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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Despite no prior experience, walk-on Rachel Fleming strives on rowing team

James Rodriguez April 14, 2015

From an early age, Latin American studies freshman Rachel Fleming knew she would be attending the The University of Texas. The daughter of two Texas graduates, she applied to only one school her senior...

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UT students share their experience with sex ed in Texas

Jackie Wang and Eleanor Dearman April 14, 2015

When radio-televisionfilm sophomore Holly Cook first came to UT, she had never taken a formal health or sex education course. Cook, who attended Clear Lake High School in Houston, learned what she knew...

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Austin Fashion Week’s fLAWLESS Surrealist Ball is the sur-real deal

Emily Gibson April 13, 2015

Offstage, the man’s name is Brady Faucett. Onstage, it’s CupCake – winner of Austin’s Next Drag Superstar season one and Miss Austin Pride 2013 and the poster girl for the fLAWLESS...

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Science Buzz: Brontosaurus revenge and Daspletosaurus bites, exercising spouses, fast-food recovery and eating out

Robert Starr April 13, 2015

Editor’s note: In this recurring column, science writer Robert Starr rounds up the previous week’s top science stories. Have a suggestion? Send a tweet to @RobertKStarr, and your link might...

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Texas swimming center lifeguards talk about life on the stand

Rachel Wenzlaff April 8, 2015

Texas swimming center lifeguard Hannah Lerner has never taken an official swimming lesson in her life — but the exercise-science freshman and her co-workers are tasked with protecting the world-class...

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MBA student and father land deal on Food Network’s ‘Food Fortunes’ with ‘The Grillmobile’

Marisa Charpentier April 7, 2015

Second-year MBA student Courtney Leffall didn’t meet his father until he was 24 years old. After rekindling their relationship four years ago, the father and son are making up for lost time by building...

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Column: Spoilers won’t spoil your fun

Charles Liu April 7, 2015

Spoiler alert! "Game of Thrones" will give away the ending for George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” books. For Martin’s loyal readers, this poses a conundrum:...

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300: Emergency coordinator David Chambers stays calm in difficult situations

Olivia Lewman April 7, 2015

Editor’s Note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold. With a big smile on his face, David Chambers, coordinator for Student Emergency...

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Science Buzz: The LHC is back, free apps aren’t free, rats and Texas tarantulas

Robert Starr April 7, 2015

Editor’s note: In this recurring column, science writer Robert Starr rounds up the previous week’s top science stories. Have a suggestion? Send a tweet to @RobertKStarr, and your link might...

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Q&A: Comedian Rasika Mathur discusses childhood, inspiration

Megan Kallus April 6, 2015

UT alumna Rasika Mathur  works as an actor, comedian and writer. Mathur will perform Tuesday at the Union. Mathur spoke with the Texan for a Q&A. The Daily Texan: How did you get into comedy and...

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Column: Smart’s upbringing makes him loyal, committed coach

Evan Berkowitz April 6, 2015

It wasn’t always about basketball for new head coach Shaka Smart. He remembers sitting at a typewriter when he was young, sending letters to his father, who left for a supposed vacation to his...

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Chalk it up to boredom: Grad student creates art on RLM blackboards

Marisa Charpentier April 6, 2015

Most of the blackboards in Robert Lee Moore Hall are covered in complex formulas — but the boards commandeered by physics graduate student Frank Lee are covered in an entirely different kind of...

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