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Tat-Tuesday: Students share stories behind their ink

Justin Jones April 18, 2017

Editor's note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos. Zach Royston English senior Zach Royston became a lifelong fan of the English Premiere...

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Tiny house brings alternative living to campus

Alex Briseño April 14, 2017

Joel Weber arrived in Nicaragua with nothing but a suitcase and a one-way ticket in search of a culture that would not only allow him to find himself, but also accept whoever he may be.  Long before...

Tat-Tuesday: Students share stories behind their ink

Justin Jones April 11, 2017

Editor's note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos. Olivia Kean Though public health and biology junior Olivia Kean has not...

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Cinema fraternity independently produces stand-alone TV pilot

Hannah Plantowsky April 11, 2017

Shooting at 17 separate locations throughout Austin, including where Richard Linklater shot “Boyhood,” is the dream for some aspiring filmmakers. But some UT students have already made this...

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UT student found strength to battle eating disorder through book

Sydney Mahl April 7, 2017

Jenni Schaefer was 4 years old when she first heard a voice in her head that said, “You are fat.” It took her about 18 years to stop listening. Though 4 seems like a shocking age, studies...

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UT students continue to play their hand at Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments

Jose Gonzalez April 6, 2017

For some, the days of dueling with Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are stuck in the early 2000s, but for these UT students and Austinites, the game has not been lost in the shuffle. Yu-Gi-Oh! cards made their first...

Tat-Tuesday: Students share stories behind their ink

Justin Jones April 4, 2017

Kassidy Sablatura Biology sophomore Kassidy Sablatura has always chased after the idea of self-liberation. She credits the UT community with helping her redefine her values last year and figure...

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Young Jewish professionals link faith to their careers through Jewish Learning Fellowship’s new program

Hannah Plantowsky April 4, 2017

Careers in business are often shadowed by anxieties of perpetuating corruption and greed, but by using the framework of Jewish ethics, Jewish Learning Fellowships teaches members how to conduct and run...

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Corporations drag down small businesses on Guad

Sydney Mahl March 30, 2017

The culture that defines student life doesn’t happen just on campus, but also right across from it on Guadalupe Street, or The Drag. From conversations over coffees at Caffe Medici to taking in live...

Tat-Tuesday: Students share stories behind their ink

Justin Jones March 28, 2017

Editor's note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos. Nick Giron   As a child of two pastors, incoming graduate student...

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Queer Prom promotes inclusivity of LGBT and feminist communities

Raphael Jaquette March 28, 2017

Someone approaching the Almetris Duren Residence Hall entrance on Saturday night would be surprised by the contrast between those entering Duren and those leaving. Those that left were attired in neon...

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Decades-old physics student organization encourages science majors

Andrea Tinning March 28, 2017

Physics students at UT have a lot of potential­ — when they’re not referring to energy in their school work, they’re bringing it to club meetings. UT’s Society of Physics...

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