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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Life and Arts

In the dark of the studio

Andrea Macias-Jimenez and Jorge Corona April 29, 2013

 Click here to view the Sleepless Cities behind the scenes photo gallery.  On Saturday, April 14 at approximately 3 p.m., an adult man was killed at one of the university’s learning...

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Apple MacBooks best at running Windows

Stuart Railey April 26, 2013

Microsoft to announce next Xbox in May At last, the next generation of Xbox consoles will be revealed to the gaming community. In a private event set for May 21, Microsoft will release the name and...

Matthew McConaughey and Jeff Nichols talk about “Mud”

Alex Williams April 26, 2013

The fact that “Mud” came together as well as it did is something of a miracle. Director Jeff Nichols put the project into high gear just as his choice for the titular role, Matthew McConaughey,...

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“Mud” is an exceptional coming-of-age story

Alex Williams April 26, 2013

To a degree, cinema has become standardized to a set of audience expectations, with many movies defined as superficial variations on something you’ve seen before, which means that films with the...

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Women’s Health Clinic serves UT students well despite recent controversies

Laura Wright April 26, 2013

Though funding for women’s health in Texas has declined dramatically in recent years, the Women’s Health Clinic at UT-Austin, funded entirely by tuition dollars and clinic fees, has remained...

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Independent Austin Psych Fest offers psychedelic rock experience

Jourden Sander April 26, 2013

Austin Psych Fest, an independent festival devoted to psychedelic rock, will host its sixth annual festival Saturday, encouraging the exploration of life at its fullest. Dan Brinner, member of The Reverberation...

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Artists find inspiration in Elgin

Stephanie Robalino April 25, 2013

ELGIN — Jillayne Hunter and kb Thomason live in a minimalist oasis. With stark white walls, natural light and a Zen rooftop garden, the building looks like it could be found in downtown Manhattan....

Blanton’s Fifty Fest celebrates fifty years

Olivia Arena April 25, 2013

Fifty Fest is more than a few students on a lawn. The 12-hour festival of art, food trucks and interactive activities for students celebrates Blanton Museum of Art’s 50 years of fostering a...

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Ransom Notes senior sings from her soul

Katie Paschall April 25, 2013

With all of her might, Caroline Khoury stepped on the arched platform and into the spotlight to perform the song she had been waiting two years to sing. Khoury was accepted into the UT a capella group,...

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Psychics’ secrets simple

Robert Starr April 25, 2013

Remember last year when all the banks around the world merged into one? What about Paris Hilton’s unexpected marriage? Or how about when a solar star dwarf, whatever that is, broke off from the sun,...

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Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t believe I never watched ‘Friday Night Lights’

Trey Scott April 24, 2013

I was both the perfect candidate to watch and not to watch “Friday Night Lights.” The show, which premiered in 2006 and ended in 2011, centers around life in the fictional town of Dillon,...

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David Sedaris explores life with humor in “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls”

Bobby Blanchard April 24, 2013

David Sedaris does not stray from his typically sarcastic style in his latest book “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls,” in which he writes about politics, rednecks, a husband-stealing...

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