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Thursday, May 17, 2012
North Carolina recently banned gay marriage as a constitutional right shocking the entire country and creating an even greater divide between those for gay rights and those opposed. One day after this took place, President Obama announced his support for union among all, regardless of sexual orientation in an interview with ABC News; the first president publicly in favor of gay marriage.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
School is over, and the Facebook statuses have begun. “Just got an internship at the local news station!” says your broadcast journalism friend. “Can’t wait to spend my summer in Italy!” says your Eat, Pray, Love, wannabe friend. Even if you have gained some great BS skills from college, is there any real way to spin “Home for the summer!” into sounding...
Monday, May 14, 2012
I like lists. I enjoy searching for a nice pen, using my best handwriting, and detailing out itemized tasks that I know will make me feel uber-accomplished when I finally strike through them on the page. I make grocery lists, studying lists, and the all-too-famous bucket lists.
The only thing I’m not good at doing is following them.
The approach of summertime has the tendency to bring out...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
With finals fast approaching, there is a plethora of free events going on around campus. Her Campus Texas compiled a list of some of those events to make it easier for you to get free food and swag. If you know of any more, help out and leave a comment with the name, time, and location of the event!
Wednesday, May 9:
Hill Country Bible Church’s Free Pancakes
7-9 pm at West Mall
DHFS...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
If you are a collegiette pursuing a major in the natural sciences, it is understandable to feel intimidated at times. With our incredibly intelligent student body and the large size of the College of Natural Sciences, some female students—especially freshman—can feel overwhelmed. Science is a fascinating area to study because of the continuous discoveries and research being done. It...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
It wasn’t until this past week that I was informed the Texas Women’s Healthcare Program from Planned Parenthood was null in void providing free birth control, cancer screenings, sexually transmitted disease testing and a plethora of other women’s services for low-income women. I was not informed via telephone, e-mail, nor mail, but when I went to the pharmacy, as I did the...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
When you think of summer you think of sun, friends, relaxing and fun. But fun comes with a price, a price usually on the expensive side. The thing that keeps you from going to that concert or amusement park is always the same thing: money. These are four helpful and easy tips to save some extra cash in order to participate in your favorite summer festivities.
Start a savings account...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
You and your man have become inseparable. You live five minutes away from each other and have two classes a week together. But for the summer you are each going your separate ways, whether to an out of town internship or back to the rents’ house or summer vacations. The fact that you will be apart is looming over your head as the semester ends.
Time apart can be stressful for...
Friday, April 27, 2012
At the University of Texas, we're accustomed to being included in one the Internet's greatest pastimes: lists. Lists can be used to endlessly compare colleges across the nation, and for the most part, they are. Kids look up lists for top party schools, the schools with the hottest girls, and the schools with the happiest students. UT recently made a list that I'd never thought of...
Friday, April 27, 2012
While many girls dream of standing inches away from entertainers such as Channing Tatum, Gabrielle Union or Kina Grannis, for sophomore Mariel Salcedo it’s reality. Plainview, Texas native Mariel Salcedo studies radio-television-film, specifically the production track, and is also working toward a Business Foundations certificate at UT. Salcedo works with “Sneak Peek,” an...
