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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Herb-gardening accessible for students in dorms and dim apartments

Laura Wright September 5, 2012

Herb-gardening may seem like the exclusive hobby of bored retirees and self-described “culinary-type” yuppies, but a pot of herbs in an otherwise gloomy college apartment is deceptively useful....

Venice premiers first-ever Saudi film

The Associated Press September 4, 2012

VENICE, Italy — Haifaa Al Mansour has the distinction of being the first person to ever film a movie in Saudi Arabia, never mind that she’s a woman. Al Mansour’s “Wadjda,”...

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Ale to the chief: White House releases beer recipe

The Associated Press September 4, 2012

WASHINGTON — Beer lovers, the secret is out. The White House has made public the recipe for two homemade beers that have become an object of fascination for beer drinkers everywhere. White House...

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“Compliance” balances restraint with real-life horror

Alex Williams September 4, 2012

The true events that “Compliance” is based on — a series of particularly cruel prank calls to fast-food restaurants — call to mind instances like the Stanford prison experiment,...

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Diamond in the rough in UT’s theater program

Rene Castro September 4, 2012

In the midst of the glamorous and high-budget theater that happens at this university, there is a diamond tucked away behind the Winship Drama Building. The Lab Theatre is a space for student-funded, created...

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Homesickness, isn’t that lame?

Elijah Watson August 31, 2012

Saying goodbye to friends and family is always a hard thing, especially when you’re about to attend a university far from home. “It’s sad to see them go, but you have to move on,”...

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Chasing the Blue Frog

Laura Wright August 31, 2012

Chad Stinson has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 11 years and has a master’s in aquatic biology. When I ask him if he has ever heard of such a thing as a giant, fluorescent blue...

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Become familiar with Austin exclusive lingo

Elijah Watson August 30, 2012

“Hi, how are you? Do you want to walk around SoCo, or hike Mount Bonnell? Actually, I’m hungry. Let’s go to Home Slice Pizza.” If you recognized some of these Austin terms, kudos...

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Upperclassman reflects on UT experience at Gone to Texas

Laura Wright August 30, 2012

I expected attending Gone to Texas in the middle of my college career would feel different from attending it as a freshman. After all, the past two years of college have changed my view of this massive...

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Robert Pattinson fails to sparkle in ‘Cosmopolis’

Alex Williams August 30, 2012

When the pieces of David Cronenberg’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s “Cosmopolis” began to fall into place, the biggest question mark was always Robert Pattinson, who plays billionaire...

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The man behind the Mohawk

Hayley Fick August 29, 2012

While viewers anxiously watched Curiosity, NASA’s Mars Science Lander, during it’s “Seven Minutes of Terror” in the early morning hours of August 6, 2012, it was not a live feed...

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LeBeouf fails to convince in ‘Lawless’

Alex Williams August 29, 2012

The first trailer for “Lawless” looked like a film way too light and action-packed for director John Hillcoat, who relentlessly punished audiences with his last two films. “The Road”...

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