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Q&A: Cuban comics curator talks exhibit, Cuban revolution

Kate Williams February 18, 2020

Four glass cases contain the history of Cuba under the rule of Fidel Castro. The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection’s exhibit, “Cuban Comics in the Castro Era,” uses a handful...

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‘Paddles with a Purpose’ team of breast cancer survivors find community in dragon boating

Mackenzie Dyer February 12, 2020

Fog hovers over the lake as 22 women dressed in neon yellow and black athletic wear file into a 41-foot long dragon boat. Life jackets and paddles in tow, they glide onto the water and begin to pick up...

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UT-Austin students launch art-based makeup brand, zine Musée Beauty

Carlie Whisman February 7, 2020

Tejal Bhikha paints using a different kind of canvas — her face.  Curious to use cosmetics in an exploratory way rather than a means of getting ready in the morning, marketing junior Bhikha...

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Law students create a space for law-themed puns, runaway dinos

Kaylee Benavides February 6, 2020

A cast member runs across the Utopia Theatre stage, dinosaur hobbyhorse in hand and law school stress nowhere in sight during last year’s production of “Game of Loans.”  Founded...

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How UT-Austin became the No. 6 best college for veteran students nationwide

Mackenzie Dyer February 6, 2020

The University of Texas is the No. 6 best college for veterans nationwide and No. 1 in Texas, according to a new ranking by the career website Zippia. However, some student veterans say the Forty Acres...

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Online service provides babysitting, tutoring jobs for students

Anissa Reyes February 5, 2020

As graduation neared, Emily Garcia broke the news to a child she’d been babysitting for a year and a half that she would soon be leaving.  “The plan was to graduate in December and...

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Student film ‘And They Were Loved’ documents journey of 3 LGBTQ men of color

Bithia Dantoumda February 5, 2020

Malik Julien made his first film at the age of 6. After reluctantly asking his mom for permission, she said, “Okay, let’s do it.”  “In my mind I’m thinking she’s...

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‘Dance can be a way of understanding the world’: New dance professor Leah Cox seeks to engage nondancers

Grace Barnes February 4, 2020

When UT’s job announcement for a new dance professor came across Leah Cox’s desk, she wasn’t necessarily looking for a job, but after reading the description, she knew UT was where she...

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Artist behind Jester East drawings talks inspiration, care for students

Kate Williams February 4, 2020

When students walk into Jester East, they are welcomed by a whiteboard adorned with flowers and an uplifting message: “Stop waiting for permission to be who you want to be.” UT alumnus Kevin...

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UT student saves life on presidential campaign trail

Katya Bandouil February 3, 2020

What started as a typical day block walking and canvassing for the Iowa caucuses resulted in saving a life, a phone call from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and a lifelong friendship. Government junior Parisa...

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Artist alumna continues to find support in UT community after graduation

Katya Bandouil January 31, 2020

When she was little, UT alumna Alex Guillen recreated the designs from Disney movie posters, which her mom would later copy and send to friends. Years later in college, she would be asked to design movie...

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Artist talks new piece in the Visual Arts Center, abstraction, insects as material

Ariana Arredondo January 31, 2020

Cochineal insects and lemon juice dripped down the wall as artist Carmen Argote worked on her piece in the Visual Arts Center. Argote’s work, titled “Me at Market” is an abstract piece...

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