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B.A., Sociology with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society, 2010, The University of Texas at Austin
M.B.A., Business Analytics, 2024, Midwestern State University (TX)
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cell phones aren’t so bad for you
This story is a couple of weeks old but with the amount of time I spend on the phone, it’s good news to my ears. A study out of the UK regarding cell phone usage for 10 years finds that it does not increase the risk of tumors. While I’m a big fan of studies…
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notre dame’s latest television spot
During Saturday’s game, this spot was aired for the University of Notre Dame (like I mentioned in the OSU/UT Katrina relief post, universities are given airtime during televised sporting events). The online stream gave me some problems but in short, the 60-second spot watches as a young lady- we’re unsure at this point if she’s…
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if the romans had pop radio
If the Romans had pop radio, Catullus would be playing on it. This observation was made today after we translated a prose adaptation of Catullus 8. (N.B. I’m in LAT 506 which is the lowest-level taught at UT so it’s nothing groundbreaking…) Puella mea mē nōn amat. Valē, puella! Catullus obdūrat: poēta puellam nōn amat,…
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we’re texas and ohio
The University of Texas at Austin and The Ohio State University (yes, “The” is in the title of both schools) have teamed up for hurricane relief this weekend. Normally, during a broadcasted game, both schools are given time to air promotional videos. We’ve all seen them- for a few years, we have the “We’re Texas”…
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Austin Response
It is impossible not to be aware of the situation in New Orleans and the problems facing the residents of the Big Easy. There are evac shelters across the State of Texas as well as 17 other states, including in Austin. While the FEMA and other federal entities can be and have been blamed for…
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temporal security agency
Has anyone played The Journeyman Project games? It’s a triology released in 1993 (the original), 1995 (Buried in Time) and 1998 (Legacy of Time). It’s a 3D adventure game, somewhat like Myst, however, I thought this game was simply more exciting that Myst or Riven or whatever the third Myst was called. The basic story…