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The Drag Race: Businesses shift gears to stay open on Guad

Meara Isenberg and Megan Menchaca June 26, 2018

Students walking along Guadalupe Street can expect to see changes to the shopping strip every year. This year, the closing of Guad-mainstay Ruby’s BBQ and the recent opening of Rise, a donut and...

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Juneteenth: The history behind the day

Eilish O'Sullivan June 19, 2018

Each year on June 19, Texans commemorate the day news of the abolition of slavery reached the Lone Star State. The Emancipation Proclamation, which abolished slavery, went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863....

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Austin City Council approves ‘Freedom City’ policies

Megan Menchaca June 17, 2018

The Austin City Council voted unanimously Thursday to approve two “Freedom City” policies, which target racial disparities in arrests and citations issued by the Austin Police Department. After...

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U.S. shortens length of some Chinese student visas

Megan Menchaca June 17, 2018

In an effort to protect intellectual property theft, the U.S. Department of State has begun to shorten visa lengths for some Chinese graduate students. Under the new policy, if Chinese graduate students...

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Hundreds rally at the Capitol to protest separation of children at the border

Eilish O'Sullivan June 17, 2018

Hundreds gathered at the Capitol on Thursday night to protest the Trump administration’s recent “zero-tolerance” policy that separates children from migrant families at the border. The...

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Woman accused of Subway robberies plans to plead not guilty

Megan Menchaca June 13, 2018

The woman who was arrested in February in connection with multiple Subway robberies in West Campus appeared in Travis County Court on Tuesday and indicated that she plans to enter a plea of not guilty. According...

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Bird returns to Austin streets

Meara Isenberg June 11, 2018

Dockless electric scooter companies Bird and LimeBike have returned to the streets of Austin, along with new competition, after temporarily removing their scooters in April to comply with the city’s...

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International bubble tea chain opens first Austin store in Dobie Mall

Meara Isenberg June 8, 2018

International bubble tea chain Gong Cha has officially opened its first Austin location in the Dobie Mall. The Taiwan-based tea and coffee shop offers chilled tea drinks to students looking to combat the...

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Cap Metro changes more than 50 bus routes in historic revamp of system

Eilish O'Sullivan June 8, 2018

Capital Metro made changes to more than 50 bus routes in the Austin area on June 3, including routes to and from the University.  High-frequency service was added to bus stops along Martin Luther...

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City approves new plan to end homelessness

Allyson Waller May 3, 2018

A new action plan could be bold enough to end homelessness in Austin, said Ann Howard, executive director of the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO).  On April 26, Austin City Council...

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Where did all the dockless electric scooters go?

Meara Isenberg April 30, 2018

Students opening their Bird or LimeBike dockless electric scooter apps over the weekend were not greeted with the usual flood of icons signifying available scooters in the campus area.  In response...

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Residents of Goodall Wooten dormitory told they must leave by May 16

Meara Isenberg and Chase Karacostas April 26, 2018

The Goodall Wooten is a plain, high-rise dormitory building located on The Drag. It’s known by residents as “The Woo,” and many who pass by it barely even notice it’s there.  Some...

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