University of Texas at Austin

My collegiate experience thus far can be described in one word: turbulent. I attended the University of Texas at Austin for five years before I withdrew from school. Originally, I was a Molecular Biology major with my sights on eventually being accepted into a medical school. After my first three years at UT-Austin, I was well on my way to reaching my goal of attending medical school; however, I had a change of heart after I came to the realization that this was not the life and career that I…

to forgo college for marriage. Her brother Leon said, “Send Inez. If she doesn’t go, she’ll die. I don’t want to go. I want to get married.” She attended Prairie View State Normal and Industrial college, which was later renamed Prairie View A&M University (Benjamin at al. 2005). She also the Valedictorian at Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College, graduation with a two-year degree and a teaching certificate. (Jason 2006) Soon after receiving her degrees from Prairie View, she began…

concerning college admissions, and a few have made it as far as the Supreme Court including Bakke v. Regents, Univ. of California (1978), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), Parents Involved v. Seattle School District (2007), and most recently Fisher v. University of Texas (2013 & 2016).…

be preserved and represent a precise depiction of the diversity of species alive during that time. Most of the fossils found in Texas are sea creatures since most of the area of Texas property was largerly underwater. Few are vertibrae, which means having a vertibral or spinal column. Some turtles, fish and other animals are discovered. And within seven miles of Texas property, is the Dinosaur State Park located in Glen Rose, TX where tracks in the Paluxy River are very…

My lifetime goal is to be an actor. I love to perform. There is this unexplainable feeling I get whenever the stage lights are on my face. Now, the question is how am I going to get there? I have applied myself all throughout high school by being a hardworking student, as well as a leader for many organizations at my high school. I am a drum major for our marching band. Our band has qualified for the State Marching Contest in San Antonio two out of two possible times in my high school career.…

Texas has a long and rich in history, Texas was part of the Spanish Empire, also part of Mexico but in 1836 Texas acquired independence from the country. Since Texas was part of Mexico, there is many Hispanic influences that have been shaping Texas culture. But most of the important figures do not only come from Mexico, but from Spanish-speaking countries. According to pewhispanics.org the Texas population consists of 38% Hispanics, 88% are Mexican and 12% are non-Mexican. A total of 9,794 000…

Before businessman Monroe Martin Shipe founded Hyde Park just two miles north of The University of Texas’ main campus, the land was a popular location full of excitement and promise. A moderately sized plot of land boasted attractions like the Capital State Fair and the horse and automobile racetracks accompanied by grandstands that seated a considerable 3,500 spectators. With the entrepreneurship of Shipe coupled with the propagation of public interest, the young neighborhood witnessed a period…

children in Austin both professionally and as a volunteer. Deanna is a native Austinite and Texan with a diverse background and experience in education, training, child development, business development, data base system creation, marketing on a shoestring budget, strategic planning, nonprofit management and fund development, as well as event design and production. Deanna is committed to addressing challenging issues in our community and credits her time in the Junior League of Austin with…

admissions, Twitter users showcased their glee by using a hashtag calling out the case’s plaintiff. Abigail Fisher, a native of Sugar Land, Texas, sued the University of Texas for denying her admission to its Austin flagship campus in 2008. High school seniors in Texas who are in the top 10 percent of their graduating class are granted admission to any state university, and Fisher did not make that cut. After allocating slots reserved for the Top Ten program, UT then scores and considers…

After the police came they found him dead from a self- inflicted gunshot wound to the head. On august 1, 1966 there was a tower shooting in Austin Texas. And the shooters name was Charles Whitman he had killed his mother and wife in their proper homes. Then he went to the University at Texas in Austin where he shot three students in the university tower. He then went to the towers 28th floor and he was randomly shooting. He killed eleven people and wounded 30 before being shot by the…