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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Comedian to perform in Austin

Sarah Pressley November 19, 2010

With final exams beginning to loom over us, many students may benefit from a break and a night of laughter. Comedian John Oliver’s performance this weekend may help. According to Oliver, the...

Ballet barre workouts gain popularity

Addie Anderson November 19, 2010

Barres are becoming more and more popular across the country as a tool for exercise. Not the drinking kind of bars, but the ballet barre, which is now being used for workout classes that claim to create...

Fans to hallow latest Potter movie

Katie Stroh November 19, 2010

The Harry Potter movie franchise has always been flawed, both for casual viewers and die-hard, ultra-critical fans of the book. Screenwriter Steve Kloves usually manages to anger the die-hards by watering...

Memoir by Jay-Z examines rapper’s beliefs, childhood

Ali Breland November 19, 2010

From even before its release, rapper Jay-Z made it apparent that his new memoir, “Decoded” was going to be an ambitious piece of work through its extremely unique marketing campaign. HiphopDX,...

Austinite steps into shoe industry

Julie Rene Tran November 19, 2010

The afternoon sun hammers onto the tannish storage unit that’s sits next to Helm’s business office as owner Joshua Bingaman carries meter high stacks of cardboard shoeboxes from it and loads...

One-act play retells story with racial plot change

Madeleine Crum November 18, 2010

“The boats will be ready for the Flood, and we’re not going to work for the Pharaoh unless we have a union contract,” an informed Adam says in “No Snakes in This Grass,” a...

Americans united by whiskey varieties

Gerald Rich November 18, 2010

When you take a shot of whiskey, you take a shot of America. You could say this is an exaggeration, but read about the Whiskey Rebellion in your history textbook or consider how bourbon whiskey...

Stars returns to Austin touting ethereal album

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert November 18, 2010

The Stars last came to Austin more than two years ago at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Since then the band has recorded a fifth album, The Five Ghosts, which was released over the summer. Known...

Burlesque troupe to host festival

Sarah Pressley November 18, 2010

Seven girls, all different shapes and sizes, each donning a silky robe and high heels, strut around the room. They slowly bend over with their legs extended and toes pointed and glide their hands up...

Rules increase self awareness, help avoid awkward restroom encounters

Jonathan Hyak November 18, 2010

Most men don’t like to pee when they’re being watched. Others can’t pee when someone is too close because feeling exposed prevents the stream of other urinal patrons. Some just rue...

Four Loko to eliminate caffeine

Ahsika Sanders November 18, 2010

The makers of the popular caffeinated alcoholic drink Four Loko announced Tuesday that they would remove caffeine and other stimulants from their products. Phusion Projects made the announcement after...

Panel will prove gaming jobs exist

Allistair Pinsof November 17, 2010

Finding a job in the video game industry has long been thought to be an extremely difficult task with success limited to a few lucky computer science majors. A panel on finding a career in video games...

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