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Students form DJ duo, get added to Finding Euphoria lineup

Madelyn Reiter April 30, 2018

Student DJ duo Auxymorons only started playing at informal “aux” parties a little over one year ago. Now taking the next step in their music careers, they are playing sets at concerts and festivals,...

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Student organization campaigns against sexual violence with Denim Day

Madelyn Reiter April 24, 2018

Student organization Not On My Campus will bring Denim Day to UT on April 25 in an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault and the effects of victim blaming. In 1992, a driving instructor in...

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Healthy Student Organizations Program reaches all-time high in participation

Madelyn Reiter April 18, 2018

The Healthy Student Organization Program, which has promoted healthy lifestyles in student organizations for the past three years, has reached an all-time participation high and has nearly doubled since...

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Students prepare to move out for summer but face difficulties subleasing their apartments

Madelyn Reiter April 4, 2018

Students preparing to move out of their apartments for the summer face a costly burden: paying the rent their 12-month leases demand. While they may not live in the apartment year-round, students still...

Student organization campaigns for safe sexual environments leading up to one of UT’s most at-risk weekends

Madelyn Reiter March 21, 2018

Concerns over safety are mounting as Round Up approaches this weekend, so student-run organization Not On My Campus has plans to take action. NOMC president Tatum Zeko said Round Up, a weekend-long...

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UT student founds business after clear-bag policy becomes standard at university stadiums

Madelyn Reiter March 9, 2018

After Texas Athletics passed the clear bag policy prohibiting non-transparent purses from all sporting events last August, biology senior Marie-Claire Huff took matters into her own hands. Huff and...

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UT students initiate texting service providing students with university resources

Madelyn Reiter February 27, 2018

Information about UT services may soon be just a text message away if a recently passed Student Government initiative comes to fruition. Natalie Engel, social work and communication studies senior,...

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UT alumni develop website to give SXSWgoers optimal festival experience

Madelyn Reiter February 21, 2018

After years of attending South By Southwest, three friends and recent UT graduates, Ari Gootnick, Chris Hogue and Chris Xu, created a business to simplify the festival experience. Festival Saviors,...

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Jewish UT students host traditional Shabbat dinner for hundreds

Madelyn Reiter February 19, 2018

The ballroom of the Texas Union filled with commotion and excitement Friday as students prepared to host the largest Shabbat dinner in Texas. Students, faculty and Jewish people within the Austin community...

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Students, faculty gather at materials workshop to discuss how interior materials impact health

Madelyn Reiter February 7, 2018

Participants clanked around with boards and wires, meticulously using the small materials to build their very own machine to alert them of dangerous pollutants in their own homes. The School of Architecture’s...

NEW Leadership Texas Program application opens to undergraduate women

Madelyn Reiter January 23, 2018

Undergraduate women can spend a week this summer learning about political leadership through the National Education for Women Leadership Texas Program, which is now accepting online applications. The...

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University of Texas Co-op cancels rebate program, paves way for new discount member program

Madelyn Reiter January 22, 2018

The University Co-op will discontinue its rebate program starting March 1 in preparation for a new purchase discount member program. The rebate program, which gives current UT students and faculty a...

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