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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

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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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Copy cat on prowl in real world

Lan Le December 6, 2013

In scary movies, basements are usually places where people end up dying. But the cold and often sunless basement of The Daily Texan has always been a place of life and laughter — albeit with frequent...

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Life & Arts Princess says goodbye

Sarah-Grace Sweeney December 6, 2013

The first time I set foot in The Daily Texan basement, I was afraid. It’s only fitting that I will leave it feeling the same way. It was Aleks’ and Katie’s effortless superiority —...

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News editor reminisces on long nights in the basement

Sarah White December 6, 2013

It’s a weird thing that goes on in this basement. Five nights a week. Under harsh florescent lighting. With a vocabulary of words like “pagint,” “RIM” and “maestro”....

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Special Ventures photographer journeys on

Zachary Strain December 6, 2013

Prepare for a(nother) cliche-ridden piece about a long-time staffer who is finally leaving The Daily Texan.  The Basement has become my home away from home, filled with a family I would never dream...

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Web designer remembers friends

Amyna Dosani May 3, 2013

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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Whisper sister looks back on collecting data, friends

Megan Strickland May 3, 2013

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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Writer cherishes time at Texan

Sara Beth Purdy May 3, 2013

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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Writer pays tribute to colleagues

Nick Cremona May 3, 2013

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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