October 23Oct 23 2 minutes ago, wild_turkey said: Mostly, I remain worried that this is the way of breaking news softly, before later revealing that we agreed to a modified compact, which would still be 100% bullshit. These two words are what concerns me, because what do these even mean (and "value" sounds like tuition-related, but maybe I'm reaching): 2 minutes ago, wild_turkey said: We are preparing our students to thrive in a challenging and complex world by pursuing greater value, balance, and completeness in our curriculum
October 23Oct 23 5 minutes ago, wild_turkey said: I am concerned that he mentions “The University of Texas at Austin will serve as a model for restoring public trust in higher education.“ The public already trusted higher education until people deliberately tried to destroy that trust with lies. UT Austin should not even feel the need to acknowledge public distrust and give these ridiculous ideas any credibility. To do so is to suggest the university has gone astray and will now fix the role it played in causing this fictitious problem. 2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: These two words are what concerns me, because what do these even mean (and "value" sounds like tuition-related, but maybe I'm reaching): Agree with y'all on the wording...
October 23Oct 23 2 hours ago, wild_turkey said: This email went out from Jim Davis this afternoon: Sorry if formatting is weird, pasting from my phone. It doesn’t mention the compact, which could be a sign they are planning to ignore it and hope it fizzles out and a formal decision is never required. Unfortunately, that may be the best case scenario for UT at this point, given the players involved. I am concerned that he mentions “The University of Texas at Austin will serve as a model for restoring public trust in higher education.“ The public already trusted higher education until people deliberately tried to destroy that trust with lies. UT Austin should not even feel the need to acknowledge public distrust and give these ridiculous ideas any credibility. To do so is to suggest the university has gone astray and will now fix the role it played in causing this fictitious problem. Mostly, I remain worried that this is the way of breaking news softly, before later revealing that we agreed to a modified compact, which would still be 100% bullshit. Yeah I got that mail this afternoon. It was...underwhelming
October 24Oct 24 3 hours ago, Samson's Wig said: Didn't the LBJ library once show a film where something in your seat would poke you to make you think a rattlesnake is biting you? Maybe I'm remembering a different place, but I don't want to think about the details of such an attraction at the Trump library. what kind of porn theater were you in ????
October 24Oct 24 4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: what kind of porn theater were you in ???? Cinema West.
October 24Oct 24 Didn't the LBJ library once show a film where something in your seat would poke you to make you think a rattlesnake is biting you? Maybe I'm remembering a different place, but I don't want to think about the details of such an attraction at the Trump library.That’s the Bob Bullock museum.
October 24Oct 24 Popular Post Any changes in UT policy should come at the behest of the people of Texas through the State, not from any administration in Washington DC.
October 24Oct 24 19 minutes ago, Armybrat said: Any changes in UT policy should come at the behest of the people of Texas through the State, not from any administration in Washington DC. This is coming from the same crowd that says "liberals politicize everything," while they are currently politicizing the shit out of higher education in Texas, from DC
October 24Oct 24 20 minutes ago, Armybrat said: Any changes in UT policy should come at the behest of the people of Texas through the State, not from any administration in Washington DC. The (majority of voting) people of the State of Texas elected Donald Trump, as well as Greg Abbott, and Abbott has been and will always be completely aligned with and beholden to Donald Trump. So, changes in UT policy are in fact coming at the behest of the people of Texas through the State.
October 24Oct 24 49 minutes ago, South Austin said: The (majority of voting) people of the State of Texas elected Donald Trump, as well as Greg Abbott, and Abbott has been and will always be completely aligned with and beholden to Donald Trump. So, changes in UT policy are in fact coming at the behest of the people of Texas through the State. University policies were not a part of the national platforms, IIRC.
October 24Oct 24 Just now, Armybrat said: University policies were not a part of the national platforms, IIRC. Right, and Donald Trump knew nothing about Project 2025. Whatever may have been said during the 2024 presidential elections, it's clear that university policies have been part of the national platform throughout 2025.
