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Comedy duo jars audience, delivers ‘awesome show’

Aaron West November 14, 2010

The Paramount Theatre, Austin’s oldest theater, was also the city’s freakiest when the perversely hilarious comedy duo, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, invaded the venue on Saturday for...

Group pushes students to globalize education

Lindsey Cherner November 14, 2010

Latin American studies senior Asiago Ogaisa is a big believer in karma, and rightfully so. While in Vietnam, Ogaisa ate dog, a traditional staple of the country’s diet, but just a week later,...

Musician sheds not-so-rosy light on labels, lo-fi

Francisco Marin November 14, 2010

Ariel Pink doesn’t necessarily believe in the labels critics and his fans have attached to his aesthetic since he began making music in 1996. Actually, Pink and his band, Ariel Pink’s Haunted...

Architecture firms build enormous sculptures from canned goods to benefit Austin food bank

Allie Kolechta November 14, 2010

Roller coasters, cornucopias and giant armadillos constructed out of 19,000 cans of food to feed the hungry line the halls of Barton Creek Square Mall. The monuments are part of the third annual...

Spike Lee discusses Katrina, oil spill

Gerald Rich November 14, 2010

The 5-foot-6-inch outspoken director Spike Lee made his presence felt on the stage at the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium on Sunday and focused on the ongoing corruption resulting from Hurricane Katrina...

UT staffer arrested over shower footage

Aziza Musa November 14, 2010

A former UT women’s track equipment manager faces 10 counts of improper photography or visual recording after UT police found footage of team members in stages of undress in his home. UTPD...

Event remembers deceased homeless with lunch, movie

Lauren Giudice November 14, 2010

As the sun rose Sunday morning, members of a local homeless advocacy group read the names of 168 homeless men and women who died in Austin this year, and mourners hung origami birds on the Tree of Remembrance...

Confusion of roles spurs SG election board delays

Audrey White November 14, 2010

The Election Supervisory Board is supposed to be formed by the third week of October, according to the Student Government constitution and election code, but the committee that will appoint the board...

Professor says recovery requires ‘creative class’

Nick Mehendale November 14, 2010

Austin is paving the way for Texas to pull out of the economic recession, according to a prominent urban studies theorist. Richard Florida, a professor of business and creativity at the University...

Gov. Perry’s book tour ignites presidential speculation

Nolan Hicks November 14, 2010

After appearances on Fox News, The Today Show, The Daily Show and CNN’s Sunday morning program, Gov. Rick Perry returned to Texas from his whirlwind book tour last week. The tour has launched...

Students explore Japanese culture

Anna Fata November 14, 2010

While many Americans might affiliate Japanese culture with sushi, karaoke and anime, the UT Japanese Association hosted a fall festival to expand students’ knowledge about the country. The...

North Texas Republican joins state House Speaker race

Nolan Hicks November 14, 2010

The race for Texas House Speaker grew more complicated when Rep. Ken Paxton threw his hat into a ring already occupied by current Speaker Rep. Joe Straus and Rep. Warren Chisum. A conservative Republican...

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