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Police investigate claims of assault in West Campus

Julia Brouillette February 6, 2014

City and University police are investigating a reported assault that occurred near the intersection of 25th and San Gabriel streets around 12:30 a.m. on Monday. A female student told police she was...

University Health Services hopes to increase student awareness of HIV, AIDS as cases in Austin rise

Jeremy Thomas February 6, 2014

HIV and AIDS cases are on the rise in the Austin/Travis County area, according to a study by the Travis County Medical Society Journal. Despite the increase in reported cases, slightly less than 27 percent...

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For local arborists, an effort to preserve trees through relocation

Julia Brouillette February 6, 2014

Jim Carse went from climbing trees as a Boy Scout to preserving and moving trees as the University’s assistant manager of urban forestry.  With his team of four arborists, Carse helps manage...

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Local artist makes miniature art from mailed contributions

Eleanor Dearman February 5, 2014

Josh Ronsen has seven shoeboxes packed to the brim with mail, but he’s not a hoarder. He’s not storing old bills, either. Ronsen is a mail artist. He receives a piece of art in the mail and...

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UTPD received unconfirmed reports of kidnapping in West Campus

Jordan Rudner February 5, 2014

APD and UTPD officers both received calls from someone who said she witnessed a woman being forced into a black pickup truck Tuesday morning, and, though UTPD officers are investigating, no missing person...

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Late-night power outage affects West Campus

Amanda Voeller, Anthony Green, and Jordan Rudner February 4, 2014

Minutes after midnight Tuesday, electricity went out in several large swaths of West Campus. Apartment complexes, including the Block on Leon, the Block on 25th and Waterford, were affected, as well as...

For Austin agencies, combatting human trafficking is a team effort

Julia Brouillette February 4, 2014

The White House established a task force last month designed to increase federal agencies’ ability to identify and rebuild the lives of human trafficking victims in the U.S. Locally, Austin social...

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Voter ID Law changes have not affected efforts of Hook The Vote

Jeremy Thomas February 4, 2014

Despite changes to Texas Voter ID Law, UT students are not having many issues with voter registration, according to a Hook the Vote official. Beginning with the 2013 fall elections, voters in the state...

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Helm Boots makes high-quality men’s boots on Austin’s East Side

Kris Seavers February 4, 2014

Although there are many to choose from, local business owner Joshua Bingaman’s favorite pair of shoes is a pair of Italian Vasque hiking boots from the late ’70s or early ’80s. The boots,...

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UT alumni open cream puff shop, Cream Whiskers, in West Campus

Sarah Qin February 4, 2014

As electrical engineering and microbiology graduates, UT alumni John Sun and Tina Yang never expected to return to Austin as owners of a cream puff bakery.  Cream Whiskers is located on 22 ½...

Democrat organizations dispute voting privileges

Jordan Rudner February 3, 2014

The president of Central Austin Democrats, known as CAD, attempted to prevent its members who also vote in University Democrats, from voting at the groups’ combined endorsement meeting Saturday. On...

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City bike share program may compete with University’s program

Alyssa Mahoney January 30, 2014

Austin will add three new bike kiosks near campus to its bike sharing program, but the additions may conflict with an existing student-run bike-rental program. B-cycle manages the Bike Share of Austin,...

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