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Por el amor de México: Ballet Folklórico continues to bring Latin culture to the Big Country

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With intense focus and tiny droplets of sweat running down their olive skin, eight little girls twirl around in their multi-colored skirts of pink, aqua blue and purple inside the dimly lit girls' gym at the Jefferson Center on the corner of S. 14th street. Mariachi music begins to play from a mini speaker set at the front of the gym. The girls ... [Read More…]

A Cappella group puts on first concert

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Foundation A Cappella group put on its first concert this Monday in Cullen Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. Nick Tatum began the group at the beginning of this year, with auditions open to freshman, said Tessa Kennedy, freshman undeclared major from Allen. Foundation is made of of 15 singers. The concert was a showcase of what Foundation has been ... [Read More…]

Riley to leave Student Life for provost’s office

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Dr. Chris Riley, vice president for Student Life, will leave the Office of Student Life at the end of the semester to take a new role in the provost's office. He will replace the retiring Dr. Tom Milholland, as the assistant provost for institutional research and SACSCOC liaison. He will also teach classes in the Department of Political Science ... [Read More…]

Theatre department to have dance track

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The Department of Theatre will launch a new musical theatre dance track for incoming freshmen and upperclassmen in the fall. Dawne Meeks, chair of the department, said students can now get a minor in dance or major in musical theatre with a dance track. The full-time dance instructor will be Lily Balogh, who trained with the American Ballet ... [Read More…]

KACU swings for fences during pledge drive

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KACU-FM is conducting a baseball-themed semi-annual pledge drive this week and is seeking to raise $35,000 to support the station's operations during the coming year. The campus-based public radio station, an independent station, airs programming from National Public Radio and other distributors. The station provides news and music, and ... [Read More…]

Yoga class to raise awareness of sexual assault

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Karen Baker is partnering with the Title IX office to raise awareness of sexual harassment through her Tuesday yoga class. "Yoga has been used as a type of therapy for people who have gone through different forms of sexual trauma," said Baker, senior Kinesiology major from Austin. "So it's really kind of cool to be able to put what I have ... [Read More…]

‘James and the Giant Peach’ tumbles unto the stage for the spring musical

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Setting sail to reach hope, family and sense of self-identity, the Department of Theatre will premiere James and the Giant Peach for the spring musical in Fulks Theatre this weekend. In the triumphant tale of James Henry Trotter, a young orphan whose parents were killed in an accident resulting in the custody of his wretched aunts, James sets ... [Read More…]

50 seniors honored as University Scholars

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The Faculty Senate chose 50 graduating seniors to carry the honor of being 2018 University Scholars, and they were presented the awards in a ceremony Thursday in Chapel on the Hill. Dr. Denise Barnett, a Faculty Senate member who organized the event, said departments on campus nominate top students from their department. Members of the ... [Read More…]

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