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All content by Jaelyn Rodriguez
Law enforcement agencies work to fight rise in motor vehicle thefts around Austin

Law enforcement agencies work to fight rise in motor vehicle thefts around Austin

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter April 24, 2024

UTPD responded to two separate incidents of motor vehicle theft, within two days of each other, on University property earlier this month. According to UTPD's X, two vehicles belonging to University-affiliated...

Few working street lights line Graham Pl and Rio Grande St. The City of Austin plans to upgrade more than 400 streetlights in West Campus by the end of the year.

En medio de la delincuencia y las preocupaciones por la seguridad, los miembros de la comunidad de West Campus determinan un camino a seguir

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 15 de abril del 2024 por Kylee Howard y Jaelyn Rodriguez y fue traducido al español por Citlali Martinez Hernandez. Hajin Park está...

Few working street lights line Graham Pl and Rio Grande St. The City of Austin plans to upgrade more than 400 streetlights in West Campus by the end of the year.

Amid crime, safety concerns, West Campus community members determine a path forward

Kylee Howard and Jaelyn Rodriguez April 15, 2024

Hajin Park is exhausted.  She is exhausted from classes, homework and thinking about post-graduation life, and on top of it all, she is worried about her well-being as a woman in West Campus. “It...

SafeHorns unveils new location in West Campus

SafeHorns unveils new location in West Campus

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter April 5, 2024

SafeHorns unveiled its new location, SafeHorns Place, in the heart of West Campus during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. Established in 2016, SafeHorns, an advocacy group of UT parents and community...

Amidst rising need, CMHC continues to expand, better address students’ mental health issues

Amidst rising need, CMHC continues to expand, better address students’ mental health issues

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General Projects Reporter April 3, 2024

While earning a graduate degree in social work, University of Texas alumna Hanna, who wished to be referred to by a nickname, began experiencing intense spikes in her heart rate and difficulty breathing.  Believing...

Mary Lee Square on March 21, 2024.

La ciudad desarrollará un nuevo proyecto de vivienda asequible en el Distrito 9 después de la aprobación de millones de dólares

Naina Srivastava, Jaelyn Rodriguez, and Maria Gomez March 24, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 22 de marzo de 2024 por Naina Srivastava y Jaelyn Rodriguez y fue traducido al español por Maria Gomez. Un nuevo desarrollo para vivienda...

Mary Lee Square on March 21, 2024.

City to develop new affordable housing project in District 9 following million-dollar approval

Naina Srivastava and Jaelyn Rodriguez March 22, 2024

A new affordable housing development is coming to District 9 after the city approved $50 million in funding late last month for affordable housing developments in six districts. The Mary Lee Square...

Dr. Stephen Hursting, a professor of nutrition at UNC Chapel Hill, speaks at the Food for Thought panel on Feb 22, 2024.

Lecture discusses the relationship between nutrition and cancer

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter February 26, 2024

Rows of guests filled the Union's Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom on Feb. 22 to learn about the link between nutrition and cancer’s development and progression. Held by the Department of Nutritional Sciences,...

From left, advertising sophomore Emmy Chen and Anthropology and International Relations freshman Kylee Puga observe Biogenic House Sections in Mebane Gallery on Monday.

Biogenics House Sections exhibit explores sustainability in architecture

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter February 22, 2024

Light fills Goldsmith Hall's Mebane Gallery, highlighting a new exhibit that challenges the common materials used in architecture.  Designed and curated by Lewis Tsurumaki Lewis Architects, Biogenic...

General Philippe Lavigne, the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation to NATO speaks at the NATO and the Future of American Security Conference in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on Tuesday.

NATO conference discusses future of American security

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter February 12, 2024

Dozens of guests filled the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on Feb. 6. to attend the first installment of the 2024 NATO Washington Summit Campaign put on by the Transatlantic Security Initiative to examine...

New UT program allows incoming freshmen to begin studies abroad

New UT program allows incoming freshmen to begin studies abroad

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

Texas Global introduced a new program on Nov. 13 called “Take the World by the Horns,” which creates a new study abroad opportunity for “first-time-in-college students.” The program, created...

The Ofrenda at the Mexican American Culture Committees Día de los Muertos event in the WCP Ballroom on Nov. 2, 2023.

‘Podemos compartir un pedazo de nosotros con los demás’: estudiantes y exalumnos se reúnen para celebrar el Día de los Muertos

Jaelyn Rodriguez and Valeria Mota November 5, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 2 de noviembre del 2023 por Jaelyn Rodriguez y fue traducido al español por Valeria Mota. Música mexicana tradicional llenó el alrededor...

The Ofrenda at the Mexican American Culture Committees Día de los Muertos event in the WCP Ballroom on Nov. 2, 2023.

‘We get to share a little piece of ourselves with other people’: Students, alumni come together to celebrate Día de los Muertos

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter November 2, 2023

Traditional Mexican music filled the evening air as dozens of students, alumni and other visitors gathered in front of the Tower on Nov. 1 to attend Sigma Lambda Beta's annual Día de los Muertos celebration. Día...

Students, community members share their experiences with religious indoctrination on campus

Students, community members share their experiences with religious indoctrination on campus

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General Projects Reporter November 2, 2023

This past summer, a freshman's orientation experience was different than he expected. The expanse of the campus, the swiftness of orientation activities and the abundance of fellow incoming freshmen momentarily...

UT Greek life unifies to support community in SFL Day of Service

UT Greek life unifies to support community in SFL Day of Service

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter October 23, 2023

Hundreds of UT fraternity and sorority members came together Oct. 14 to assist three Austin ISD schools in beautifying their campuses. Jack Tanner, an aerospace engineering junior and president of the...

Third year PhD graduate student Jullian Perren and Dr. Kyle Miller sit in a lab in the Neural and Molecular Science Building on Oct. 6, 2023.

Laboratorio de UT hace un descubrimiento revolucionario en la investigación del cáncer de mama

Jaelyn Rodríguez and Hannel Suarez October 17, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 12 de octubre por Jaelyn Rodríguez y fue traducido al español por Hannel Suarez. Un laboratorio de UT descubrió la función de una enzima...

Third year PhD graduate student Jullian Perren and Dr. Kyle Miller sit in a lab in the Neural and Molecular Science Building on Oct. 6, 2023.

UT lab makes breakthrough discovery in breast cancer research

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter October 12, 2023

A UT lab discovered the function of an enzyme that can potentially target new therapies for breast cancer.  Published on Sept. 21, the research, conducted with research teams at UT Health San Antonio...

A turtle sits on a rock at the UT Turtle Pond on September 28, 2023.

Tortugas fueron encontradas aplastadas en West Campus.

Jaelyn Rodriguez and Isabela Ocampo Restrepo October 9, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 4 de octubre por Jaelyn Rodriguez y fue traducido al español por Isabela Ocampo Restrepo. Advertencia de contenido: este articulo contiene...

A turtle sits on a rock at the UT Turtle Pond on September 28, 2023.

Turtles found smashed in West Campus

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter October 4, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of animal cruelty.   Two turtles were found fatally harmed on Sept. 24 in West Campus near the intersection of Rio Grande Street and 25th Street.  “I...

UT researchers work to transform ambient air into clean water

UT researchers work to transform ambient air into clean water

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter September 27, 2023

UT researchers developed a process of converting moisture in the atmosphere into drinkable water in an effort to combat global water shortages. Led by Guihua Yu, a materials science and mechanical engineering...

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