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Tat-Tuesday: Students share story behind ink

Thomas Boswell September 1, 2015

Editor’s note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos. Photos by Graeme Hamilton | Daily Texan Staff Sara Gutberlet This summer, English...

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300: Project specialist Frank Meaker catalogs PCL whiteboard doodles

Katie Walsh September 1, 2015

Editor’s note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold.  A hand-drawn image of a girl sleeping at a desk, drool dripping down...

Local folk rock band Patch plans to release full-length album

Molly Much September 1, 2015

Nestled in a cabin in the Appalachian Mountains, Benton Allen and Taylor Tazewell began writing song after song for their newly formed, Austin-based band Patch. “The cabin we were living in was...

UT alumni, Pluckers co-founders to celebrate store’s 20th anniversary with Passion Pit, Bleachers performances

Katie Walsh August 31, 2015

After a night out on Sixth Street in 1991, two UT frat brothers, David Paul and Mark Greenberg, found themselves on an unsuccessful hunt for late-night wings. Four years later, they filled Austin’s...

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‘Keepers of the Maces’ help maintain UT tradition

Nashwa Bawab August 28, 2015

At UT, the Facilities Services staff doesn’t just maintain campus buildings — they care for a cherished part of UT’s history: ceremonial maces. The maces, decorative staves used primarily...

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New Orleans native, UT chef reflects on Hurricane Katrina experience 10 years after disaster

Marisa Charpentier August 28, 2015

Ten years have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, forcing Littlefield Patio Cafe chef Ernest Owney to relocate from New Orleans to Austin. But to Owney, Texas still doesn’t...

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Ten years later, senior guard Javan Felix reflects on Katrina evacuation

Jori Epstein August 28, 2015

When senior guard Javan Felix evacuated New Orleans, he and his family left nearly everything behind. Felix, then 11, brought just three sets of clothes. “We left under the assumption that it...

FKA twigs releases unannounced, expressive third EP

Chris Duncan August 27, 2015

Experimental R&B musician FKA twigs strives to make her work a multi-medium experience. Twigs’ background in directing music videos and choreographing dances allows her to captivate viewers through...

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UT alumna preserves memories through digitization

Emily Fu August 27, 2015

On a daily basis, people entrust UT alumna and “mom-preneur” Cara Cotham with the things most precious to them — their memories. Cotham, a mother to triplets, is a legacy maker...

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Students cycle from Austin to Alaska with Texas 4000

Renee Frederick, Stefan Scrafield, and Elan Kogutt August 26, 2015

Elan Kogutt The night before Texas 4000 began, I found myself at a house of mourning with close friends who lost their aunt to breast cancer. The first day of the ride and every day thereafter,...

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UT alumna, student promote philanthropic concerts

Cat Cardenas August 26, 2015

With their latest project, Social Sessions, UT alumna Kylee Pendery and Vishal Duvvuru, marketing and international relations senior, are giving musicians a simple way to turn concerts into charity. Early...

Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins makes ‘Wave[s]’ with new EP

Matt Robertson August 26, 2015

Chicago’s latest SoundCloud standout Mick Jenkins gained recognition by creating mixtapes with well-defined themes. With his new EP Wave[s], released Friday, he takes the punch of his delivery and...

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