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Married interracial couple reflects on effects of discrimination on relationship

Nour Al Ghraowi May 4, 2016

Almost five thousand miles separated Saba A. from his future wife when he left Iran to pursue a degree in Estonia. He wasn’t looking for a relationship, but that changed once he met Rona A.  They...

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Married couple reflects on love story, balancing life as nontraditional students

Megan Hix May 4, 2016

Jennifer Smith proposed five times before Joshua Hilliard came around to the idea of marriage.  “He kept saying no — not like ‘No, I don’t want to marry you,’...

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Female engineer reflects on underrepresenation of women in major

Anna McCreary May 3, 2016

Like many new college students, biomedical engineering freshman Somya Agarwal was terrified entering her first class. But it wasn’t because she was afraid of the coursework — it was because...

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Male nursing student reflects on life in female-dominated field

Katie Walsh May 3, 2016

When nursing junior Josh Ruiz walks into a patient’s hospital room, all he can think about is the adrenaline about to rush through his body. “[Giving IVs] pumps me up,” Ruiz said....

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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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