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NBA Fans in Austin Hope Spurs-Rockets Game Leads to Something Bigger   

    A rowdy Austin crowd packed the Moody Center on Friday to watch an in-state NBA rivalry, offering yet another sign of the city’s enthusiasm for professional sports. The reigning Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets squared off in each team’s second game of the season, with the Rockets earning a […]

Another Baseless Conspiracy Theory: The Artemis II Mission Was Faked.

    As NASA prepares for more missions like Artemis ll, public interest in space has spiked again.  But alongside the excitement is an uptick in skepticism doubting NASA’s achievements in online conversations. “Anything that has that level of attention… makes itself ripe for conspiracies,” said Asheley Landrum, an Arizona State University journalism and mass […]


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‘Enough Is Enough’: Austinites Demand Change After Cornell Sexual Assault

  Sexual assault survivor Samantha McCoy led protesters at Austin City Hall on Thursday in the wake of the Jane Doe case at Cornell University — but insisted that her organizing efforts weren’t just for her. “We march for those who could not be here,” said McCoy, who organized Thursday’s protest at Austin City Hall. […]

Singer Sara Bareilles Tells UT Students: Give Grief the Space to be Heard

Following crises like the death of loved ones, IVF struggles and political turmoil, singer Sara Bareilles said she has learned that grief does not need to be fixed; it needs to be witnessed.
The Grammy Award-winning singer, actress and composer shared her ideas surrounding grief with students from the University of Texas School of Social Work at the Cactus Cafe on Tuesday. 
“The experience of grief is so universal,” Bareilles said. “People are tethered to this network that we don’t talk about. We don’t realize it’s a deep point of connection always.” 

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