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Former UT music students celebrate 30 years as band

By Avery Wohleb - Updated on September 23, 2019 at 12:03 am

UT alumni Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom celebrate 30 years as a band with plans to come back to campus.
Jacks of many trades: Faculty balance teaching, working

By Sabrina LeBoeuf - Updated on September 20, 2019 at 12:48 am

Faculty who also hold jobs outside of academia bring unique and practical perspectives to students who will potentially enter their fields.
Charles White exhibitions provide accessible point of entry to campus art spaces

By Delaney Holton - Updated on September 17, 2019 at 11:48 pm

At the intersection of black representation and master craftsmanship, new exhibitions of White’s socially-engaged work is a step in addressing UT’s history as a predominantly white institution.
‘Ad Astra’ thrusts viewers into a beautiful space-fueled nightmare

By Noah Levine - Updated on September 15, 2019 at 11:32 pm

With Brad Pitt in space, clearly nothing can go wrong.
Q&A: How 2 UT students turned Teslas into long-distance travel choice for professionals

By Nikhil Agrawal - Updated on September 12, 2019 at 11:56 pm

Take a flight. Hop on a bus. Drive. For those looking to travel across Texas, the options are limited. UT alumnus Mandeep Patel and engineering senior Eliott Lee have a better idea: Whip a Tesla.
Social media rise helps tattoo collectors, hurts small parlors

By Ariana Arredondo - Updated on September 8, 2019 at 11:51 pm

Last weekend, the Austin Tattoo Invitational brought artists and patrons together in celebration of tattoos. Tony Colón, artist and co-owner of Black Mass Tattoo, presented the event.
Q&A: Time management is dead, says Maura Thomas

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on September 6, 2019 at 12:51 am

Overwhelmed. Overworked. Overtired. These are modern-day wounds that Maura Thomas — author, speaker and trainer in work-life balance — strives to heal every day. Thomas’ work focuses on how to master attention management, or as she calls it, “the new time management.”
Lost not found

By Tiana Woodard - Updated on September 5, 2019 at 12:06 am

Studying abroad, I thought, would help me find my identity. I hoped that spending a month in London — one of the world’s most diverse cities — putting together a class documentary would be a way of finding myself. Little did I know I’d instead become the center of attention for many tourists and foreigners, and the experience would only complicate my own understanding of myself.
Much Ado About Modernist Networks: The Annette Campbell-White Collection

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on September 2, 2019 at 10:54 pm

From Aug. 24, 2019 through Jan. 5, 2020, Campbell-White's private collection, Modernist Networks, is displayed at the Harry Ransom Center. Made up of letters, books and manuscripts, the collection features Modernist writers such as Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway and more
5 thrift stores easily accessible by public transit

By Brooke Sjoberg - Updated on August 28, 2019 at 11:49 pm

Austin is home to both independent and chain thrift shops that boast thousands of pre-owned options to revamp anyone’s wardrobe. However, for particularly savvy students, there are a few select shops at the top of the list with realistic pricing and accessibility by public transportation. Here are five of the best thrift shops for students to visit near campus.

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