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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

DT 1/29/2021

DT 1/29/2021

January 29, 2021

The Daily Texan January 29, 2021

The Daily Texan January 29, 2021

The Daily Texan Staff January 29, 2021

Professors reminisce about in-person connections, waitress makes customers smile with receipt sketches, guard duo brings Texas to No.5 ranking and the editorial board writes about tuition issues.

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From court to camera, Collier shares passion for basketball through new lens

Taylor Hawthorne January 29, 2021

Junior center Charli Collier’s love for basketball is evident as she rips down rebounds and soars over multiple defenders for a layup, but it has also driven her to start a new series on Instagram’s...

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Texas Ultimate Frisbee players find outlet from COVID-19 in disc golf

Stephen Wagner January 29, 2021

David Garcia is familiar with Circle C Ranch’s disc golf course.  The physics senior and Texas Ultimate team member has played the course’s unforgiving trees, rocky terrain and 500-foot...

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‘The Blazing World’ producer Brinton Bryan talks quarantine filmmaking, working with Carlson Young

Noah Levine January 29, 2021

“The Blazing World” is a new feature film produced by Brinton Bryan that follows a young woman who accidentally finds herself in a twisted alternate dimension. The film, created on location...

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LGBTQ+ students come out to family members amid pandemic, seek connections

Fiza Kuzhiyil January 29, 2021

Quarantined in her Austin apartment in August, Fay Medina pressed her phone to her ear and came out to her mother as bisexual. There was a pause. “You know you're going to hell, right?”...

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UT student’s life trajectory changes after the release of award-winning film ‘Boys State’

Thomas Casler January 29, 2021

Alone in his dorm room, Steven Garza enjoyed a box of tacos while scrolling on Twitter when he saw the tweet. The documentary film, “Boys State,” had just won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance...

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‘This is history in the making’: UT-Austin graduates work on the frontlines of COVID-19 pandemic

Lauren Goodman January 29, 2021

Last weekend, Kelsey Bergman saw her family for the first time in five months since she started working as a resident nurse in the intensive care unit in August.  “I used to work at the same...

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Students get involved in Texas state government as new legislative session begins

Lauren Goodman January 29, 2021

UT students are working with state legislators in many forms this semester during Texas’ 87th Legislative Session. Over 1,800 bills have been introduced so far for the 87th Texas Legislature’s...

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Off-campus, international students unsure of COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Hairuo Yi January 29, 2021

UT plans to provide available COVID-19 vaccines to students and staff, but students who currently live outside of Austin said they have received little guidance from the University on how to access them.  Students...

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RecSports expands intramural opportunities for spring semester

Tori Duff January 29, 2021

RecSports is expanding intramural league activities this semester, after many were canceled in March as part of COVID-19 safety precautions.  Some of these activities, including volleyball, cornhole...

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West Campus experiences Wi-Fi connectivity issues, possibly impacting over 7,000 students

Skye Seipp January 28, 2021

Nearly 7,100 students may have experienced Wi-Fi issues with CampusConnect in West Campus over the past two days, said Shellie Corley, vice president of strategic development with CampusConnect in an email.  CampusConnect...

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