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The Exponentialists, a UT-based nonprofit, helped Colombian students recognize their ability to pursue business for social good during a weeklong program.

Preparing for the deep trudge into the pond, Alexandra Krippner pulled up her waders to set up concrete bases to create the lines. In the little pond, Toni Toscano floated on a canoe to set up the long casts that crossed over the water while her boyfriend helped set up the lights in the trees. Theirs is the first of three new installations in the UMLAUF sculpture garden’s new exhibition, “Design Shine.” 

“The struggle of Fuerza Unida has shown me a lot,” Casares said. “It is a struggle trying to educate our women, but it has shown me how to be a better mother, a better grandmother, a better person.”

“Alien Wanderers: Alien World: Alien Home” by opera composer Nathan Felix takes on the task of addressing discrimination and issues surrounding the United States’ southern border. Felix sat down with The Daily Texan to discuss what went into the production of this condensed opera, called an operetta.