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Free shows to attend this week at SXSW

Elizabeth Hlavinka March 11, 2016

Scroll down below the infographic to read more about each event. ​Infographic by Iliana Storch | Daily Texan Staff   Monday, March 14 All the Friends Ball When: 12 p.m. –...

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Seven tips for SXSW newbies

Nour Al Ghraowi March 11, 2016

South By Southwest isn’t something you figure out in a day. Rather than learning it the hard way, check out our list of tips for any wide-eyed newbies attending their first SXSW this year. Pack...

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Spotify partners with Kealing Middle School to further music education for Austin students

Chris Duncan March 11, 2016

The Spotify House has been a staple at South By Southwest since 2012, building stages for hundreds of performers and breaking them down just as quickly as they put them up. But this time around, Spotify...

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Public speaking center pilot program opens in PCL

Cassandra Jaramillo March 10, 2016

One of the most common fears is glossophobia, better known as the fear of public speaking. To help students struggling with speech anxiety, the University recently launched a pilot program.  The...

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Students fundraise for orphans in China

Anna McCreary March 9, 2016

Groups of students line up along the street with signs over their heads that read, “BABY ZHONG NEEDS YOUR HELP.”  From their homes in Austin, Texas, China Care members work to promote...

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Tat-Tuesday: Students share stories behind the ink

Hunter Gierhart March 8, 2016

Editor’s note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos. Photos by Zoe Fu Tanya Haden International relations and global studies freshman...

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SSD associate director brings opportunity to DHH students

Elizabeth Hlavinka March 8, 2016

More than 50 percent of the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students at UT live unaware of the extent of the captioning and interpreter services the University offers. But there to ensure these students’...

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Campus organization holds LGBT problem-solving workshop

Nancy Huang March 3, 2016

UT students gathered at the College of Liberal Arts on Wednesday to discuss gender identities and strategies for handling discrimination in everyday scenarios. The discussion was part of a “Queer...

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Study shows millennials are waiting longer to say “I do”

Maggie Rosenbohm March 2, 2016

First comes love, then comes marriage — but for millennials, this may not be the case. When considering marriage, the younger population tends to wait longer than their parents or grandparents...

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Board of Regents votes to increase UT-Austin tuition by three percent

Caleb Wong March 1, 2016

The UT System Board of Regents voted 5-3 Monday to raise tuition at UT-Austin by 3.1 percent for the 2016–2017 academic year and by another 3 percent for 2017–2018.  This is the...

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Nontraditionally aged students balance class, work, fitting in among younger peers

Marisa Charpentier March 1, 2016

Photos by Jesús Nazario, Interactives by Sam Limerick After a brief stint as an au pair in France, over a decade of exploring the stand-up comedy scene in New York City and seven years working as a word...

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