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Purposeless walking supports mind, body

Landry Allred April 12, 2019

There’s a science to walking for leisure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adults who walk for transportation, fun or exercise increased 6% in five years from 2005...

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UT students feel pressure to overachieve

Kamari Esquerra April 11, 2019

Bernardo Chuecos didn’t realize the high stakes of attending one of the top universities in the country until he experienced constant pressure to achieve at the level expected by UT. He isn’t...

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Music students want more audiences

Lindsey Ferris April 11, 2019

Locked in practice rooms and bent over their music, music students have prepared all semester for their spring recitals. Music majors are required to perform recitals their junior or senior year to...

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Former senior advisor Valerie Jarrett discusses autobiography, Obama, America’s uncertain future

Tiana Woodard April 10, 2019

In his two terms as president, there were few people Barack Obama trusted more than Valerie Jarrett.  Since taking Michelle and Barack as young lawyers under her wing in the early 1990s, Jarrett...

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How students find the intersection of style, sustainability

Denise Emerson April 10, 2019

If students want to shop ethically and sustainably for fashion, their options tend to lie between cheap thrift hubs or small, expensive boutiques. Students following a sustainable lifestyle have to...

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State policies hinder, and help student admissions

David Antonino April 8, 2019

Under state law, 90% of UT-Austin’s incoming freshman class must be Texas residents. Senate Bill 175, passed in 2009, specifies that in-state applicants must make up 75% of all admission offers...

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Student-athletes push past challenges to succeed

Kamari Esquerra April 5, 2019

For five semesters, Meghan Lloyd’s career as a track and cross country athlete was stable, until she was given startling news — she had thyroid cancer. “That was something that really...

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Rat Roommate: Pests unnerve students living in residence halls

Denise Emerson April 5, 2019

Emily Fernandez started noticing odd occurrences in her dorm, such as pieces of her laundry basket that resembled toenail clippings and wood chips behind her trash can. A week later, she requested a transfer...

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Couple shares bagel-based, missed connection love story

Landry Allred April 4, 2019

Brianna McKinney and Israel Uballe didn’t know bagels and a Facebook post could lead to love until last spring. Recently celebrating their one year anniversary, the couple has been together since...

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Longhorn Data Exchange facilitates shared database among UT organizations

Nikhil Agrawal April 4, 2019

Aside from the time spent on class work, many UT students also have responsibilities to the various organizations that they are part of.  Longhorn Data Exchange is an organization started in fall...

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Emotions run high, dry as students face 2020 election

Anna-Kay Reeves April 3, 2019

It’s been three years since the 2016 presidential election, but many young voters are still feeling aftershocks from the high-emotion election that saw Donald Trump elected president.  Those...

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March Madness creates competition between basketball fans, nonfans

Abby Hopkins April 3, 2019

For some, the end of March simply means the beginning of spring. For others, it’s a time where schedules must be adjusted to make room for hours on end of college basketball.  March Madness...

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