October 24Oct 24 12 hours ago, scottsins said: That’s the Bob Bullock museum. Thank you, yes. I've conflated them in my head somehow.
October 24Oct 24 And corporate HQs will continue moving to the state cause escaping taxes is more important than democracy and academic freedom.
October 24Oct 24 5 minutes ago, 'stache said: And corporate HQs will continue moving to the state cause escaping taxes is more important than democracy and academic freedom. Remember, per our SCOTUS, corporations are people, with all attendant constitutional rights, indeed they have GREATER constitutional rights than actual people. They are just, conveniently, also unencumbered by any of the morals, ethics, or other basic human restrictions that actual people operate under. Remember this line? "That Terminator is out there, it can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with, it doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear, and it absolutely will not stop… EVER, until you are dead." Let's adapt it for the current timeline: "That Corporation is out there, it can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with, it doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear, and it absolutely will not stop… EVER, until it has captured the last penny of potential profit." That's it. We have created super-entities that (1) are motivated solely by maximum near-term profit, and (2) unencumbered by any meaningful laws, rules, morality, ethics, or restrictions of any kind. In fact, we have created a legal framework that makes standing in the way of their relentless drive to extract the very last penny illegal. When you live in a society that deems human beings strictly as (1) sources from which evermore revenue can be extracted and simultaneously (2) an expense that must be eliminated wherever possible....this is the "utopia" you get. And UT will be leading the way to make that the order for generations to come. "What starts here changes the world" indeed. I mean, turning the world into an inhumane hellscape IS a change. So...yay.
October 24Oct 24 2 hours ago, Blotto said: Fuck Jim Davis. That email tells me all I need to know about that fucking idiot. The university as a leading force is dead. On purpose.
October 24Oct 24 Popular Post 1 minute ago, speed817 said: So when do we start boycotting sporting events or protesting at them??? When we're eliminated from the playoffs.
October 24Oct 24 2 minutes ago, speed817 said: So when do we start boycotting sporting events or protesting at them??? Arch began by boycotting accurate passes some weeks ago. He's a real forward thinker.
October 24Oct 24 3 minutes ago, South Austin said: When we're eliminated from the playoffs. Sunday then? 2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Arch began by boycotting accurate passes some weeks ago. He's a real forward thinker. Been launching bombs to the Caribbean
October 24Oct 24 1 hour ago, South Austin said: When we're eliminated from the playoffs. too soon 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said: Arch began by boycotting accurate passes some weeks ago. He's a real forward thinker. TOO SOON
October 26Oct 26 On 10/23/2025 at 12:46 PM, Beau Vine said: I'm gonna write a paper on chemtrails eradication and apply for department chair. We should collaborate. I just realized pterosaurs made chemtrails when they flew and that's why God said not to bring any on the Ark.
October 26Oct 26 3 hours ago, Pods said: We should collaborate. I just realized pterosaurs made chemtrails when they flew and that's why God said not to bring any on the Ark. I'm working on developing my doctoral project now. Any way we could work in something on infectious disease? I'm thinking there may be something there with Ivermectin and antibiotic resistance genes. Why not? Who the fuck needs experimental design and NIH research when you have bullshit?
October 28Oct 28 1 hour ago, OneOfTheOutOfFocusGuys said: awfully quiet no news is good news i guess I think it's pretty clear there will be no public announcement. The capitulation will go on in the background.
October 28Oct 28 Seeing this thread bumped is like the dreaded commitment thread bump in the recruiting forum.
October 28Oct 28 This elite college with 900 students is now on board https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/10/28/new-college-first-line-sign-higher-ed-compact
October 28Oct 28 8 minutes ago, texasdago said: This elite college with 900 students is now on board https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/10/28/new-college-first-line-sign-higher-ed-compact That started as a ripoff of The New School in NYC. Commendable notion, I suppose, but has been overrun by dumbdumb state politics for a good while.
