ALEXANDRA SAMUELS
Tori Pradier, 21, a long-time tennis player and an accounting major at Clark Atlanta University, chose to attend the historically black college over a predominately white university because Clark Atlanta offered her the most scholarship money to pursue a sport she loves.
Besides that, Pradier says an HBCU – a historically black college or university established before 1964 with a principal mission of educating African Americans -- gives students like her who were raised in predominantly white environments a completely different experience.
“(Attending an HBCU) is one of the best decisions of my life because it has allowed me to grow as an individual, as well as be in the midst of other students who are just like me,” Pradier says.
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The amount of things to do and places to see in Austin, Texas is quite extensive. While the large city might be seen to outsiders as just a state capitol, its unique attractions make it one of a kind. “Keep Austin Weird” may be the mantra of this city, but when it comes to local features, another adjective comes to mind: beautiful.
If you've been too busy studying to enjoy a day, or night, out on the town, and feel like exploring the city, here are the 10 best spots near The University of Texas at Austin where you can be a tourist for a day. Regardless of whether you want to go sightseeing with friends, grab a few drinks downtown or take pictures with a loved one in front of SoCo’s “I love you so much” wall, these locations are easy to get to from campus and will make you feel amazed at the beauty of your own city.
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AUSTIN — Bells from the tower at the University of Texas-Austin rang at precisely 11:40 a.m. Monday, signaling an Army color guard to lower flags to half-staff and a bagpiper to play, as several hundred people moved silently past the tower.
At this time 50 years ago, Charles Whitman, a UT engineering student and former Marine, made his way to the top of the 307-foot tower and began firing down at students and passersby with high-powered rifles, killing 17 people and injuring 31 in what became known as the first mass murder of its kind in U.S. history.
AUSTIN — A man in his 20s died Wednesday of what appeared to be hydrogen sulfide poisoning at an off-campus apartment near the University of Texas, authorities in Austin said during a press conference.
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Six people who were nearby were taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge nearby, Eric Jakubauskas, division chief for Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, said. Five others were checked at the scene but refused further treatment, EMS said.
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This new optional testing policy will be effective on August 1 and was made in response to findings from the university's Task Force on Access and Success that predicted success at the university can be found in a student's high school GPA or high school records, rather than in their standardized test scores.
George Washington University dropped its admission requirements for incoming freshman and transfer students on Monday. According to a statement on the school's website, undergraduate applicants will no longer have to take the SAT or ACT to be considered for admission.
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Reading, "Rowdy And Fun! Hope your baby girl is ready for a good time," "Freshman daughter drop off" and "Go ahead and drop off mom too," the sexually suggestive posters reportedly targeted incoming female freshmen.
The Sigma Nu chapter at Old Dominion Universityhas been suspended while the school investigates an incident involving controversial banners hung outside an off-campus house, Brad Beacham, executive director of Sigma Nu's national chapter said in a statement Monday,according to WVEC-TV.
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Incoming freshmen at Duke University are reportedly refusing to read their summer novel, Fun Home— an LGBT, graphic novel by Alison Bechdel — due to their Christian and moral beliefs.
According to the Duke Chronicle, freshman Brian Grasso posted in the Class of 2019 Facebook page that he would not read the book "because of the graphic visual depictions of sexuality."