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NEWS ABOUT: University of Texas Austin

University of Texas Austin stories: 4 news summaries


 Playboy Names 
 Miami Top 
 Party School 

Runners-up: Texas, San Diego State, Florida

Apr 17, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Promising to make the ranking an annual tradition, Playboy today named its top 10 US party schools, using an algorithm weighing hot temperatures, guy-girl ratio, empty rooms available for sex, and even GPA. “Think of this as a BCS rating, but unlike the BCS we welcome your input,”... More »

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University of Florida • college • university • University of Arizona • University of Texas Austin • University of Miami • parties • Playboy • San Diego State University • party schools

 US Marriage Age Oldest Ever 

Women marrying at 26, men at 28

Nov 10, 08 7:28 AM CST
(Newser) - American couples are waiting longer than ever to get married, reports USA Today. The median age for a first marriage is almost 26 for women and 28 for men—the oldest since the US Census started keeping track in the 1890s. The increase holds true for all racial, ethnic, and... More »

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fertility • marriage • age • sex • family • love • Johns Hopkins University • University of Texas Austin • romance • Census data • matrimony • American Council on Education

Texas U to Launch Own 24/7 Sports Network

UT aims to cash in big time on Longhorns

Nov 9, 08 7:01 AM CST
(Newser) - In what could become the first of its kind enterprise, the University of Texas is negotiating to create its own 24-hour sports channel, reports BusinessWeek. University officials have teamed up with IMG Worldwide talent agency to negotiate programming distribution of the tentatively named Longhorn Sports Network on Time Warner, Comast,... More »

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NCAA football • University of Texas Austin • college sports • Big 12 Conference • network television

West Virginia U.
Ranks 1st—in Fun

Princeton Review dons a toga and lists the top party schools

Aug 21, 07 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Students are knocking back celebratory shots and administrators are tearing their hair over the Princeton Review's annual list of the top 20 party schools. The full list appears in the 2008 edition of The Best 366 Colleges, on sale today.
  1. West Virginia University
  2. University of Mississippi
  3. University
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college rankings • binge drinking • list • University of Florida • college • university • drinking • West Virginia Mountaineers • Princeton Review • West Virginia University • University of Mississippi • University of Texas Austin • University of Georgia • Indiana University

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