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Businesses find kick start online

Rainy Schermerhorn September 12, 2012

Kickstarter is an online platform for raising funds through crowdfunding, a process in which individuals come together to financially support projects or organizations. It has recently gained popularity...

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Tango club helps students step up their game

Rene Castro September 11, 2012

Skirts are swaying and hips are moving as the UT Argentine Tango Club kicks off its classes for the fall semester. Held Monday evenings, the club gives students the opportunity to learn and practice this...

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Getting to know the man behind the PCL voice

Eli Watson September 11, 2012

Sasan Rezaie may be an unfamiliar name to many, but Rezaie has literally become the voice of the Perry-Casteñeda Library. “The checkout desk will close at 11:45 p.m.” Yes, Rezaie is...

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Art group fundraises with innovative Bike Sale

Laura Wright September 10, 2012

Last year, when the student art group Center Space Project needed to fundraise, it came up with an innovative twist on the traditional bake sale. Instead of peddling brownies in the West Mall, it asked...

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Kelly Decker talks about her love of costuming

Andrea Macias-Jimenez September 7, 2012

The Record is a weekly Life & Arts series by Andrea Macias-Jimenez dedicated to featuring the many people and traditions that make The University of Texas at Austin a distinct place. For our inaugural...

ACL may repeat smoking ban

Alex Raisch September 7, 2012

Smokers attending the Austin City Limits music festival may be constrained for the second year in a row because of a burn ban set for all of Travis County. The Travis County Commissioners Court approved...

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University sacrifices oasis landscape in an environmental effort

Stuart Railey September 7, 2012

Fountains, graffiti and a few dozen turtles may seem like they have nothing in common, but that’s only in the eyes of a student. In the uncommon eyes of the fountain maintenance crew, Zone 4, these...

Eclectic mix of local, national artists to headline Wild Frontier Fest

Shane Miller September 7, 2012

Wild Frontier Fest is the brainchild of the Vagabond Collective and will take place Saturday at Mohawk, on the corner of 10th and Red River streets. Headlined by Los Angeles electronica giant Baths and...

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‘Bridesmaids’ magic repeated in ‘For a Good Time, Call …’

Alex Williams September 7, 2012

The classics of modern comedy are almost universally male-driven — “Caddyshack,” “Vacation” and “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” are all films defined by...

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100 Years of Woody Guthrie

Sarah-Grace Sweeney September 6, 2012

There are not many musicians who have stayed as culturally relevant for as long as Elvis, The Beatles or perhaps Bob Dylan. These musicians are known for significantly influencing the voice of American...

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Emotional recovery hastened by alcohol

Robert Starr September 6, 2012

Emotional recovery hastened by alcohol: Got a really tough semester ahead of you? Lay off the drinking or you may still have nightmares about it years from now. A recent experiment sought to investigate...

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Traditional music, barbecue, beer features in PTSD fundraiser

Ricky Stein September 5, 2012

Just in time for the fall semester, the Hole in the Wall — arguably the greatest college bar in the history of Western civilization — is set to unleash the Lonestar Roots Review, a two-day...

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