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The flag system was removed. What’s next?

2 days ago | thedailytexan.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

The University removed the Skills and Experience Flag courses as a graduation requirement on April 7, leaving students with questions and confusion on the future of their curriculum and class requirements. The University removed the requirement effective immediately after Texas legislators said they were not relevant to the modern workplace. The University then formed the Flag Review Committee to review the system and make recommendations to the provost.
Textiles and apparel degree track changes met with student controversy

6 days ago | thedailytexan.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

Ever since she bought her first sewing kit in eighth grade, Nathalia Gomez had one question: how can she turn fashion design into her career? As a freshman in textiles and apparel, she strives for that dream. Yet after major changes to the degree track, she is reconsidering her career. In a town hall meeting Tuesday, textiles and apparel professors announced the degree plan will be changed to better equip students for the industry.
A green and gold duo: The ongoing journey of Texas’s two South African golfers

6 days ago | thedailytexan.com | Nolan Clay

Twelve years after Brandon Stone and Dylan Frittelli left the University of Texas to pursue their professional golf dreams, a new pair from the same South African region is taking the college golf world by storm. Junior Christiaan Maas and freshman Daniel Bennett are two of the top golfers on the collegiate scene from Pretoria, South Africa, with both ranked in the top 20 of the Scoreboard individual rankings.
Texas men’s golf stages comeback to win The Ford Collegiate, end regular season on a high note

1 week ago | thedailytexan.com | Nolan Clay

The No. 2 Texas men’s golf team kept the good times rolling and ended the regular season in good fashion — a come-from-behind win at The Ford Collegiate in Richmond Hill, Georgia. The Longhorns sat in third place entering the final round of the tournament on Tuesday, sitting behind an ambush of Tigers: Southeastern Conference foes No. 1 Auburn Tigers and No. 7 LSU Tigers.
School of Social Work establishes working group about AI

1 week ago | thedailytexan.com | Kendall Meachum

The School of Social Work established the Working Group on Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies to explore and research how social work intersects with emerging technologies, according to an April 4 news release. The group — made up of social work faculty and staff — was established to encourage conversations about the role of artificial intelligence in teaching, while also focusing on the ethics of AI.
When silence becomes complicity

1 week ago | thedailytexan.com | Maria Vazquez |María Vázquez

As soon as I opened the door when I went home in December, I was welcomed by the lingering smell of my mother’s cooking and the soft melody of her favorite Ricardo Arjona song. My dogs’ rapid scurrying and barking synchronized with the tune as they rushed towards me.
Deceased person found on campus with no ongoing threat to community

2 weeks ago | thedailytexan.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

A deceased person was found on campus overnight in the vicinity of Dean Keaton and University Ave, a University spokesperson confirmed Thursday. The person’s UT affiliation is not known at this time. No foul play was involved, and there is no ongoing threat to the community, according to the spokesperson, but it is an active investigation.
Increased funds for local college, university food pantries approved by city council

2 weeks ago | thedailytexan.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

The Austin City Council approved extended funds to the Central Texas Food Bank on March 27 to increase resources for local university and college food pantries. The Central Texas Food Bank will receive an increase of up to $157,500 over a one-year period to help provide services and grants to university and college food shelters in Austin and Travis County.
Former Executive Vice President and Provost to join SMU

2 weeks ago | thedailytexan.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

Categories: April 7, 2025 Former University Executive Vice President and Provost Rachel Davis Mersey will join Southern Methodist University as the next executive vice president and provost, SMU announced Monday. Mersey will begin June 1 at SMU, overseeing university research, admissions, faculty development and international programs. This follows former President Jay Hartzell’s move to SMU in January. “I am honored to join SMU at such an exciting moment,” Mersey said in a news release.
Battle-tested: Jordan Spieth grinds to a solid finish at Valero as Augusta awaits

2 weeks ago | thedailytexan.com | Nolan Clay

Week in, week out, golf lovers gather to watch their favorite players rip apart courses on the PGA Tour. However, this weekend at the Valero Texas Open was not like most. With high winds swirling over the property, players had to fight the weather to get a ball into a hole — and that’s precisely what former Texas Longhorn Jordan Spieth did. During the offseason, Spieth had wrist surgery to repair damage sustained in 2023.