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Students struggle to find internships

Kendall Tietz February 26, 2019

UT offers 170 fields of studies in 13 colleges and an undergraduate population of over 40,000. The University community boasts diversity and opportunity, but its sheer size can make it challenging to stand...

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Minding the Drinking Age Gap in ATX

Anna-Kay Reeves February 25, 2019

Between studying and socializing, college students work to find a delicate balance. Among the distractions that keep students from studying and the assignments that keep the good times from rolling,...

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UT students, professor discuss ups, downs of friends with benefits

Celesia Smith February 22, 2019

UT students juggle difficult coursework and time-consuming organizations, often while working to maintain a social life. However, busy students still have time to be horny. To manage personal relationships,...

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UT students create app to bring out the goddess in everyone

Trinady Joslin February 21, 2019

For English senior Bridgette Bilson, traveling to Houston used to be more than just a trip home. She had get her hair done back home in order to avoid the overpriced and unexperienced salons in Austin.  After...

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Growing up in bilingual households speaks volumes of hardships coming to UT

Landry Allred February 21, 2019

When accounting sophomore Marie Yamamoto was applying to UT, her parents were unable to help her because they lacked one thing — the ability to speak English fluently. Yamamoto’s experience...

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UT Instapoll provides new competition for subscription-based attendance apps

Thomas Galindo February 21, 2019

Say goodbye to subscription-based attendance apps — UT Instapoll is the way of the future. The Liberal Arts Development Studio has just done a huge favor for students who have ever forgotten their...

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Financial illiteracy in college students affects their futures

Denise Emerson February 20, 2019

Students can face repercussions for credit mistakes they made at 18, such as missed payments, until they are 25 years old.  Credit card debt has hit a record high, while 43 percent of people with...

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Digitized racial geography tour makes Austin’s racist history more accessible to the masses

Kamari Esquerra February 18, 2019

Austin’s racial history will soon be accessible with a single click. After almost a year of planning and preparations, a guided digitized version of Austin’s racial geography tour will launch...

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Offline Dating: Couples find love in UT organizations

Kenzie Kowalski February 18, 2019

Online dating is quickly becoming the norm, and due to the proliferation of niche dating apps, meeting someone in real life might seem nearly impossible. However, three UT couples prove that meet-cutes...

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Austin Cave Festival tackles rising water worries

Anna-Kay Reeves February 18, 2019

From the boil-water notice in the fall to recent smelly tap water allegedly caused by zebra mussels, Austin has been up to its neck in water worries this past year. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower...

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Tinder serves as ultimate dating detector

Landry Allred February 13, 2019

How do you detect a partner desiring only a one-night stand from one desiring a long-term relationship? Tinder. For the past seven years, the infamous dating app, Tinder, has brought users entertainment,...

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International Relations and Global Studies majors face pressure to study abroad

Denise Emerson February 12, 2019

Despite budgeting and planning ahead, some students step onto the Forty Acres to find out they may need to invest thousands more into their degree than most other majors. While studying abroad offers...

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