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Chromosomes get second

Robert Starr November 15, 2012

Check out Daily Texan Multimedia's portrayal of this week's Science Scene. Most of us are born with 46 chromosomes, but because of genetic defects some people are born with one more. This “trisomy”...

Steps taken toward equal rights in election

Milla Impola November 14, 2012

In the quest for equal rights and sex education in America, some significant strides were made last week, regardless of how we all may feel about the results of the election. After the announcement...

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Psychology professor spreads meditation techniques, medical benefits

Hannah Smothers November 13, 2012

There is a calming stillness that resonates throughout the third floor of the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Building. Aside from the occasional drumming of footsteps or the rare interruption of a ringing...

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Jenna Radtke supplies Austin with a flamboyant selection of costumes at Lucy in Disguise

Lindsey Cherner November 12, 2012

Editors Note: The Record is a biweekly segment dedicated to featuring the people and traditions that make The University of Texas such a distinct place. Follow The Record on Twitter. Lucy in...

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OneMillionBones project raises genocide awareness through art on South Mall

Faith Ann Ruszkowski November 12, 2012

UT students and their collaborators will lie 6,500 to 7,000 clay bones on the grass of the South Mall Tuesday. The area usually populated by students studying in the sun will be transformed into a symbolic...

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Barkitecture aids animals with style, doghouse auction

Kelly Eisenbarger November 9, 2012

Months of preparation by the members of nonprofit Animal Lovers of Austin will culminate Saturday in a two-block-wide event, Barkitecture, which will raise money for and awareness of rescue groups and...

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Mike Feinberg discusses the Knowledge Is Power Program and importance of character

Laura Wright November 7, 2012

On Wednesday the Texas Chapter of Students for Education Reform will co-host Mike Feinberg, a founder of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) network of charter schools, with the recruiters for the KIPP...

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Sew Much More offers platform for UT apparel design students

Elizabeth Williams November 7, 2012

The morning of Nov. 3 brought a hectic rush of sewing enthusiasts to local sewing store Sew Much More. Hanspeter Ueltschi, the fourth generation owner of world-renowned sewing machine brand BERNINA International,...

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Campus cultural committees host election watch party at SAC

Laura Wright November 6, 2012

Public relations and political communication senior Antonio Guevara first approached Carissa Kelley, the current president of the Student Events Center, with the idea for Decision 2012 last year. The Student...

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Dance professor Yacov Sharir researches virtual reality and interactive systems to advance modern dance

Sarah-Grace Sweeney November 5, 2012

Follow The Record on Twitter. Yacov Sharir has studied interactive systems, virtual realities, wearable computers and computer animation. But beyond that he is a dance professor. The technology Sharir...

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Event LIGHT | NIGHT will give out free bike lights

Jasmin Carina Castanon November 1, 2012

There are 11,563 registered bikes at UT, according to Parking and Transportation Services. While biking without a helmet is legal in the state of Texas, biking at night without a bike light is still against...

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Relativity entangled

Robert Starr November 1, 2012

Check out Daily Texan Multimedia's portrayal of this week's Science Scene. A study published a month-and-a-half ago came to the conclusion that a specific variety of genetically modified corn...

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