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UT student startup Tuktuk provides budget-friendly rideshare

UT student startup Tuktuk provides budget-friendly rideshare

Leena Alali, Senior News Reporter September 11, 2022

When UT graduate Sujoy Purkayastha first came to Austin, he felt particularly lucky to be able to explore the area comfortably because he could always rely on his friends for transportation. “I had...

UT psychology lab helps improve morale in Travis County Fire Department

UT psychology lab helps improve morale in Travis County Fire Department

Ali Juell, Senior news reporter September 8, 2022

Austin firefighters bonded after a February analysis by UT’s Applied Psychology Research Lab, which sought to improve workplace conditions and retention rates of Travis County’s Fire and Rescue Department. Alissa...

Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke speaks to the Pan American Neighborhood Park crowd on June 26, 2022. O’Rourke held a rally for reproductive rights in response to SCOTUS’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke pledges action on gun laws, abortion care at Austin rally

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter September 7, 2022

Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke addressed potential voters at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday evening, pledging to make progressive strides on issues including gun control,...

FDA allows for over-the-counter hearing aids, students and faculty call for more affordable hearing health care

FDA allows for over-the-counter hearing aids, students and faculty call for more affordable hearing health care

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior News Reporter September 1, 2022

Those living with mild to moderate hearing loss will be able to obtain hearing aids over-the-counter following a new Federal Drug Administration rule from Aug. 16, effectively making them more affordable...

Miakan-Garza Band continues push for return of Indigenous remains in UT-Austin possession

Miakan-Garza Band continues push for return of Indigenous remains in UT-Austin possession

Leena Alali, Senior news reporter August 29, 2022

Sept. 25 will mark two years since UT President Jay Hartzell made a statement expressing UT’s acknowledgement of the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people and their claim to  Indigenous remains...

ACC Eastview to offer free clinical mental health services in partnership with Dell Medical School

ACC Eastview to offer free clinical mental health services in partnership with Dell Medical School

Madeline Duncan, Senior news reporter August 25, 2022

Dell Medical School is partnering with Austin Community College this semester to create the Amplify Center — a mental health office located at ACC’s Eastview Campus where students can access licensed...

‘I'm here for my community’: Students protest increased fees at Riverside complexes under new management

‘I’m here for my community’: Students protest increased fees at Riverside complexes under new management

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter August 22, 2022

Editor's Note: A previous version of this article said that the protest was about increased rent prices, but it has been updated to reflect that students protested fees, not increased rent prices. The...

University Health Services addresses monkeypox concerns

University Health Services addresses monkeypox concerns

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter August 22, 2022

The City of Austin declared monkeypox a public health emergency Aug. 9, but students who attend in-person classes are at low risk for contracting the illness, University health officials say.  UT officials...

UT alumni selected as grand marshals for Austin Pride Parade

UT alumni selected as grand marshals for Austin Pride Parade

Ali Juell, Senior news reporter August 21, 2022

After a two-year hiatus of Austin Pride due to pandemic-related cancellations, UT alumni Celia Israel and Steven Tamayo served as grand marshals for the 2022 celebration this Saturday. Together, Israel...

Blanton Museum opens exhibition on Spanish American textiles

Blanton Museum opens exhibition on Spanish American textiles

Katy Nelson, News Desk Editor August 21, 2022

The Blanton Museum of Art opened its newest exhibition on Aug. 14, a display that focuses on the fashion and racial identities of colonial Latin America. The exhibition, entitled “Painted Cloth: Fashion...

‘A choice for the greater good’: Students work to unionize Detroit-style pizzeria Via 313

‘A choice for the greater good’: Students work to unionize Detroit-style pizzeria Via 313

Morgan Severson, News Reporter August 8, 2022

Employees at three Austin Via 313 locations, including one in North Campus, announced Thursday that they filed to unionize for better wages and to improve working conditions in Austin’s service industry...

UT-Austin student runs for Austin mayor, wishes to improve disability access and public transportation

UT-Austin student runs for Austin mayor, wishes to improve disability access and public transportation

Morgan Severson, News Reporter August 3, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the August 2, 2022 flipbook. At just 21 years old, government senior Phil Brual will have his name printed on Austin’s mayoral ballot this November.   Brual...

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