October 28Oct 28 40 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: I think it's pretty clear there will be no public announcement. The capitulation will go on in the background. This.
October 28Oct 28 2 hours ago, TwiceHorn said: I think it's pretty clear there will be no public announcement. The capitulation will go on in the background. The FOIA lawsuits will be spectacular.
October 28Oct 28 3 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: The FOIA lawsuits will be spectacular. tossed in the trashcan
October 28Oct 28 On 10/26/2025 at 12:40 AM, Pods said: We should collaborate. I just realized pterosaurs made chemtrails when they flew and that's why God said not to bring any on the Ark. Stop Collaborate Listen
October 29Oct 29 7 hours ago, TwiceHorn said: I think it's pretty clear there will be no public announcement. The capitulation will go on in the background. You'll know it's a done deal when Jim Davis is rushed to the hospital to have 10 gallons of Trump semen pumped from his stomach. Likely any day now.
October 29Oct 29 1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said: The DT link. https://thedailytexan.com/2025/10/28/university-conducts-audit-on-all-curricula/ Ominous: The University needs to have a curriculum that fills gaps in its courses for completeness, Davis said in his speech. He pointed to the School of Civic Leadership, which focuses on civic studies, open discourse and political philosophy, and welcomed its first class this fall, as an example of filling a gap. This is UATX at UT. Gross.
October 29Oct 29 Like I said, UT is toast. It’s hijacked by maga and it will take over curricula and say they own it.
October 29Oct 29 Glad I won’t have to worry about paying oos tuition to send my future kid here now. Edited October 29Oct 29 by Hank_Hill
October 29Oct 29 At least Vandy hasn’t declined either so I can still root for us this weekend…..yea…
October 29Oct 29 UCLA bent the knee. Quote But the US isn’t satisfied with dictating a lot of the terms of education at UCLA. It also wants money—lots of it. For starters, there’s a flat payment of $1 billion in the proposed terms. But things do not end there. The agreement assumes that there will be financial claims made against UCLA for the “violations” that the agreement is meant to be in response to. So, the deal also requires UCLA to set aside $170 million to settle these claims. Those are just the one-time costs. The deal also stipulates that “UCLA shall bear all costs associated with implementing the terms of this Agreement.” That includes hiring someone to oversee its compliance with the agreement, which includes changing internal UCLA regulations and gathering all sorts of statistics on hiring and admissions to hand over to the government. It would also have to pay for a resolution monitor if any disagreements between the two parties crop up. Then pay for an arbitrator if those can’t be resolved via negotiations. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/trumps-ucla-deal-pay-us-1b-and-we-can-still-cut-your-grants-again/
October 29Oct 29 Just now, Txzen said: UCLA bent the knee. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/trumps-ucla-deal-pay-us-1b-and-we-can-still-cut-your-grants-again/ This is insane. Mafia shakedown by the Federal government in full view. Congress abdicating its oversight responsibilities because the craven wussy in charge fears dear leader. Literally out to lunch while the Presidential money grab goes on unabated.
October 29Oct 29 On 10/23/2025 at 10:44 AM, RPM said: They would rename it to Trump Tower and it will be lit (not burnt) orange 24/7. Really need a barf emoji 🤮
October 29Oct 29 It appears that the documents are labeled ‘draft’, and UCLA fought their release as it would jeopardize the negotiations (ya think?). Regardless I didn’t see this coming from UCLA, of all places.
October 29Oct 29 1 hour ago, Txzen said: UCLA bent the knee. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/trumps-ucla-deal-pay-us-1b-and-we-can-still-cut-your-grants-again/ Just to clarify, this is separate from the "compact" that was offered to the select schools, including UT. I think this goes back to the original attack by Trump on Harvard, UCLA, and others. Not that it excuses UCLA's cowardice here.
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