All content by Cat Cardenas
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Volunteer lifeguards band together to tackle refugee crisis
Cat Cardenas
• November 9, 2017
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Spanish Civil War archaeology uncovers years of conflict, pain
Cat Cardenas
• November 9, 2017
![2016-11_29_Cat_Cardenas_Joshua](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-11_29_Cat_Cardenas_Joshua.Guerra79055.jpg)
30: It’s the end of an era for L&A editor
Cat Cardenas
• December 5, 2016
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Activist, alumna pushes for LGBT rights
Cat Cardenas
• December 2, 2016
![2016-11-30_Sexual_Assault_Profiles_Joshua](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-11-30_Sexual_Assault_Profiles_Joshua.Guerra77383.jpg)
Survivor turns to advocacy groups after multiple rapes
Cat Cardenas
• November 30, 2016
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First class of black students at UT recall challenges, discrimination
Cat Cardenas
• November 29, 2016
Grouplove frontman Christian Zucconi discusses latest album, ‘Big Mess’
Cat Cardenas
• November 18, 2016
![TATTUESDAYS0908_logo_MelanieWestfall](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/TATTUESDAYS0908_logo_MelanieWestfall.jpg)
Tat-Tuesday: ACL festivalgoers share stories behind ink
Chris Duncan and Cat Cardenas
• October 4, 2016
![2016-10-01_ACL_WeekendOne_Day2_Joshua](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-01_ACL_WeekendOne_Day2_Joshua.Guerra85448_0.jpg)
ACL Weekend One: Headliners, small acts entertain festival goers
Chris Duncan and Cat Cardenas
• October 3, 2016
![2016-10-01_ACL_WeekendOne_Day2_Joshua](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-01_ACL_WeekendOne_Day2_Joshua.Guerra87765.jpg)
ACL Day Two builds on Day One, adding variety and energy
Cat Cardenas and Chris Duncan
• October 2, 2016
The Naked and Famous discuss upcoming album ‘Simple Forms,’ past influences
Cat Cardenas
• September 30, 2016
![Selena Cover Band_court of Eric Celedon](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Selena-Cover-Band_court-of-Eric-Celedon.jpg)
Singer keeps Selena’s memory alive by performing
Cat Cardenas
• September 23, 2016
Joseph Schooling conquers his idol, wins Olympic gold
Cat Cardenas
• August 15, 2016
![SupremeCourt_AbigailFisher_MatthewAdamscopy](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/SupremeCourt_AbigailFisher_MatthewAdamscopy.jpg)
Storify: Nation reacts to Fisher v. UT
Cat Cardenas
• June 23, 2016
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Humanizing Homelessness
Elena Mejia, Katie Walsh, and Cat Cardenas
• May 5, 2016
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Alumna’s film career focuses on border stories
Cat Cardenas
• April 15, 2016
![Special Project_Donna Decesare](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Special-Project_Donna-Decesare.jpg)
UT Professor documents Latin American youth, gang life
Cat Cardenas
• April 15, 2016
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South By Southwest Film announces Audience Award winners
Katie Walsh and Cat Cardenas
• March 19, 2016
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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Saturday, March 19
Sebastian Sada, Charles Liu, Megan Hix, Katie Walsh, and Cat Cardenas
• March 19, 2016
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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Friday, March 18
Sebastian Sada, Charles Liu, Megan Hix, Katie Walsh, and Cat Cardenas
• March 18, 2016
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SXSW 2016: An Interactive Guide
Katie Walsh, Megan Hix, Cat Cardenas, and Sam Limerick
• March 18, 2016
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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Thursday, March 17
Charles Liu, Megan Hix, Katie Walsh, and Cat Cardenas
• March 17, 2016
![2016-03-15_SXSW_America_Ferrera_MikeMcGraw](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-03-15_SXSW_America_Ferrera_MikeMcGraw.jpg)
America Ferrera discusses Latino voters
Cat Cardenas
• March 16, 2016
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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Wednesday, March 16
Sebastian Sada, Charles Liu, Katie Walsh, Megan Hix, and Cat Cardenas
• March 16, 2016
