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Top 10 UT memes

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Sixth St: What starts here is forgotten tomorrow

If you’re a UT student who hasn’t hit up Dirty Sixth, there’s a first time for everything. The time for debauchery is upon you and the day will come with either your birthday that’s around the corner or that sweet fake ID you snagged from an older friend. For those who have had the opportunity to party on Sixth and revel in the weekend blur of intoxication, you know this meme is funny and it’s catered toward you.

KVRX Pledge Drive is in full swing

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It’s time to show some love to everyone’s favorite student-run radio station this Feb. 17

From now until February 20, you’ll have the once-a-year opportunity to be part of a momentous tidal wave of love, money and support for UT’s very own KVRX.

In it for the money

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A few tips and tricks when trying to land that dream job

Whether you’re a recent graduate or undeclared freshman, one thing is certain, and it’s that you need money. Even if you don’t have a career in your sights just yet, you can’t stay stuck folding clothes or serving burgers for the rest of your college career. With competition as cutthroat as it is these days, you need all the help you can get. Beyond the obvious polished resume and agreeable attire, sometimes you need a little extra understanding of how the marketplace works.

Taxi rides to cost more

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Austin City Council votes to increase tax cab fees

In a move to increase the number of available taxis overnight in downtown Austin, the Austin City Council has voted during the past two city council meetings to impose additional fees upon taxi cab patrons.

World Beat chef back in action

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Owner of defunct African cafe survives cancer, opens food trailer

Don’t call it a comeback. After shuttering his popular African eatery, World Beat Cafe, and surviving a near-fatal bout with cancer, Austin food icon Lawrence Osas Eguakun is back in business.

Get fit by spring break

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How to lose weight — quickly

Got a case of the Freshman 15? A little pudge around the waistline? A butt you can’t bounce a quarter off of? That’s okay for now, since winter clothes are your best friend, but you can’t hide behind those sweaters for much longer.

Sex and Violence

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The dark side of dating

According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey of 2010, one in three women in the US have survived violence in an intimate relationship. 75% of people ages 16-24 living in Texas have experienced dating violence, reports the Texas Council on Family Violence in a 2006 statewide survey. Over 72% of women who have been raped were raped while they were intoxicated, suggests a Journal of Alcohol Studies.

Pop, lock, and drop it

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UWeekly’s tips on deciding which classes to cut

Nobody looks forward to this point of the semester. The moment where you’re dangerously teetering on the borderlands of being able to drop with a refund, debating all the intangible worth of sticking to the Astronomy class you half-heartedly registered for the night before classes start. Don’t worry, we all have that kind of class, and we’re all struggling. There’s no hard and fast rule when it comes to preemptive, loss-cutting class dropping, but here are a few of UWeekly’s suggestions.