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Austin gaming industry panel encourages students to seek careers in video games

Bobby Blanchard March 28, 2012

Working in the gaming industry can range from creating machine guns to designing Hello Kitty logos in a day, which is why Sheri Graner Ray said flexibility is an important attitude for anyone going into...

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Convicted insider trader warns students against committing similar crimes

Sylvia Butanda March 28, 2012

A former insider trader who is soon facing life behind bars advised students to steer clear of illegal activities that may cause them to end up in his position. The Texas Undergraduate Investment...

Complaint filed against Lund, Brown over trademark violation

Jody Serrano March 28, 2012

Student Government presidential candidate Thor Lund and running mate Wills Brown came under speculation by the Election Supervisory Board on Tuesday for possibly violating University trademark rules in...

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Austinites rally at the Texas Capitol to shed light on racism, death of Trayvon Martin

Andrew Messamore March 28, 2012

Echoing national outcry surrounding the killing of Trayvon Martin, more than 1,000 Austinites of different races and creeds marched down Congress Avenue to protest what they described as continuing institutional...

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Q-and-A with SG presidential candidate, John Lawler

Jody Serrano March 28, 2012

The Daily Texan: If elected, what will be the biggest challenge you will face? John Lawler: Day one. Getting organized and mobilized to begin pushing our platform here on campus and locally. We invite...

Daily Texan editorial cartoon draws local, national controversy

Huma Munir March 28, 2012

An editorial cartoon about the Trayvon Martin case published on Tuesday’s Daily Texan Opinion page sparked controversy both on and off campus. The cartoon shows a mother reading to her child...

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Q-and-A with SG presidential candidate, Thor Lund

Jody Serrano March 28, 2012

The Daily Texan: If elected, what will be the biggest challenge you will face? Thor Lund: The biggest challenge is letting students know Student Government is there to serve them. A lot of things have...

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Summit seeks to deter nuclear-armed terrorism

The Associated Press March 28, 2012

SEOUL, South Korea — Material that can be used to make nuclear bombs is stored in scores of buildings spread across dozens of countries. If even a fraction of it fell into the hands of terrorists,...

Syria accepts peace plan but clashes continue

The Associated Press March 28, 2012

QAA, Lebanon — Syria accepted a cease-fire drawn up by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday, but the diplomatic breakthrough was swiftly overshadowed by intense clashes between government soldiers and...

NASA launches suborbital rockets from Virginia

The Associated Press March 28, 2012

NORFOLK, Va. — Milky white chemical clouds were briefly visible in much of the night sky along the Eastern seaboard on Tuesday after NASA launched a series of rockets to study the jet stream at the...

Court Justices split hairs on health care

The Associated Press March 28, 2012

WASHINGTON — It boiled down to a debate over broccoli. And bread. And burial plots. If government can tell people to buy health insurance, Supreme Court justices wanted to know, what else could it...

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Tibetan lights self on fire at anti-China protest

The Associated Press March 27, 2012

NEW DELHI — A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a demonstration in the Indian capital Monday, just before a visit by China’s president and following dozens of self-immolations...

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