![2016-03-14_Tattuesday_Mike](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-03-14_Tattuesday_Mike.McGraw_3.jpg)
Tat-Tuesday: SXSW Festival-goers share stories behind ink
Cat Cardenas
• March 16, 2016
![2016-03-15_Kodak_Moments_Theatre_Mike](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-03-15_Kodak_Moments_Theatre_Mike.McGraw_1.jpg)
Kodak celebrates new app with “sensorial exploration of memories”
Cat Cardenas and Katie Walsh
• March 16, 2016
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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Tuesday, March 15
Sebastian Sada, Charles Liu, Megan Hix, Katie Walsh, and Cat Cardenas
• March 15, 2016
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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Monday, March 14
Sebastian Sada, Charles Liu, Katie Walsh, Megan Hix, and Cat Cardenas
• March 14, 2016
![2016-03-13_Comedy_SXSW_2016_March_13_Rachel](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-03-13_Comedy_SXSW_2016_March_13_Rachel.Zein49812.jpg)
Alia Shawkat shares memories at Upright Citizens Brigade improv show
Katie Walsh and Cat Cardenas
• March 14, 2016
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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Sunday, March 13
Charles Liu, Katie Walsh, Megan Hix, and Cat Cardenas
• March 13, 2016
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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Saturday, March 12
Charles Liu, Katie Walsh, Megan Hix, and Cat Cardenas
• March 12, 2016
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Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Friday, March 11
Katie Walsh, Megan Hix, and Cat Cardenas
• March 11, 2016
![2015-09-24_Lewis_Black_Mike](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-09-24_Lewis_Black_Mike.McGraw1445.jpg)
Austin community supports local filmmakers
Cat Cardenas
• March 11, 2016
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All That: The ’90s Revisited
Kartik Sridhar, Stephen Acevedo, Hannah Shih, Charles Liu, Cat Cardenas, and Megan Hix
• March 4, 2016
![0304_ChesterOmenukor_illo_music](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/0304_ChesterOmenukor_illo_music.jpg)
‘90s rappers brought race, politics into music
Cat Cardenas
• March 4, 2016
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Live Blog: #Oscars2016
Sebastian Sada, Megan Hix, and Cat Cardenas
• February 29, 2016
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Modern Slavery: Hidden in Plain Sight
Megan Hix, Cat Cardenas, and Katie Walsh
• February 26, 2016
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Live Blog: Grammy Awards 2016
Chris Duncan, Katie Walsh, Megan Hix, and Cat Cardenas
• February 15, 2016
![David Bowie couresty RCA Records](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/David-Bowie-couresty-RCA-Records.jpg)
David Bowie album cover artist discusses artistic process
Cat Cardenas
• February 10, 2016
![2016-01_27_Lyft_Uber_Joshua](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016-01_27_Lyft_Uber_Joshua.Guerra10684.jpg)
Student shares life as Lyft driver
Katie Walsh and Cat Cardenas
• January 27, 2016
![2016-01-22_acl_photographer_Mike](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016-01-22_acl_photographer_Mike.McGraw458.jpg)
Austin City Limits photographer captures show’s energy
Cat Cardenas
• January 22, 2016
![2016-01-22_ACL_Soundguy_Marshall](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016-01-22_ACL_Soundguy_Marshall.Tidrick595.jpg)
ACL audio engineer recounts 40 years of recording, mixing show
Cat Cardenas
• January 22, 2016
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ACL: 40 Years Later
Cat Cardenas
• January 22, 2016
Musician Ray Benson reflects on first Austin City Limits performance
Cat Cardenas
• January 22, 2016
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Voices of Diversity
James Rodriguez, Danielle Lopez, Elizabeth Hlavinka, Marisa Charpentier, and Cat Cardenas
• December 3, 2015
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Professors, students seek diverse representation on campus
Cat Cardenas
• December 3, 2015
![2015-11-12_Matthew_McConaughey_Joshua](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-11-12_Matthew_McConaughey_Joshua.Guerra6465.jpg)
Tejas Club hosts Matthew McConaughey in weekly speaker series
Danielle Lopez and Cat Cardenas
