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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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UT students, professor talk value of the v-card

Celesia Smith April 3, 2019

As a population immersed in hookup, body count and flat-out sex culture, most college students see sex as a big deal. But despite the hype around sex in college, part of the student population continues...

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Students revive Design for America chapter to design, innovate, make change on campus

Celesia Smith March 29, 2019

What starts here changes the world, and UT students drive that change. This semester, two students set out to do just that by reviving the on-campus chapter of Design for America. Brooke Reaves, business...

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College couples talk cohabitation

Romi Geller March 29, 2019

As the end of the semester creeps closer, many students are in the process of planning their living arrangements for the upcoming year. With this opportunity to move to a new place with new people, some...

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North Campus arcade serves as unique scene for gaming community

Nikhil Agrawal March 28, 2019

Today’s gaming industry is dominated by easy-access consoles and PC video games. This modernized entertainment landscape leaves the arcade an antiquated memory in the minds of most gamers — ...

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UT student Heath Massery takes motto ‘no shoes, no problem’ seriously

Kenzie Kowalski March 27, 2019

For most, socks and shoes are essential to making an outfit pop and protecting feet from the harsh Texas elements.   Linguistics and philosophy sophomore Heath Massery hasn’t worn shoes for...

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iarabFM provides representation to the Arab community

Trinady Joslin March 27, 2019

Shaimaa Khodr, a University of North Texas interior design junior, came to the United States from Lebanon on a student visa in 2014. Feeling homesick, she discovered iarabFM in 2017, an app built to represent...

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Status of vaping in a smoke-free campus

Denise Emerson March 27, 2019

The alleyways between UT buildings are grave sites for cigarette butts, but invisible vapor from e-cigarettes hangs in the air as well.  UT has been a smoke-free campus since 2012. Many students...

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Ice, Ice Beauties: New spirit group supports UT ice hockey team

Abby Hopkins March 25, 2019

Although most of the hype surrounding college ice hockey follows the season, a new spirit group is ensuring support for UT’s team lasts year-round. Texas Ice Beauties formed in February 2019 to...

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