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Campus Events + Entertainment hosts 8th annual Valentine’s Day Crushgram event

Cameron Castilaw February 14, 2020

Campus Events + Entertainment is spreading the love this Valentine’s Day through their annual Crushgrams event, where students can send bottles of Crush to their special someone or friends.  During...

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Exhibit highlights 50 years of Center for Mexican American Studies

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves February 14, 2020

The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection displayed the origins of the UT Center for Mexican American Studies on Thursday at the exhibit “CMAS at 50: A Legacy of Scholarship, Teaching, and...

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UT-Austin students celebrate Valentine’s Day early with ‘Bailando’

Will Brooks February 14, 2020

Latin rhythms filled the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center Ballroom on Thursday evening as students danced at Bailando, an event hosted by the Mexican American Culture Committee. Bailando,...

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Jester West hosts interpersonal violence presentation for Valentine’s Day

Michael Byrd February 13, 2020

Students learned how to help survivors of emotional abuse, sexual assault, stalking and physical abuse in the presentation “How to support a survivor” in Jester West on Wednesday. Interpersonal...

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First-generation faculty share personal experiences to relate to current students

Katie Clausen February 13, 2020

First-generation students-turned-faculty members spoke about their college experiences to help current students who are facing the same struggles. The UT Senate of College Councils hosted a First-Generation...

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FDA approves Palforzia, the first drug to treat children with peanut allergy

Austin Martinez February 13, 2020

The United States Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug to treat children with peanut allergies on Jan. 31.  The drug, Palforzia, is a powdered medicine that can be sprinkled on...

UT-Austin Catholic community comments on last year’s offender database following ProPublica database release

Hannah Williford February 13, 2020

Twenty-two clergy members from the Diocese of Austin were named in a ProPublica database of credibly accused Catholic clergy members in late January, after the original list was published last year. ProPublica‘s...

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Former Obama assistant Dennis Ross speaks to students interested foreign policy

Noah Rose February 13, 2020

Ambassador Dennis Ross, former special assistant to former President Barack Obama, spoke to students and faculty about his book “Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders...

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Faculty task force on community standards formed in response to student protests to meet

Lauren Grobe February 13, 2020

Faculty members will meet this Thursday to discuss their ideal campus environment and will work throughout the coming months to achieve that climate by implementing goals offered by faculty. The Task...

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UT-Rio Grande Valley has lowest student debt of any national public institution

Laura Morales February 13, 2020

UT-Rio Grande Valley has the least graduate debt of public institutions in the nation, while UT-Austin graduates have double the amount of debt UTRGV has, according to U.S. News & World Report’s...

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Housing instability, food insecurity affects students, UT provides resources

Nataleah Small February 13, 2020

Homelessness affected 17% of “surveyed” college students in the past year nationally, according to a Hope Center for College, Community and Justice report.  Petroleum engineering senior...

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UTxYou Election Workshop helps students plan Student Government campaigns

Dylan Rasbridge February 12, 2020

Student body president Camron Goodman gave campaign advice during a workshop Tuesday to prospective Student Government candidates and encouraged students to run for positions before the filing period ends...

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