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Student Life

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Lack of access to healthcare in earlier chapters of life carries over into college

Francesca D'Annunzio November 19, 2018

Editor’s Note: Connor Smith is a pseudonym. The student’s real name is concealed to protect his privacy. Connor Smith was a freshman in high school when his family lost their health insurance....

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Anti-Semitic incident at UT contributes to rising issue nationwide

Libby Cohen November 19, 2018

Last month, 11 Jewish-Americans were murdered in the most deadly attack on Jews in United States history. Still trying to understand why anti-Semitism remains prevalent, government freshman Julia Stern...

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Student fashion community reflects on responsibility to alter beauty standards

Ambar Ancira November 13, 2018

UT has established a desire to change the world. Recent efforts by the creative community on campus are striving to do just that. Ockhee Bego is a textiles and apparel assistant professor of instruction...

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Business freshman strives to make donating more accessible with upcoming app

Ambar Ancira November 9, 2018

Business Honors freshman Lucious McDaniel was at dinner watching his longtime mentor write a check for $10,000 to a charity when the idea came to him. He made a sarcastic comment about how not everyone...

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ProctorU holds advantages for professors, difficulties for students

Noelle Henry November 6, 2018

Although ProctorU helps professors make sure students maintain academic integrity during online classes, the platform presents problems for some students. According to Online Schools Center, 33 percent...

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Local comedy show celebrates ‘Día de los Muertos’ through improv

Savannah J Salazar November 2, 2018

Día de los Muertos is a time for celebrating loved ones through food, altars, music and now improv.  Hosted at Austin’s Hideout Theatre, the fully-improvised show “La Vida...

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International students discuss transition to US

Blaine Young November 2, 2018

Radio-television-film freshman Juneid Mosaheb first stepped foot in the U.S. in January and moved to Austin in August. Leaving behind his home in Mauritius to find a community at UT was one struggle —...

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Nightmare at UT: Here’s 8 spooky date ideas in Austin

Diana Martinez October 31, 2018

It’s time to get spoopy with B\bae and there’s so many ways to embrace the spirit of the season.   1. Check your Canvas grades Are you ready for a scream? This activity can be...

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UT-Austin’s Reddit forum offers support platform for struggling students

Jennifer Martinez October 30, 2018

Look beyond UT’s more than 1,100 on-campus organizations and you’ll find the UT-Austin Reddit subreddit: an online forum that can serve as a platform to anonymously discuss student life —...

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Freshman sells breakfast tacos to raise scholarship money for students in the Valley

Farah Merchant October 30, 2018

Victor Torres Jr., communications and leadership freshman, is from America’s poorest region, the Rio Grande Valley. The poverty and lack of resources there makes it so that many community members...

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Co-ops strive to prioritize housing for students with financial need

Jennifer Martinez October 24, 2018

Pastel walls, rainbow banners and functional gardens dot West Campus’ stretches of concrete monotony. These eccentricities serve as the face of cooperative living organizations, such as Austin’s...

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Moody Hacks encourages digital innovation, does not require coding experience

Trinady Joslin October 24, 2018

On Nov. 3, the first Moody Hackathon will take over the Belo Center for New Media, the lives of over 250 students and numerous volunteers and the world — well, not quite yet. The Moody Hackathon...

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