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Mind Over Matter: UT student faces adversity, stigmas with bipolar disorder

Elizabeth Hlavinka December 1, 2015

Editor's Note: This is one part in a series about students and mental health. To check out the other stories, click here.   At age 22, Alexis recalled nothing but a life of regret and...

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CHL class emphasizes handgun laws, conflict resolution

Thomas Boswell November 30, 2015

Editor’s Note: The Daily Texan sent Life&Arts reporter Thomas Boswell to Central Texas Gunworks to participate in a concealed handgun license course. Learn the laws. Shoot the Gun. Be Safe....

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UT law alumnus uses 3D printers to counter gun regulation

Cameron Osmond November 30, 2015

Listed among Wired magazine’s “most dangerous men in the world,” UT alumnus Cody Wilson is unlike others who decorate the list. While many of those listed, such as Joaquin “El Chapo”...

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Alumni, professionals share perspective on guns at UT nearly 50 years after Tower shooting

Marisa Charpentier November 30, 2015

A 1966 copy of The Daily Texan hangs on the wall of UT alumnus John Economidy’s San Antonio law office. The headline reads: “Sniper’s terror reign ends with 15 dead, 34 wounded.”  Nearly...

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Homeless artists showcase work in Art from the Streets’ annual show

James Rodriguez November 25, 2015

Penny Hunt arrived in Austin in 2004 with a mountain bike, two backpacks and what little remained of her salary from a job at a failed circus. Her surroundings were unfamiliar, but her situation was not....

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Texas State Musician Jimmie Vaughan to perform with Longhorn Band at Thanksgiving Day football game

Cat Cardenas November 24, 2015

Blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan stood on the 50-yard line of an empty Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. After traveling the world and performing with musicians from Eric Clapton to B.B. King, he said...

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300: Texas Performing Arts wig, makeup specialist brings theatre to life

Megan Hix November 24, 2015

Tucked behind the racks of sequined dresses and boxes of buttons that clutter UT’s costume shop, wig and makeup specialist Allison Lowery weaves hair-like thread into her latest Shakespearian headpiece. Lowery,...

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UT alumna starts business to inspire random acts of kindness

Abigail Zeitler November 23, 2015

Whether it’s slipping an encouraging note to a friend or buying Starbucks for a stranger in line, people perform random acts of kindness regularly. UT alumna Gloria Chan makes these gestures easy...

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Q&A: UT lecturer discusses The Black List, screenwriting

Alex Pelham November 23, 2015

Radio-television-film students interested in screenwriting will undoubtedly search for ways to get their work recognized. The Black List, an online service where screenwriters can submit scripts and get...

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UT alumna pens memoir on life in the fast lane

James Rodriguez November 18, 2015

Just days after the burial of her husband, UT alumna Mica Mosbacher stood in the pits at the racetrack in Daytona wondering what was next. The loss of Robert “Bob” Mosbacher, a former U.S....

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UT Baal Dan works to fight child poverty worldwide

Abigail Zeitler November 17, 2015

Social work senior Vystnavi Karri has been volunteering in India since she was 16 years old. Now, she’s helping to mobilize other students by leading UT Baal Dan, a student organization working to...

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Graduate student wins Ironman 70.3 Collegiate National Championship triathlon

Riley Neuheardt November 17, 2015

To Jacob Bremer, every second of a triathlon matters. He constantly reminded himself that as he prepared for the Austin Ironman 70.3 U.S. Collegiate National Championship race on Nov. 8. But the kinesiology...

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