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Protest leads to students arrests

Samuel Liebl April 19, 2012

Update, 2:45 p.m.: According to the Make UT Sweatshop Free Coalition's Facebook group, all students have been released from jail. This afternoon, UT spokesman Gary Susswein said "Our position...

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Former professor turns trash into sculptures

Rachel Thompson April 19, 2012

More than 1,000 sculptures made out of credit cards, brochures, tops of Bluebell Ice Cream containers and paper towel rolls are displayed on a table in Goldsmith Hall. Architecture professor emeritus...

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UT group plans Kony 2012’s Cover the Night

Alexandra Klima April 19, 2012

The UT chapter of Invisible Children will flood Austin with 1,000 posters in a number of different languages while participating in Cover the Night, the Kony 2012 campaign’s main event Friday. Members...

Blackwater offshoot elects McCombs

Andrew Messamore April 19, 2012

Academi, the private military company formerly known as Blackwater USA that was contracted to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq, has acquired a new director with close ties to UT. Billionaire entrepreneur...

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Hall of Fame inducts Austin rocker

Alexandra Klima April 19, 2012

Austin became a little bit more rock and roll last weekend when rocker Ian McLagan became the first Austinite to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of...

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Attention to details necessary for successful registration

Rainy Schermerhorn April 19, 2012

Registration — the word alone is enough to induce a splitting headache in some students, along with the hassles, deadlines and frustratingly closed classes that come along with the process. Although...

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Students protest in President’s office against sweatshop-made UT clothing

Samuel Liebl April 18, 2012

Update 11:39 p.m.: Story updated to reflect that 19 protesters, not all of them students, were part of the protest and were arrested. Update 7:22 p.m.: The story has been updated to reflect developments...

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Fans proclaim innocence in Egypt soccer riot trial

The Associated Press April 18, 2012

CAIRO — Fans charged in Egypt’s deadliest soccer riot declared their innocence in the first session of their trial Tuesday, directing their anger toward police, charged with collaborating in...

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Argentina bashed by Spain, EU for oil takeover

The Associated Press April 18, 2012

MADRID — Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez is attempting to quell increasing unrest at home and boost her popularity with an “unlawful” bid to nationalize YPF, the Argentine...

Strong earthquake shakes central Chile

The Associated Press April 18, 2012

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A strong magnitude-6.7 earthquake shook central Chile late Monday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of a stretch of coastline and causing hundreds of people in...

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North Korea warns US of retaliation over rocket

The Associated Press April 18, 2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea accused the U.S. of hostility on Tuesday for suspending an agreement to provide food aid following Pyongyang’s widely criticized rocket launch, and warned...

US stocks jump after strong profits; Spain soothes

The Associated Press April 18, 2012

Stocks stormed higher Tuesday after promising signals about the profitability of U.S. companies and a strong debt auction by Spain. The Dow Jones industrial average rose for the fourth day in five and...

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