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3 unusual facts about The Daily Texan


Casey Hampton

In 2000, The Daily Texan, the student daily paper at Texas, characterized Hampton as "relentless," even quoting Hampton.

Dusty Mangum

After the game, according to The Daily Texan, President George W. Bush called UT football coach Mack Brown to congratulate him on the win, and to make sure he knew that he watched the entire game, right down to Mangum's last kick.

Tony Coolidge

Coolidge began his career as a graphic artist for the University of Texas at Austin and The Daily Texan newspaper, but his mother’s illness prompted him to move to Orlando, Florida in 1996, where he transitioned to Internet marketing and media.


Quimby the Mouse

Quimby the Mouse was created by Chris Ware while he attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1990-1991 (some of the strip was written from 1992–1993) The strip originally appeared in the student paper, The Daily Texan.


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