Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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

30 Column

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Friends, staff are top highlights for leaving reporter

Bobby Blanchard May 2, 2014

Editor’s note: A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...

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Film critic remembers four excellent years

Alex Williams May 2, 2014

I remember the exact moment I realized how great it was to work for The Daily Texan. I had been in college for roughly a month and had been assigned to cover Fantastic Fest. For its closing night party,...

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Multimedia editor writes his first and last headline

Alec Wyman May 2, 2014

The Daily Texan was given to me. I applied to be a staff videographer on a whim per the recommendation of longtime friend Demi Adejuyigbe. He had explained the incredible festival access, notable work...

Daily Texan must remember — and continue to strengthen — its role in campus debate

Travis Knoll May 1, 2014

Editor’s Note: A -30- column is a chance for a departing staff member to recollect about his time at The Daily Texan. I first came to The Daily Texan two years ago as a senior fresh off my exchange...

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Special Ventures editor recalls days at The Texan

Alexa Ura December 6, 2013

If you descended the stairwell into The Daily Texan basement during the two years I worked there, you might have found me poring over edits in the news pen with Matt and Sam or whispering numbers with...

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Kicks, opinion, laughter: Lamas leaves second home at midnight

Brittany Lamas December 6, 2013

This semester working in the Daily Texan office on Thursday nights has been — everything. When I found out the job would require spending every Thursday in the basement from 4 p.m. to midnight,...

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Associate photo editor talks about friendship at the Texan

Chelsea Purgahn December 6, 2013

After semesters of putting it off and telling myself I wouldn’t make it, I finally tried out for the Texan last fall. One published tryout photo and interview with Lawrence later, I waited for a...

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Sports editor hits last basement homerun

Christian Corona December 6, 2013

I used to hate that my mom never taught me how to speak Spanish. She’s fluent, as is most of her side of the family. But my dad isn’t, so it was more convenient for her to talk to both of...

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Photographer salutes fellow staffers

Gabriella Belzer December 6, 2013

For those who have come into the Daily Texan basement when the sun was still out and left long after the night had come, I salute you. As I move forward, I don’t feel as if I am losing anything....

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Technical director waves ‘see you later’ to Texan

Hayley Fick December 6, 2013

I stumbled upon The Daily Texan when I was on a scavenger hunt with my First-Year Interest Group in fall 2011.Then the basement I’ve come to call home was just another stop on our checklist of hidden...

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Senior design dog unchained, pursues exciting new smells

Jenny Messer December 6, 2013

The Daily Texan is a special place filled with heaps of special people. The people make this organization what it is, and the fact that I got to be one of them is an experience I know I won’t ever...

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Life & Arts queen bids adieu to crown, subjects, dominion

Kelsey McKinney December 6, 2013

I didn’t deserve to work at the Texan.   As a junior with no credentials, Aleksander Chan — the managing editor in the fall of 2012 — bought me a great sandwich, offered me a...

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