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Slideshow: Photos from Day 1 of X Games 2015

Amy Zhang and Daulton Venglar June 5, 2015

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New faces, familiar places: Year in review

Daily Texan Staff May 8, 2015

LIFE&ARTS | This year brought the usual lineup of festivities to Austin. For two weekends in October, musicians including Eminem, Lorde and Outkast, made their ways to Austin City Limits. A number...

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Tropical Productions celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage month at CelebrASIA festival with hula dancing

Olivia Lewman May 2, 2015

For Tropical Productions founder Keito St. James, hula dancing isn’t just about grass skirts and coconut bras.   St. James founded Tropical Productions, a national touring Polynesian dance...

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Local band Calliope Musicals prepares for festival, album

Emily Gibson April 17, 2015

The members of Austin-based Calliope Musicals haven’t had just one near-death experience on tour — they’ve had multiple. A rattlesnake nearly bit guitarist Matt Roth on Tennessee’s...

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Austin Fashion Week keeps local designers at the forefront

Mary Cantrell April 15, 2015

Fashion designer and UT alumna Dina Chavez thinks women shouldn’t have to choose between sexy and modest or professional and sporty. They should have it all. Chavez’s Austin-based brand,...

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Austin Fashion Week’s fLAWLESS Surrealist Ball is the sur-real deal

Emily Gibson April 13, 2015

Offstage, the man’s name is Brady Faucett. Onstage, it’s CupCake – winner of Austin’s Next Drag Superstar season one and Miss Austin Pride 2013 and the poster girl for the fLAWLESS...

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Column: Should cell phones be banned at concerts?

Chris Duncan April 8, 2015

A weekend at Austin City Limits Music Festival costs $250, but it only takes a $20 piece of equipment to ruin the experience. A selfie stick is a monopod used for taking self-portraits, or selfies,...

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Slideshow: Forty Acres Fest 2015

Thousands of UT community members enjoyed live music, student talent acts and a variety of activities, including tie-dying and carnival games, at the annual Forty Acres Fest Saturday. Check out our slideshow...

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Slideshow: HOLI 2015

The Hindu Student Association hosted its annual celebration of Holi, the festival of colors, on the LBJ Lawn Sunday. During Holi celebrations, participants throw colored powder, known as rang, and water...

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The Daily Texan’s Guide to Surviving RoundUp

Kat Sampson March 27, 2015

This weekend is Texas Relays, which means elite athletes from across the country come to Austin to run — but the true test of endurance will happen outside of Mike A. Myers Stadium. As anyone with...

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Four must-see live performances at RoundUp 2015

Chris Duncan March 27, 2015

For eight decades and counting, RoundUp has been the highlight of UT’s spring social scene — and this year is no exception. The weekend has gone through many evolutions through the years, but...

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Five places to go if you want to avoid the RoundUp crowds

Emily Gibson March 27, 2015

The neon invasion has begun. Across campus, RoundUp attendees are suiting up in their fanny packs and securing their wristbands, preparing themselves for the weekend to come. If you're not participating...

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