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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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How Do I Get Out of Here?? – A Guide to Getting Off-Campus for the Car-less

October 24, 2017

Austin can be intimidating. It’s busy, intensely crowded and it feels gigantic, especially to a freshman new to the area.

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New Cab in Town

October 19, 2014

Music booms out of the speakers while he peddles through the streets of Austin. As the day progresses, he adjusts his music choice to the reflect the energy of the downtown crowd — MGMT for day rides and Calvin Harris at night. A variety of customers hop in, from a couple who just finished a romantic dinner to a young man on Sixth Street who had a little too much to drink. At the end of the night, Joseph Garcia is relieved to call it a day but proud to be a pedicab driver.