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Strange Days

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Monday through Friday, Ralph Eugene Meatyard was an ordinary optician and family man—think coach of his son’s Little League team and president of the local...

 
 

Chalk Talk

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. Like many of his fellow PhD students in UT’s physics department, Frank Lee spends ample time in the grad student lounge...

 
 

Building Landmarks

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It’s 4:30 p.m. on a lip-chappingly cold Wednesday during the intersession, and campus is dead. The normally bustling stretch of Speedway between 21st Street...

 
 

Waller Creek Lights Up

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. On most evenings Waller Creek is unlit and generally not trafficked, save for Austin’s homeless population....

 
 

Portrait of the Artist

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For two UT professors who moonlight as visual artists, their craft is both an escape from and a reflection on their day jobs. Michael Adams is a man of many hats....

 
 

3D-Printed Art Comes to Campus

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You’ve probably heard about how the rise of 3D printing is revolutionizing the science and technology sector—but did you know it’s transforming the...

 
 

The Dog Days of Summer

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Buster, Sassy, Coco—a pet by any other name is, well, still a pet. But as an upcoming exhibit at the Blanton Museum of Art shows, our furry friends have come...

 
 

Students Relieve Stress With Dry-Erase Drawings [Slideshow]

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. Ah, finals—that point in the semester when college students seem more like zombies than human beings, pulling all-nighters...

 
 

“Just Light”: James Turrell Talks Skyspaces at UT

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Artist James Turrell’s medium of choice must be shaped, molded, and formed, not unlike clay. Like paint, it requires a canvas and, as with any other medium,...

 
 

UT Student Wins $10,000 By Turning a Tequila Barrel Into a Work of Art

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Some people would look at a common tequila barrel and see just that, a wooden barrel. Others see a blank canvas and the opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind piece...

 
 
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