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Men in Black male basketball squad demonstrates gender equality in sport

Elizabeth Hlavinka May 3, 2016

When the UT women’s basketball team played Baylor, they drew enough fans to open the top level of the stadium for the first time at a women’s basketball game. But every game this season, a...

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Gentrification: Erasing East Austin

James Rodriguez, Elena Mejia, and Megan Hix May 2, 2016

Each day this week, the Life & Arts department will focus on a different topic. Today's page covers gentrification in East Austin and some of the communities and businesses it has affected....

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Ring Before Spring: Undergraduates discuss experiences tying the knot before turning the tassel

Marisa Charpentier May 2, 2016

Civil engineering senior Vincent Geracci and his wife Zoe, an Austin Community College student, only dated in person for two and a half weeks before getting engaged. The couple began seeing each other...

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Grant funds research on libraries bridging the digital divide

Janelle Polcyn April 28, 2016

To accommodate an age where internet is almost a necessity, public libraries lend out mobile hotspots to help their patrons stay connected. Radio-television-film professor Sharon Strover will lead a...

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UT student fulfills passion for storytelling through camp, mentorship

Cameron Osmond April 28, 2016

After spending hours studying for a history exam, Christina Johnson pulls out her laptop and enters back into the life of a 15-year-old nurse-turned-pirate. She has 500 words to write, a task she’s...

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Hump Day: Long-distance relationships require dedication to survive

Maggie Rosenbohm April 27, 2016

Question: My boyfriend and I are moving to different cities after graduation. I’m worried about how we’ll be in a long-distance relationship and if we’ll last the big change. How can...

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Tat-Tuesday: Students share stories behind the ink

Hunter Gierhart April 26, 2016

Editor’s note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos. Photos by Angie Huang Bradley Byrom To ensure his parents wouldn’t get mad...

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Students protest in reaction to Cody Young case

Cassandra Jaramillo April 21, 2016

About two dozen protesters marched down Dean Keeton and Guadalupe Streets on Wednesday in reaction to what they felt was a light punishment for a racially motivated attack in West Campus. Mathematics...

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Hump Day: Run-ins with exes prove tolerable

Maggie Rosenbohm April 20, 2016

Editor’s note: In this recurring series, sex & dating columnist Maggie Rosenbohm gives advice on various dating and sex-related problems college students face. Have a question you want her to...

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UT student showcases black student diversity through Four Point Five blog

Elizabeth Hlavinka April 20, 2016

On a campus of more than 53,334 students, it can be easy for the voices of the 2,000 black students to be silenced by the majority. Advertising sophomore Langston Dillard is working to change that. This...

J Dilla’s lost vocal album shines light on the late producer’s rap game

Chris Duncan April 19, 2016

During his rise as one of hip hop’s leading producers in the late 1990s and early 2000s, J Dilla became known for his colorful and vibrant beats created for rappers such as Common and A Tribe Called...

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Tat-Tuesday: Students share stories behind ink

Hunter Gierhart April 19, 2016

Editor’s note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos. Photos by Juan Figueroa Austin Dowling Austin Dowling, a theatre and psychology...

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