• November 12, 2015
![TATTUESDAYS0908_logo_MelanieWestfall](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/TATTUESDAYS0908_logo_MelanieWestfall.jpg)
Tat-tuesday: People on campus share stories behind ink
Danielle Lopez and Cat Cardenas
• November 10, 2015
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ACL Live Blog: Sunday, October 11
Cat Cardenas and Marisa Charpentier
• October 11, 2015
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ACL Live Blog: Saturday, October 10, 2015
Marisa Charpentier and Cat Cardenas
• October 10, 2015
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ACL Live Blog: Friday, October 9 2015
Marisa Charpentier and Cat Cardenas
• October 9, 2015
![2015-10-05_ACL_Charlotte](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-10-05_ACL_Charlotte.-Carpneter7072.jpg)
alt-J discusses sophomore album ‘This Is All Yours’
Cat Cardenas
• October 9, 2015
![acllogo](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/acllogo_0.jpg)
ACL Live Blog: Sunday, October 4, 2015
Danielle Lopez, Chris Duncan, Marisa Charpentier, and Cat Cardenas
• October 4, 2015
![2015-09-26-_ACL_DayTwo_Thalia](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-09-26-_ACL_DayTwo_Thalia.Juarez4333.jpg)
ACL Live Blog: Saturday, October 3, 2015
Chris Duncan, Marisa Charpentier, Cat Cardenas, and Danielle Lopez
• October 3, 2015
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ACL Live Blog: Friday, October 2, 2015
Chris Duncan, Marisa Charpentier, Cat Cardenas, and Danielle Lopez
• October 2, 2015
![2014-10-10-ACL_weekend_two_friday_Sarah](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2014-10-10-ACL_weekend_two_friday_Sarah.Montgomery05851-600x900.jpg)
Style, fashion of festivalgoers to be showcased at ACL
Cat Cardenas and Marisa Charpentier
• October 2, 2015
![Music_Men_Composite](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Music_Men_Composite.jpg)
The Music Men: UT alumni establish Austin’s music scene in 1970s
Cat Cardenas
• September 28, 2015
![DanielleVillasana](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DanielleVillasana.jpg)
Alumna documents Peru’s transgender women through photography
Cat Cardenas
• September 19, 2015
![2015-09-08_dog_walk_Jesus](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-09-08_dog_walk_Jesus.Nazario1514.jpg)
UT public art program hosts art dog walk
Danielle Lopez, Marisa Charpentier, and Cat Cardenas
• September 8, 2015
![0827_illo_IsabellaPalacios](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0827_illo_IsabellaPalacios-695x900.png)
Satisfy late-night cravings at these local restaurants
Cat Cardenas
• August 28, 2015
![SocialSessions_courtPaytonWilliams](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SocialSessions_courtPaytonWilliams.jpg)
UT alumna, student promote philanthropic concerts
Cat Cardenas
• August 26, 2015
![0823_IlloPart4_ConnorMurphy](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0823_IlloPart4_ConnorMurphy.jpg)
What you really need to know about freshman year at UT
Cat Cardenas and Marisa Charpentier
• August 24, 2015
![2014-10-03_ACL_Day_1_Jenna](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2014-10-03_ACL_Day_1_Jenna.VonHofe21156.jpg)
Life&Arts Editors preview the fall semester
Cat Cardenas, Marisa Charpentier, and Danielle Lopez
• August 24, 2015
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Four under-$20 shows to see in Austin this weekend
Cat Cardenas
• August 12, 2015
![4showsunder20logo_MelanieWestfall306](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4showsunder20logo_MelanieWestfall306.jpg)
Four under-$20 shows to see in Austin this weekend
Cat Cardenas
• July 29, 2015
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Four Beats 1 radio shows to tune into
Cat Cardenas
• July 18, 2015
![4showsunder20logo_MelanieWestfall306](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4showsunder20logo_MelanieWestfall306.jpg)
Four under-$20 shows to see in Austin this weekend
Cat Cardenas
• July 15, 2015
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Austin music road trip
Cat Cardenas
• July 13, 2015
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Four podcasts to listen to this summer
Cat Cardenas
• July 1, 2015
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UT professors recommend their favorite albums
Cat Cardenas
• June 30, 2015