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University of Texas Police Department Releases Audio and Video from Sept. 28 Shooting

In response to numerous Freedom of Information Act requests, the University of Texas Police Department (UTPD) will release copies of the following materials to media today (Oct. 13) from 3 to 5 p.m.:
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With 24/7 news, are voters more informed?

Despite the fact that some of what passes for news is actually opinion, a dizzying amount of news is available to access all day, any time and from anywhere. So why aren’t we more informed?
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Who would believe that Obama is Muslim?

Politics is an ugly business. It would be difficult enough if politicians focused just on the difficult issues that are required to participate in government. It is made harder by the fact that politicians are routinely the target of personal attacks. Often, the attacks in these ads are not even true.
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Performance and Rally Address Issues During Dating Violence Awareness Month

An interactive Theater for Dialogue performance Wednesday, Oct. 13, and a Silent Witness Day rally Oct. 20 will be held at The University of Texas at Austin to raise awareness during Dating Violence Awareness Month about the prevalence of interpersonal violence issues in the college-age population.
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On citizenship and naturalization

In this seventh installment of the “Border Views” video series, John Sibley Butler, a professor of management and sociology, discusses immigrants’ history of self-employment in the U.S., Americans’ views on immigrant entrepreneurship and his views on citizenship and naturalization.
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Immigrants’ history of self-employment in the United States

In this seventh installment of the “Border Views” video series, John Sibley Butler, a management and sociology professor, discusses immigrants’ history of self-employment in the U.S., Americans’ views on immigrant entrepreneurship and his views on citizenship and naturalization.
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Why Americans don’t celebrate or discuss immigrant entrepreneurship

In this seventh installment of the “Border Views” video series, John Sibley Butler, a management and sociology professor, discusses immigrants’ history of self-employment in the U.S., Americans’ views on immigrant entrepreneurship and his views on citizenship and naturalization.
Campus

Talking to Teens about Violence is Topic of Series Hosted by Humanities Institute

Event: “Helping Our Teenagers Think about Violence and Peace,” a free speaker series presented by the Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.
Academics

Education Summit Gives Congress Recommendations for Education Reform

A major report that was delivered to Congress earlier this year and that contains recommendations from U.S. education stakeholders for the transformation of teacher education programs will be available to the public at noon, Tuesday, Oct. 12, at www.redefineteachered.org.
Health & Medicine

Panel Discussion: Journalism and Its Coverage of the Steroid Crisis in Sports, Oct. 18

Event: Athletes have allegedly been using steroids and performance-enhancing drugs for more than 20 years, yet it’s only over the past five years that the issue has received significant attention from sports journalists.
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Gauging the mood of the voters

How are the voters doing this mid-term season? It’s a question not often asked, but it is worth raising because intentionally or not, voters create most of the incentives that influence the candidates and the news media. Here are some examples of how incentives are working in 2010.
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Dueling interviews in the governor’s race

This Friday, the Texas Tribune, KUT and KLRU will collaborate to stage and webcast separate live interviews with Rick Perry and Bill White from The University of Texas at Austin campus. These interviews come in response to an impasse between the Perry and White campaigns. Warning: If you’re frustrated by politics, what follows isn’t going…

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