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Is "Little Treat Culture" Out For 2026, Or Just On A Budget?

We’ve all done it. Stopping by the new matcha place that’s all over social media that you just had to try. Rewarding yourself with a new beauty product for submitting your homework on time. Or, a personal favorite of mine, unwinding from a hard week with a thrift store run… only to awaken from a shopping haze to wonder how you spent that much at Goodwill.Whether your vice is coffee, clothes, cookies, or Labubus, “little treat culture” has cemented itself in society ...
Albuquerque Journal •

Flash flood warnings from Albuquerque NWS on pace to rival historic high

The Albuquerque National Weather Service office has issued more than 180 flash flood warnings — and counting — this year.

Todd Shoemake, a meteorologist for the Albuquerque office, said the office is “on pace” to rival the record number of warnings issued last year at 278.

Shoemake attributes the rise in warnings issued with a rise in observed flooding events. As of Aug. 15, the office has observed over 200 flooding events.

“Our office will issue the Flash Flood Warning 20-40 minutes before flooding is actually observed for any given location,” Shoemake said in an email. “Sometimes, a Flash Flood Warning may be issued and there are multiple instances of flooding observed within the area covered by that particular warning.”
Albuquerque Journal •

About 100 protesters demonstrate outside Albuquerque Walmart

“Burque over billionaires” was the rallying cry for over 100 protesters outside the Walmart on Coors Boulevard near Interstate 40 on Sunday.

Earlier this month, a video depicting federal immigration enforcement officers detaining a man at that Walmart went viral. The man can be heard screaming and at one point falls backward and hits his head. The original video was shared on Facebook over 10,000 times and garnered almost 3,500 comments.
Albuquerque Journal •

'I would love to just make them feel special': 2024 Miss New Mexico USA, nonprofit hold makeover extravaganza for children in foster care

A small 11-month-old girl, wrapped in a green dress with sparkly blue detailing, was suddenly engulfed in a sea of pink. Her purple headband was barely visible in the storm of hot pink ruffles coming off Miss New Mexico USA’s dress. The baby grabbed for the pageant queen’s tiara, barely out of reach from her place in Mackenzie Sydow’s arms.

Sydow gingerly took it off, offering it to the child, who wiggled with excitement.

Sydow, as her last event as reigning Miss New Mexico USA, partnered with the New Mexico Child First Network, a supportive nonprofit for children in foster care, for a Girl’s Day event at Hotel Albuquerque on Saturday.
UT Department of Computer Science •

Researchers Reduce Human Effort in Robot Training | Department of Computer Science

The Robot Perception and Learning Lab launched DexMimicGen, a new data generation system to improve training for humanoid robots. It builds on the lab’s earlier system, MimicGen, to predict humanoid autonomous robot movements from a small set of human demonstrations.Traditionally, humans would need to perform hundreds or even thousands of demonstrations to generate the data needed to train autonomous humanoid robots. While MimicGen only applies to robots with limited dexterity, DexMimicGen can h...
UT Computer & Data Science Online •

Five Years Strong, UT’s Online Master's Programs Shape the Next Generation in Computer and Data Science | Computer & Data Science Online

Tammy Dugan sits in her car as another lecture plays on her laptop screen. Her son’s soccer practice just began, and another midterm is just around the corner. She takes out her notebook and begins taking notes, looking past the glare from the sun across her screen as the coach blows the whistle to start practice.A year ago, she was exploring online programs for artificial intelligence, searching for one that was comprehensive, well-structured, and flexible enough for her busy schedule. After tr...
The Daily Texan •

President Joe Biden delivers keynote address at LBJ Presidential Library

Civil rights must be protected and expanded, President Joe Biden said Monday during his keynote address at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library’s celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. 
“In a Great Society no one should be left behind,” Biden said in his address. “It is time for us to come and see that every American gets a decent break and a fair chance to make good.” 
The president’s remarks come just after he released a series of reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court....
The Daily Texan •

Hundreds gather at Capitol for second statewide pro-Palestine protest this year in commemoration of Nakba Day

Hundreds of protesters gathered and marched in front of the Capitol and downtown Austin Sunday afternoon, following the Texas Department of Public Safety closing the official grounds two days earlier. 
Arranged by a coalition of organizations, the second statewide pro-Palestine protest this year was held in honor of The Nakba, referencing the mass displacement of Palestinians following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, according to the United Nations. 
“Our goal here is to ensure that people here are a...
The Daily Texan •

Semester of SB 17: Alumni, LGBTQ+ activists concerned but hopeful for student advocacy

Editor’s Note: The implementation of Senate Bill 17 meant the loss of diversity, equity and inclusion offices, positions and resources throughout campus. The Texan’s projects department reached out to various members of the UT community to find out how SB 17 changed their experiences on the Forty Acres. These are their stories.
Adrienne Hunter sat anxiously rereading and revising a report with her teammates in March 2022. Despite to-do lists brimming with graduate school applications, midterms a...
The Daily Texan •

Pro-Palestine protest forms at Travis County Jail following arrests earlier in the day

A pro-Palestine protest of around 150 people formed at the Travis County Jail Wednesday night. The gathering is in response to the arrests of at least 34 people on UT campus earlier in the day during a demonstration organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee. 
“It’s a result of police incitement and escalation at what was supposed to be a peaceful walkout and collective gathering on the UT lawn,” said PSC member and psychology senior Jenna, who asked to only be referred to by their first na...
The Daily Texan •

TxDOT’s proposed plans for passenger trains could improve travel for Texas Triangle

The Texas Department of Transportation announced their hope to build passenger trains connecting Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston during a conference in Dallas earlier this month.

According to Texas Rail Advocates, TxDOT applied for three corridor identification programs, the first step in the long process of building passenger trains. If approved, the Federal Railway Administration would grant $500,000 in funding for each corridor.

Marc Magliari, senior public relations manager at A...
The Daily Texan •

‘We can’t let the momentum die down’: Students plan protest for victims of Austin police violence

CW: This article discusses topics of police violence, including instances of police shooting and brutality.

Student organization Students for Revolution is advocating for police accountability and raising awareness for victims of police violence — particularly for Alex Gonzales Jr. and Rajan Moonesinghe.

The organization began putting up posters on and around campus to bring attention to police violence in Austin. With help from Gonzales’ family, the organization will lead a protest Sunday, de...
The Daily Texan •

UT-Austin blocks TikTok access from University Wi-Fi networks

UT-Austin blocked TikTok access on any device connected to its Wi-Fi networks, according to an email sent to the University community Tuesday morning. The decision follows Governor Greg Abbott’s directive to ban the app from all state-issued devices.

Beginning Tuesday, users connected to the University Wi-Fi who try to use the app will be unable to load videos, Jeff Neyland, advisor to the president for technology strategy, said in an email.

“The University is taking these important steps to e...
The Daily Texan •

‘I want quiet space, too’: freshman with Tourette syndrome asked to leave silent study

“That is my go-to study spot,” computational physics freshman Anay Patel said. “I was simply studying and doing my physics homework, and a security guard approached me.”

Patel, who has autism and Tourette syndrome which causes him to have vocal and physical tics, said he was asked to leave the Scholar’s Commons silent study area in the Perry-Castañeda Library on Oct. 6. Patel said his tics are typically a subtle, occasionally loud sound or sometimes twitches. According to Patel, the vocal tics...

Social Media

In my time at the Albuquerque Journal, I was the primary manager of all their Social Media Accounts. I spent much of my time repackaging print stories for visual platforms. Below is my work as a social media designer and social media video journalist.