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‘Paddles with a Purpose’ team of breast cancer survivors find community in dragon boating

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on February 11, 2020 at 11:47 pm

The dragon boating team, Paddles with a Purpose, formed in July and applied for a nonprofit license in August, making it the first breast cancer survivor team in the Austin area. They are composed of 35 breast cancer survivors from Round Rock to San Marcos, ages 40 to 82.
UT-Austin students launch art-based makeup brand, zine Musée Beauty

By Carlie Whisman - Updated on February 7, 2020 at 12:04 am

Tejal Bhikha paints using a different kind of canvas — her face. She said she was originally inspired by art history in college, recreating famous paintings such as Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss.” This was the inspiration behind her brand Musée Beauty, a magazine and collective focused on the intersection between art and makeup.
Law students create a space for law-themed puns, runaway dinos

By Kaylee Benavides - Updated on February 6, 2020 at 12:20 am

Assault & Flattery, a theater performance group made up of law students, prepare for the premiere of their newest parody play "Scalia Mia!: May He Rise Again."
How UT-Austin became the No. 6 best college for veteran students nationwide

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on February 6, 2020 at 12:15 am

UT was ranked No. 6 best school for student-veterans in the nation.
Online service provides babysitting, tutoring jobs for students

By Anissa Reyes - Updated on February 4, 2020 at 11:52 pm

As graduation neared, Emily Garcia broke the news to a child she’d been babysitting for a year and a half that she would soon be leaving.

“The plan was to graduate in December and stop watching her,” Garcia said. “But then for Christmas, I surprised her and wrote on a card that I was staying and she was so happy.”
Student film ‘And They Were Loved’ documents journey of 3 LGBTQ men of color

By Bithia Dantoumda - Updated on February 4, 2020 at 11:34 pm

Malik Julien made his first film at the age of 6. After reluctantly asking his mom for permission, she said, “Okay, let’s do it.”
‘Dance can be a way of understanding the world’: New dance professor Leah Cox seeks to engage nondancers

By Grace Barnes - Updated on February 4, 2020 at 12:05 am

This spring, the College of Fine Arts welcomed Leah Cox, a widely recognized dancer and arts administrator, to its faculty in the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Artist behind Jester East drawings talks inspiration, care for students

By Kate Williams - Updated on February 3, 2020 at 11:33 pm

UT alumnus Kevin McCalla works the night shift at the front desk of Jester East, where he creates elaborate whiteboard illustrations that have become a staple of the dorm.
UT student saves life on presidential campaign trail

By Katya Bandouil - Updated on February 3, 2020 at 12:00 am

Government junior Parisa Mahmud traveled to Iowa over winter break to canvass for the Warren presidential campaign with college students from all over the United States. While knocking on doors in Polk City, Iowa, Mahmud stopped Iowa resident Carly Routh from attempting suicide.
Artist alumna continues to find support in UT community after graduation

By Katya Bandouil - Updated on January 31, 2020 at 12:05 am

When she was little, UT alumna Alex Guillen recreated the designs from Disney movie posters, which her mom would later copy and send to friends. Years later in college, she would be asked to design movie and theater production posters for fellow students.

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