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UTPD, APD clear Butler School of Music after bomb threat

Eleanor Dearman and Wynne Davis April 7, 2015

Bass Concert Hall and Texas Performing Arts Center were evacuated Monday after a bomb threat was reported to the Butler School of Music. UTPD responded to a call that reported a bomb threat in...

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Yik Yak tests out new photo-sharing feature

Caleb Wong April 6, 2015

Yik Yak is piloting a photo-sharing feature on select campuses after receiving a number of requests from users, according to Yik Yak CEO Tyler Droll. “Yakkers have told us that they’d love...

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Chalk it up to boredom: Grad student creates art on RLM blackboards

Marisa Charpentier April 6, 2015

Most of the blackboards in Robert Lee Moore Hall are covered in complex formulas — but the boards commandeered by physics graduate student Frank Lee are covered in an entirely different kind of...

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Group holds sixth Native American powwow on campus

Josh Willis April 6, 2015

The UT Native American and Indigenous Collective held its sixth Spring Powwow at the East Mall on Saturday. Powwows are Native American community gatherings that often involve singing and dancing, and...

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Study: Hearing and deaf children with autism both avoid using pronouns

Vinesh Kovelamudi April 6, 2015

A study conducted by a UT professor and a UT alumnus found deaf children with autism tend to avoid using pronouns, mirroring similar habits observed in their hearing counterparts. “The major result...

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International Office has protocol in case of attacks on students or staff abroad

Nashwa Bawab April 4, 2015

After terrorist group al-Shabaab killed at least 147 people, most of whom were students, in Garissa, Kenya, the UT International Office quickly ensured that there were no students or UT faculty in the...

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Churches near campus offer variety of services on Easter weekend

Matthew Adams April 3, 2015

Though many students will head home for Easter weekend, churches near campus are busy preparing for those who decide to stay. “[Easter] is usually the most highly-attended worship service of the...

2015-04-02_Kelly_Ayotte_Senator_Mariana

Sen. Kelly Ayotte: Nuclear facility inspections are critical for U.S.-Iran relationship

Caleb Wong April 3, 2015

Iran’s agreement to limit its nuclear program is crucial to American foreign policy, according to U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire). At an on-campus event Thursday, Ayotte said nuclear inspectors...

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Ghirardelli CEO emphasizes importance of leadership, communication in business talk

Vinesh Kovelamudi April 3, 2015

Martin Thompson, president and CEO of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, offered career advice to students at an on-campus talk Thursday. Thompson emphasized leadership and communication skills as important...

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Panel: Social media helps spread awareness, ideas during revolutions

Katie Keenan April 3, 2015

Social media has increased global awareness of revolutions and made the expression and spread of ideas easier, according to a panel of social media experts.  A group of experts spoke on campus...

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Jewish student groups prepare for Passover seder

Sebastian Herrera April 3, 2015

Five cooks chopped carrots. Forty-five pounds of brisket sat in the refigerator, waiting to be cooked. Among the piles of ingredients lining the kitchen counters, bread — in fact, all products that...

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Faux golden eggs dash hopes of free textbooks at Co-op hunt

Lauren Florence April 3, 2015

About 40 students searched campus Thursday morning hoping to find a golden egg and win a semester’s worth of free textbooks in the process, but were misled by the presence of “fake” eggs...

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