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The Daily Texan Newscast: February 17th, 2017 by The Daily Texan

Texan Overtime: February 13th, 2017 by The Daily Texan

The Daily Texan Newscast: February 13th, 2017 by The Daily Texan

Hosts Alexander Chase and Jordan Shenhar discuss reactions to President Trump's Supreme Court pick, strategies for Democrats seeking to effectively oppose Trump, and prospects for the current Texas legislative session.

This week on the newscast we have a report on UDems activism after the election, the actions of a courageous longhorn, and a new one bedroom-one office apartment on campus.

Hosts Alexander Chase and Jordan Shenhar discuss various prospects of the Trump presidency.

The Daily Texan Newscast: Friday January 27th, 2017 by The Daily Texan

Hosts Alexander Chase and Jordan Shenhar discuss the aftermath of anti-Trump protests across the country and around the globe, evaluate strategies for how the press should cover Trump, and speculate on the whereabouts of Jill Stein.

After one final loss to TCU, Texas football has a new head coach: Tom Herman. Charlie Strong was loved by his players and respected by the administration, but the wins just weren't there to keep him around any longer. Herman was equally highly admired by his players at Houston and, for now, it looks like Longhorn football is back on the right track. But Herman won't have star running back D'Onta F...

The cast of Hamilton delivered a message to Vice President-elect Mike Pence and the internet went crazy, Reddit user Dorian_Ye released The Life of Paul, a remix of Kanye's album, and a park dedicated to the Beastie Boys Adam Yauch was sprayed with pro-Trump graffiti. Listen to a review of Bruno Mars's newest album 24K Magic. Later in the show, a conversation on remix albums.

After a crushing loss to Kansas, there have been reports saying head coach Charlie Strong will certainly be fired. But the university is sending vague messages and is letting Strong coach this weekend's final game of the season against TCU. Several players have expressed admiration and support for their coach. So, what's going to happen to Charlie Strong?

Many are worried about the far-right members Donald Trump has picked to join his cabinet, especially the ones certain media outlets have labeled white nationalists.

For the third-straight year, the Texas football program is at five losses. It's been a season of high and lows, but Texas fans could use more wins. The Longhorns play Kansas (1-9) this Saturday. Later in the show, Leah Vann talks Texas volleyball.

Leonard Cohen passed away, Apple's earpods may never come out and more artists have been added to the 2017 SXSW lineup. Listen to a review of the album everyone's talking about, A Tribe Called Quest's We Got It from Here. Later in the show, which artists can we expect to comment on the election?

Computer science professor Etienne Vouga is teasing out the complexities of the world through physical simulation. He's helped animate movies like The Hobbit and Tangled, but simulation isn't just for the movies or apps like Pokemon Go.

Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton and will be the 45th president of the United States. Virtually every major poll predicted a Clinton victory. So, what happened?

Texan Overtime: November 11, 2016 by The Daily Texan

Chief Justice of the Student Government Supreme Court Jordan Durrani talks about what attracted him to SG, why students have stopped caring about SG and partisanship in the assembly. Assembly Resolution 15, which calls on the university to punish the Young Conservatives of Texas for their affirmative action bake sale, was heard at last week's SG meeting.

In this week's Science & Technology section: implicit gender bias, seaweed research and sending humans to Mars.

Senior columnist G. Elliott Morris, who does his own forecast modeling polls, joins the guys to discuss how polls differ, why third-party candidates don't influence polling and his prediction for tonight's election.

After a 35-34 upset over Baylor, the Longhorns play the Texas Tech Raiders in Lubbock.

Shania Twain is rumored to be working on a new album, Kanye West and Big Sean got tugged into the beef between Drake and Kid Cudi, and the U.S. visa fee for foreign bands has been increased to $460 per act. Listen to a review of Empire of the Sun's newest LP, Two Vines. Later in the show, how does anyone listen to experimental music?

FBI Director James Comey sent a vague letter to Congress on Hillary Clinton's emails, early voting numbers are way up, and what is each campaign doing (or not doing) to get people out to vote.

Texas football is now 3-4 after a disappointing loss to Kansas State. Is all hope of the Longhorns making it to a bowl game lost? Can Charlie Strong get the eight wins he needs to keep his job? Texas plays Baylor at home this Saturday. Later in the show, Trenton Daeschner joins the hosts to talk about women's soccer.

Brent Barbee, a UT alumnus, is on a mission to collect samples from an asteroid, UT researchers are studying how tropical fish are coping with global warming and the Austin Parks and Recreation department is revitalizing the grassy fields at Zilker Park after ACL. Later in the show, Dr. Christopher Moriates of the Dell Medical School is doing something that seems odd for a doctor — offering less t...