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University of Texas at Austin
Updates for January 21, 2010
Project aims to train, certify future principals
By: Alex Geiser
High turnover rates spur University to partner with Dallas school districts
After years of research followed by almost a year and a half of preliminary planning, a UT principal-certification program has gained momentum and will begin its training program this summer….
Expert advocates usage of clickers
By: Nehal Patel
To foster more interaction between faculty and students, senior systems analyst Morrie Schulman encouraged more faculty members to incorporate clicker systems into their classrooms at a workshop Wednesday….
Student films Usher music video
By: Gerald Rich
Chris Rajan, a reserved biology freshman, sits on the edge of his bed surrounded by the usual clutter of a Jester dorm room. Despite his lack of equipment or experience, Rajan recently completed a music video for R&B superstar Usher….
Big name guests indicate O’Brien’s ‘Tonight’ farewell
By: Lynn Elber
Late-night television gets another revamp after shifts in network’s lineup
LOS ANGELES — Conan O’Brien all but posted a farewell banner on this week’s “Tonight” shows as his exit negotiations with NBC neared their conclusion Wednesday. In the late-night tradition of a star-studded goodbye, O’B…
CD Reviews: Album releases mark expansion of indie territory
By: Francisco Marin
Transference by Spoon; Contra by Vampire Weekend…
Book Review: Shades of Grey
By: Kate Ergenbright
Novel offers lighter take on society yet to come
In his new novel “Shades of Grey,” Jasper Fforde, author of the bestselling “Thursday Next” series, creates a futuristic, dystopian society strictly ruled by a chromatic hierarchy, where “color, and the enjoyment thereof, was…
Vintage bowling, karaoke meet at Austin’s Highball
By: Audrey Campbell
Historic alleys adopted from Katrina wreckage used in 18-and-up club
Walking into The Highball is like traveling back to your grandparents’ era, when dinner and dancing went hand-in-hand, when the clink of an empty cocktail glass and continuous clouds of cigarette smoke pervaded all senses. With the same intoxicating…
Designer adds modern touch to city
By: Maddie Crum
Michael Hsu describes his style as efficient; focuses on simplicity
It would be difficult not to make yourself at home at Uchi, a chic sushi restaurant on South Lamar. A crackling fire glows from a stone hearth. Echoes of laughter bounce off the walls as sunlight pours through floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the bo…
Austinites meet up for secret suppers
By: Layne Lynch
Underground dinners provide alternatives for couples, singles
In 2001, restaurant owner Michael Hebb created uproar in the culinary world by commencing a food revolution….
Sports Briefly: Trio earns All-American honors
By: Chris Tavarez
Volleyball Magazine tabbed senior setter Ashley Engle as a first-team All-American along with fellow senior outside hitter Destinee Hooker, who also earned co-player of the year, sharing the honor with Penn State’s Megan Hodge. Junior Juliann Faucet…
Haitian refugees flee aftershock
By: Mike Melia & Paul Haven
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A frightening new aftershock Wednesday forced more earthquake survivors onto the capital’s streets to live and sent others fleeing to the countryside, where aid was only beginning to reach wrecked towns….
Shooting suspect kills seven, leaves another wounded
By: Dena Potter & Vicki Smith
APPOMATTOX, Va. — The victims of a gunman’s rampage in central Virginia included the suspect’s sister and brother-in-law, as well as two other adults, three teenagers and a 4-year-old boy, according to authorities who charged the alleged…
