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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

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Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

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She is Unstoppable, She’s the First

April 11, 2018

She’s the First a newly-founded organization at the University of Texas at Austin, strives to fight gender inequality through education.

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Is Campus Carry Keeping UT Safe from America’s Gun Violence Epidemic?

March 30, 2018

According to an FBI report published in 2013, unarmed civilians shut down more active shooter situations than armed civilians did in 160 scenarios between 2000 and 2013.

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The Most Underappreciated Art and Beauty on Campus

March 26, 2018

Spending all day on campus can be a drag, but you don’t have to waste away in the depressing lighting of the PCL! Break up your routine and visit some of the University of Texas’s pretty hidden treasures.

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“Everything Sucks!” Is the ‘90s Sitcom Marginalized Kids Never Had

March 26, 2018

Netflix’s new original series “Everything Sucks!” shows where sentimental imagery from the '90s belongs within the increasingly politicized media scene of 2018.

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Read Before You See: 10 Book-to-Film Adaptations in 2018

March 20, 2018

You’ve heard it before. After every movie adaptation of a book, the same phrase comes from avid readers and novel lovers: “The book was better than the movie.”

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Saudi Women’s Plight for Freedom Rights

November 30, 2017

A longstanding misogynistic decree that banned women from driving in Saudi Arabia was lifted on September 26, 2017 by King Salman, but anyone who thinks that this decree won’t be met with active resistance is fooling themselves.

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10 Movies for 10 Emotions in College

November 28, 2017

There is no better way to relax than to watch movies that match how you're feeling.

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“Big Willie” Turns 20

November 27, 2017

Get jiggy wit it on the 20th anniversary of Will Smith’s debut album “Big Willie Style.”

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Blast From the Past: Mom Jeans and Dad Shirts

November 17, 2017

Thick, white-washed denim were all the rage in the ‘80s and early ‘90s. These comfy jeans, also known as mom jeans, took a hit in the late 2000s when tights and skinny jeans made their debut.

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Netflix Show “Big Mouth” Gave Us the Sex Talk We Never Got

November 16, 2017

Netflix’s new show “Big Mouth” went viral for including a cartoon of female genitals teaching a middle school girl about her body, a stark contrast to the abstinence sex education taught in Texas public schools.

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Why Micah’s Law is a Potential Threat to Reproductive Rights

November 16, 2017

Lawmakers vote on a controversial issue in an effort to keep seats.

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Campus Mental Health Resources: A Breakdown

November 16, 2017

College is exciting, offering: new friends, interesting classes and an unfamiliar sense of freedom. Unfortunately, the sudden change in environment can negatively impact someone’s mental health.