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UT alumna educates about danger of HPV

Ahsika Sanders April 19, 2011

Eighty percent of women will contract HPV at some point in their lives, Ashley Eldridge said one of her 11 doctors told her. “If you are sexually active you are probably going to get it,”...

Captain, key player of rugby team dies after recent injury

Yvonne Marquez April 19, 2011

The UT Women’s Rugby Club captain died in Kansas City from complications of a head injury last week. Biology senior Stephanie Flores, 22, was playing with the Texas Rugby Union Under-23 team...

Man shares struggle with body image

Jody Serrano April 18, 2011

On the outside, Hayden Winkler appeared to be in top condition: He was lean and muscular, he exercised daily and he led a healthy lifestyle. No one knew his heart wouldn’t beat more than 30 beats...

UT journalism alters studies to emphasize future of field

Ahsika Sanders April 18, 2011

The School of Journalism approved the biggest change to its curriculum in almost 20 years to better prepare future journalists for the evolving media platforms. The revised curriculum received unanimous...

Tuition exceeds learning costs at most colleges, study shows

Matthew Stottlemyre April 18, 2011

Students pay more than what it costs universities to educate them, according to a report released by a higher education research center. In the policy paper “Who Subsidizes Whom?” three...

Longhorns Got Talent

Allison Harris April 18, 2011

Aspiring UT performers had a chance to sing, dance and recite poetry in front of a crowd of more than 1,100 students and community members Saturday. The 11 acts ranged from a slam poet and a Chinese...

Sexual assault survivor speaks out in performance

Ahsika Sanders April 18, 2011

Bobbi Duncan said she was 13 years old when she was first sexually assaulted, but it was something she never talked about. She said the abuse continued for about two years. Her assailant was a family...

Posthumous novel by famed author published

Katrina Tollin April 18, 2011

Fans will get a chance to explore the incredible boredom that surrounds the Internal Revenue Service in David Foster Wallace’s posthumous novel, “The Pale King,” released three years...

College students challenge immigrant tuition increase

Allison Harris April 18, 2011

About 100 college students from across the state protested anti-illegal immigration legislation and resolutions at Texas A&M University on Friday. Texas DREAM Act Alliance, a statewide organization...

Symposium provides support for black women’s well-being

Katrina Tollin April 18, 2011

Young women wrote down their favorite and least favorite physical attributes in a body image exercise at a symposium Sunday. The women found the features they disliked were often what someone else...

Fires rage across Austin, West Texas

Trent Lesikar April 18, 2011

A brushfire that destroyed 10 homes broke out in South Austin on Sunday. Palmer Buck, Austin Fire Department battalion chief, said the fire began at approximately 1:32 p.m. About 50 percent of the...

Fire breaks out at 29th street store

Lawrence Peart April 15, 2011

A fire broke out in the back lot of Breed’s Hardware Company on 29th Street Friday evening. Austin firefighters responded to a call at 7:26 p.m. and found heavy flames had engulfed a storage shed...

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