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Fun Fun Fun Fest cannon launches Torchy’s tacos

Eli Watson November 1, 2012

The Fun Fun Fun Fest taco cannon stands proudly on all-terrain wheels. It is coated in jet black paint, with its long barrel pointing high towards the sky. The cannon’s controller shoots off three...

Sexual health report card places University Health Services in top 20

Milla Impola October 31, 2012

Happy Hump-lo-ween everyone! On this most splendid holiday, it is my great honor to inform all students, faculty, fans and rivals of The University of Texas at Austin that our university made it...

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Vampire stories suck in consumers

Sarah-Grace Sweeney October 29, 2012

The final installment of the “Twilight” film series is upon us and the shelves of bookstores are lined with vampire fiction, accordingly. It seems the vampire phenomenon is inescapable. But...

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Adult trick-or-treaters sexualize childhood characters for Halloween

Faith Ann Ruszkowski October 29, 2012

Big Bird has now joined the ranks of Disney Princesses, nurses and pirates; he has been made into a “sexy Halloween costume” for women. After Mitt Romney notably remarked in the first presidential...

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Bill Cosby sure to deliver at UT visit, audience reception uncertain

Faith Ann Ruszkowski October 26, 2012

When Bill Cosby returns to the UT stage Sunday night, his reputation will precede him. The legendary comedian has been to UT many times. He has a UT sweater. He has UT socks. He is an honorary member of...

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Human head model will hopefully aid in developing concussion-resistant football helmets

Robert Starr October 25, 2012

Football is among the most violent of college sports, even with all the protective gear each player wears, and no season goes by without its share of injuries. Of most concern are the long-term risks,...

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UT history professor H.W. Brands presents his biography of Grant at the Texas Book Festival

Olivia Arena October 25, 2012

H.W. Brands focuses on the complexities of the denounced Union leader Ulysses S. Grant in his biography “The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace.” Brands is currently writing...

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Denis Johnson to read from his works at the Blanton Auditorium

Ricky Stein October 25, 2012

Denis Johnson, one of the greatest writers of his generation will return to the UT campus for a reading of his work at the Blanton Museum Auditorium on Thursday. “It’s the literary equivalent...

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Moonlight Tour of the Texas State Cemetery

Laura Wright October 25, 2012

This Saturday, authors Jason Walker and Will Erwin will be hosting a tour through what Walker believes is “the most unique historic site in the state.” It’s not a museum, a battlefield,...

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Twins celebrate their 90th birthdays together

Laura Wright October 24, 2012

Last Saturday, in the clubroom of the French Quarter apartment complex off of Burnet Road, twins Ernestine and Earleen Lott celebrated their 90th birthdays. Born in 1922, the twins have lived in Austin...

Unleashing inspiration and fantasies from ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

Milla Impola October 24, 2012

Whether you see it in a park, a bus, a sandwich shop or in class, “Fifty Shades of Grey” continues its sexual revolution across America and the world, still arousing and creating fantasies...

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House of Torment suits for final year at Highland Mall location

Shane Miller October 24, 2012

Modestly nestled in the old haunt of Highland Mall is the House of Torment, a collection of haunted houses that has been setting the bar for 10 years. The House of Torment is heavily lauded by publications...

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