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The Daily Texan, August 4, 2020

Some band members oppose playing 'The Eyes of Texas,' students discuss procedures for returning to campus and the Big 12 changes to a 10-game football schedule. Read this story

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Students react to being asked to quarantine prior to campus return

By Hannah Ortega

Before returning to campus, the University is asking students to quarantine themselves for 14 days and to use the Protect Texas Together app to track their symptoms, according to a July 29 email from UT Interim President Jay Hartzell. Here is what students think.
UT-Austin dining halls to offer limited menus, late night hours in fall

By Meara Isenberg

All dining locations will be open but may be operating in different ways, Geiger said. Changes to dining halls include more locations, extended hours, different layouts and less variety in food served.

Issue itemized tuition bill

By Richard Lee

Columnist Richard Lee pushes UT to be transparent with tuition dollars and provide students with an itemized tuition bill.
We must go legacy-blind

By Rayne Daniel

Columnist Rayne Daniel encourages UT’s Panhellenic Council to implement a legacy-blind recruitment process to promote diversity.

Big 12 shifts to 10-game schedule, details of Longhorns’ football season remain hazy

By Donnavan Smoot

With less than five weeks until Texas’ football season is scheduled to kick off against South Florida on Sept. 5, the Big 12 conference answered one of the upcoming season’s biggest questions Monday night.
Masks on: Texas football returns to practice

By Stephen Wagner

Friday’s practice marked Texas’ first full team practice since Dec. 29, two days before the Longhorns beat Utah in the 2019 Alamo Bowl. Texas was slated to begin spring football March 24 before the Big 12 postponed all games, practices and recruiting on March 12.

‘(People) don’t feel unified by the song, they feel more excluded by it:’ Some Longhorn Band members say they won’t play ‘The Eyes of Texas’ in fall

By Stephen Wagner

If the Longhorn Band plays “The Eyes of Texas” again, it won’t be because senior drum major Ally Morales conducted it. UT’s alma mater has faced intense criticism from members of the Longhorn community due to its racist origins and recently, several band members have said they won’t play “The Eyes of Texas.”
‘She Dies Tomorrow’ explores unknown with tragic beauty

By Noah Levine

“She Dies Tomorrow” follows a group of people who encounter a mysterious entity that warns them of their impending death. The film excels in its visual and audio storytelling, conveying a heartbreaking yet terrifying experience.