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“It was a very clear, stressful circumstance that we could point to to explain why we were feeling these anxieties," the study's coauthor said. It allowed couples to stop blaming each other for everyday irritations and blame the pandemic instead.

Masks will be optional at upcoming commencement ceremonies and athletics competitions. The university is hosting a campus-wide commencement ceremony on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Moody Center is a $338 million public-private project on the UT Austin campus that will eventually replace the Frank Erwin Center.

Supply of the vaccine is outstripping demand, so providers in the area are making it easier for people to get vaccinated without an appointment.

The university is starting a separate student marching band that will not perform at major university events or have a required repertoire of songs.

The new emails reveal more powerful donors and alumni than were previously known who mobilized on the issue in June right after the student athletes went public with their demands to get rid of the song.

The UT Austin committee recommended developing a campaign for students and alumni "to lean into difficult conversations, including race, history, and talking across differences."

Emails obtained by The Texas Tribune show alumni and donors threatened to stop supporting the university financially and demanded that the university president take a stronger stance supporting "The Eyes of Texas."

Previously only two deaths had been made public — a custodial staff member who died in July and a utilities and energy management staffer who was believed to have contracted the virus off campus and died in October.

The moves come just three days removed from a convincing 55-23 win over Colorado in the Alamo Bowl, Herman’s fourth bowl win in a row at Texas.