In another effort to make the University a cashless campus, UT officials unveiled a new debit card program Wednesday that would allow students to use their current UT ID to pay for on-campus services, food and merchandise. Students using their ID as a debit card would be responsible for depositing money into a university-controlled account and could use that money to pay for items and services at various campus locations, including the Texas Union, campus vending machines, copying services and the Jester Store. The UT System Board of Regents is expected to consider the proposal at its May meeting and must give it a stamp of approval before the plan could go into effect next fall, Ochner said. Breaking News Featured Story Making a place of their own Freshman Tamika Stevenson returned to her former high school last semester to help recruit students to the University and voice its benefits. Instead, she ended up defending complaints against the University from students at Kimball and Carter High Schools, both predominantly black schools.
Nothing strikes deeper into the heart of a well-functioning democracy than voter disenfranchisement.
Whether arising from outdated election equipment, faulty ballots or ill-qualified election personnel, the inability to accurately count every vote tears at the very fabric of our democracy. Surely, it was not the intention of our founding fathers, nor that of today's elected officials, to exclude millions of eligible and willing voters from the election process. Austin officials attempt to improve city air quality Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, city and clean-air officials presented Wednesday a series of voluntary provisions they say would improve Austin air quality. About three and a half years ago, head coach Jeff Moore brought arguably the best female high school tennis player in Florida to Texas for a recruiting visit. After asking the young Miami native where she trained, he received an answer that instantly ingratiated future Longhorn freshman Joanne Masongsong to Moore and his tennis tradition.