University of Texas at Austin

Updates for January 21, 2010

Project aims to train, certify future principals

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in news on January 21st, 2010 at 3:10 am

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

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in news on January 21st, 2010 at 3:07 am

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

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in news on January 21st, 2010 at 3:05 am

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

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in entertainment on January 21st, 2010 at 2:58 am

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

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in entertainment on January 21st, 2010 at 2:56 am

By: Francisco Marin

Transference by Spoon; Contra by Vampire Weekend…

Book Review: Shades of Grey

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in entertainment on January 21st, 2010 at 2:52 am

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

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in entertainment on January 21st, 2010 at 2:51 am

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

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in entertainment on January 21st, 2010 at 2:48 am

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

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in entertainment on January 21st, 2010 at 2:29 am

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

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in sports on January 21st, 2010 at 2:24 am

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…

Tags: Volleyball

Haitian refugees flee aftershock

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in news on January 21st, 2010 at 12:14 am

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

Posted from University of Texas at Austin in news on January 21st, 2010 at 12:14 am

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…

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