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Law School hosts event to discuss European debt crisis

Reihaneh Hajibeigi February 13, 2012

The Texas International Law Journal invited speakers from around the world to discuss the European debt crisis and its consequences at their annual symposium. The two-day event began Thursday at the Law...

Engineers build race cars for use in Formula SAE

Andrew Messamore February 13, 2012

The championship competition for one of the largest intercollegiate sport in the world may be returning to UT next year. In Formula SAE, 450 teams of engineers from around the world design, build, test...

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Food is Free Project continues to promote community through gardening events

David Maly February 13, 2012

The Austin-based Food is Free Project hosted their third volunteer event Saturday with the planting of “wicking bed” gardens along Joe Sayers Avenue. The organization was originally founded...

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‘Mr. McCombs’ pageant presents talent, supports food bank

David Leffler February 13, 2012

A male beauty pageant benefiting the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas featured participants who danced, sang, rapped, wrestled and even proposed as they competed for the title of “Mr. McCombs.” The...

Whole Foods stock hits all-time high as post-recession growth continues

David Maly February 13, 2012

Whole Foods Market, the Austin-based Fortune 500 supermarket chain, experienced an all-time high in its stocks last Thursday, marking a major point in the company’s post-recession recovery and growth. The...

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Mandate change provokes religious issue with contraception services

David Leffler February 13, 2012

Federal policy mandating most employers to provide insurance coverage for contraceptive services to women has been altered, exempting religiously-oriented organizations from being responsible for covering...

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Program utilizes equine movement to help handicaps

Jillian Bliss February 13, 2012

Adjacent to a paintball range and on the same lot as a brewery rests a type of therapy less destructive than blasting bullets and healthier than booze. Nestled in the hills of West Austin, two horses,...

Austin snow not a possibility for now

Jody Serrano February 13, 2012

A blanket of sleet may be the only ice Austinites will see fall from the sky this season. Many experts are expecting conditions to warm up this afternoon and remain for the rest of the week. Representatives...

Test PAC aims to unseat Lamar Smith

Nick Hadjigeorge and Victoria Pagan February 13, 2012

The political action committee Test PAC has its sights set on unseating Rep. Lamar Smith R-Texas using Internet-based tactics, while seeking to differentiate themselves from mainstream politics. Smith...

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Nine die in Kosovo avalanche; child pulled out alive

The Associated Press February 13, 2012

RESTELICA, Kosovo — Rescuers have pulled a 5-year-old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed both her parents and at least seven of her relatives in a...

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Greece passes new austerity deal amid rioting

The Associated Press February 13, 2012

ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers on Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy, after rioters in central Athens torched...

Definition of free speech, press discussed by panel

Alexa Ura February 10, 2012

The distinction between the established press and new media continues to create differences of opinion on the protection sanctioned by the First Amendment regarding organizations like WikiLeaks. A panel...

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