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Earlier this year, UT astronomer Michael Endl helped discover Proxima B, which could be the nearest habitable planet to Earth.

This presidential election is challenging conventional approaches to media coverage of presidential candidates.

The Longhorns head to Berkeley, California to face the unranked Golden Bears for the first road game of the season.

Student Government unanimously passing two resolutions to expand the number of gender-inclusive restrooms on campus. There's a new student org aimed at fostering civil debate between people on different ends of the political spectrum. Get to know the Guild of Carillonneurs, the students responsible for the sounds coming from the Tower bell.

Editor-in-chief Alexander Chase and Forum editor Jordan Shenhar kick back with a few beers to discuss the 2016 election.

University Wide Representative Ashley Choi and the Queer Student Alliance presented two resolutions in support of incorporating gender-inclusive bathrooms in all pre-existing buildings and gender-inclusive signage for all single-use bathrooms on campus.

After defeating Notre Dame 50-47, the Longhorns now rank No. 11 in the AP Poll. Texas will face the UT-El Paso Miners this Saturday.

UT will face Notre Dame on Sunday, and the stakes are high. Sports editor Ezra Siegel, associate sports editor Tyler Horka and football beat writer Michael Shapiro discuss the Longhorns' strengths and weaknesses ahead of the game.

Editor-in-chief Alexander Chase and Forum co-editor Leah Kashar are joined by Student Government speaker of the assembly Santiago Rosales to discuss SG's plans for the upcoming semester.

The first day of classes started with a school-wide protest against campus carry featuring sex toys, while three professors’ attempts to block the controversial law were denied by a judge early in the week. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was also met by protestors, as well as supporters at a rally here in Austin. Amazon unveiled a new pickup location in Gregory Gym and an In-N-Out near campus is on its way.

Students at The University of Texas at Austin protested against the recently implemented state law known as campus carry, which allows concealed weapons on college campuses, by carrying dildos on the first day of class. Organized by the group Cocks Not Glocks, they claimed to be “fighting absurdity with absurdity.”

Texan Overtime: May 2nd, 2016 by The Daily Texan

Travis county residents lined up in masse this week to vote on repealing increased regulations for companies like Uber and Lyft while Secretary of State John Kerry and former American diplomat Henry Kissinger spoke at the LBJ Library’s Vietnam War Summit. Also this week a cake from whole foods sparked online controversy and the CEO of the University Co-op is retiring. It is Friday, April 29 2016, Willie Nelson turns 82 today and this is The Daily Texan Newscast.

On this week's episode of forum, host Walker Fountain and special guest Alexander Chase discuss youth voter turnout and engagement, the LGBT and Jewish communities, and first generation college students.

On this week's episode of Longhorn Lab Report, hosts Eva Frederick and Ellen Airhart discuss advances in diabetes treatment and neurology, as well as stereotypes about women in science. Emmanuel Briseno interviews special guest Erin Donavan, an associate professor of communication studies, about her research on breaking bad news to young adults.

Texan Overtime: April 25th, 2016 by The Daily Texan

On this week's episode of Politics and Pints, hosts Claire Smith and Walker Fountain discuss the New York primary, Islamophobia, and the minimum wage with special guests Khadija Saifullah and Mubarrat Choudhury.

This week on the Daily Texan Newscast, an on campus protest was held in response to the ongoing Cody Young hate crime investigation, we’ll get a breakdown of what caused so many heated tempers later in the show, also this week the Austin Animal Center is looking for happy homes for displaced dogs and Texas A&M is expanding their campus carry policy. It is Friday April 22, 2016 It’s Earth Day, might we suggest planting a tree or planting yourself in front of the TV for a planet earth marathon.

On this week's episode of Texan Talks, hosts Claire Smith and Walker Fountain discuss how registration can be improved with Sergio Cavazos, the newly elected president of the Senate of College Councils.

On this week's episode of Longhorn Lab Report, hosts Eva Frederick and Ellen Airhart discuss oxygen in distant stars, mountains on Mars, and clean water here on Earth. Ellen interviews special guest Katy Redd, who serves as associate director for prevention and outreach at the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center.