Universities
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- As classes begin today at the University of Texas at Austin and other institutions around the state, a new coalition has launched an effort to enhance the quality of higher education in Texas.
Wed, Aug 26 | from RedOrbit
US News & World Report release 2009 Business School Overall and Categorical rankings
Best Business Schools Specialty Rankings: Marketing 5 Harvard University Boston, MA 6 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Ross) Ann Arbor, MI 7 University of Chicago (Booth) Chicago, IL 8 Columbia University New York, NY 10 University of Texas--Austin (McCombs) Austin, TX
Mon, Apr 27 | from MBA360.. formerly Journey to my MBA
Most popular university list released
Where do students really really really want to go to college according to U.S. News and World Report ? Harvard University. University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M made the cut also for most popular colleges.
Mon, Feb 9 | from KXAN-TV
Opinion: Larue Barnes: A chance to pray together
TX - He graduated from Cleburne High in 1955 and attended the University of Texas at Austin one year, then transferred to Texas Christian University. ...
Mon, Jan 19 | from Cleburne Times-Review
In Texas, First Amendment Imperiled in 2008
Indeed, FIRE opened and closed 2008 with Texas on our mind. In January, Texas Southern University was FIRE’s Speech Code of the Month. Texas Southern’s Student Code of Conduct prohibits “intentional mental or physical harm,” which it defines as follows:
Thu, Jan 1 | from FIRE
Outside panel puts Texas transportation needs at more than $14 billion a year
The committee only studied the need, and didn’t explore how to raise money for the improvements, said committee Chairman Michael Walton, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Austin. But several panelists stepped forward to support tax and fee increases.
Wed, Dec 17 | from Star-Telegram.com
Houston Lawyer Tells of The Joys of Surfing a Partisan Wave Into Office
Both my parents immigrated from India. My dad has been in the U.S. military for 26 years. Because my dad was in the military, I’ve lived everywhere, but the majority of time in Texas. I graduated from the University of Texas, Austin, and then the University of Houston Law Center. I had a bout with ca...
Wed, Nov 19 | from WSJ.com
Opinion: With Election Weeks Away, Political Speech Under Attack on America’s Campuses
In addition to the situations at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Illinois, FIRE has monitored bans on political expression at several other institutions in the past few weeks. At the University of Texas at Austin (UT), two students were threatened with disciplinary act...
Wed, Oct 15 | from FIRE
