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Celiacs, gluten sensitive make lifestyle changes to adapt, improve health

Sarah-Grace Sweeney February 11, 2013

Cynthia Ivey was so sick she accepted she was going to die. That was three years ago.  Ivey, a UT staff ombuds coordinator, lived most of her life in fear of food. She remembers eating potato chips...

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Poetry group to compete in New York for collegiate championship

Shane Miller February 7, 2013

Slam Poetry is the art of bringing written words, pauses and all, to dramatic performance. A slam poet aims to evoke emotion through only the power of their words and the rhythm of their voice. In a slam...

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Austin improvisers entertain audience in Fan Fiction Fandom

Jourden Sander February 7, 2013

The cast of “Fandom” at the Hideout Theatre has been shape shifting into diverse, fictional worlds for the past five Saturdays. By becoming characters of popular culture, the Fandom cast performs...

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Science Scene tackles aliens

Robert Starr February 7, 2013

As you read this, two Voyager spacecrafts are traveling through the darkness of space at nearly twenty times the speed of the fastest airplane ever built. On board, they each contain a golden record. These...

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Bobby Bones Show moving to Nashville

Tatiana Marceleno February 6, 2013

Top-rated, local radio sensation “The Bobby Bones Show” is broadcasting its last show in Austin this Friday before moving to Nashville to become the biggest country music show in the U.S.  The...

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Study shows ex sex common

Milla Impola February 6, 2013

Thinking about having sex with one of your exes? You’re not alone. A new study found the cycle of getting back together with an ex and having sex with exes are both common behaviors among young...

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NPR Correspondent John Burnett speaks about experiences as international reporter

Stuart Railey February 5, 2013

John Burnett, UT graduate and National Public Radio’s roving correspondent based in Austin, exemplifies the meticulous journalistic style that has come to define NPR’s most popular programs....

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Beyonce’s Super Bowl show features hair flips, body suits, and a Destiny’s Child comeback

Sarah-Grace Sweeney February 4, 2013

The New Orleans Superdome was not ready for Beyonce’s jelly. Literally, the power went out. And the Ravens and 49ers should have taken it as a sign. Nothing, even winning the Super Bowl, could...

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Icelandic girl wins right to use her given name

The Associated Press February 1, 2013

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities and Iceland’s strict law...

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Milk jumpstarting puberty is ‘Udder’ nonsense

Robert Starr January 31, 2013

During the height of the Cold War, a conspiracy theory developed, with proponents insisting that the safety of our water supply was at risk. A fluoridation process, which the Soviets clearly devised, put...

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It’s all the Buzz (Mill)

Shane Miller January 30, 2013

Austin’s insatiable thirst for coffee has brewed another 24-hour provisioner, The Buzz Mill, located on East Riverside Drive. In addition to coffee, the establishment also serves alcohol, allowing...

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Media attention focuses on reproductive coercion

Milla Impola January 30, 2013

Although reproductive health is a topic on which politicians constantly voice their apparently expert, yet often medically inaccurate, opinions on women’s health, it is crucial to remember that...

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