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‘Under God’?

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

On tonight’s edition of ‘In the Know,’ we’ll be talking about religion and its role in the educational system.
In 2003, Texas passed a law mandating a full minute of morning silence for all grade levels. Although students are allowed to pray during the alloted time, there are other nonreligious activities in which they can engage […]

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College Suicide Rates

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Tonight on In the Know, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at suicide.
A recent survey conducted by the university says that nearly 13,000 students have either attempted or contemplated suicide during their collegiate careers. And although the number of teen suicides has dropped over the past couple of years, the rate at which they occur […]

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Back to School

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

On tonight’s edition of In the Know, we’re getting back into the grove of things with today being the first day of classes.
We’ll be talking about all that comes along with going back to school, such as buying really expensive textbooks. But with a weakening economy and tuition rates skyrocketing, students are finding it hard […]

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Vanessa’s Last Show

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

On tonight’s edition of In the Know, we bid farewell to one of our show’s founding mothers: Vanessa Castañeda!
Yes, after all those years of hard work, Vanessa is leaving us to go on to bigger and better things. That’s why we’ve decided to dedicate this show to her!
We’ll be talking about any and everything that […]

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Doing it outdoors this week on ITK!

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Tonight on ITK we have two very special guests, Diego Gonzalez Joven and John Wimmer (www.whatsyourimpossible.com). Both are University of Texas students who are going outdoors to raise awareness about global issues.
The pair, along with John’s dog Rasha, will bike and swim across North America and are in studio to talk about their upcoming expedition. […]

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In The (k)News 7/30/08

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

900 American Airlines are taking early retirement or going on leave.
Because of that the airline won’t have to furlough 900 workers like it was planning to do.
Rising gas prices forced the airline to start cutting costs… and flight attendants were first on the list. The next cost to be […]

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In the (k)News 07/16/08

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

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About 2500 student here on U-T’s campus had sensitive information exposed online according to a Washington-based watchdog group.
 
U-T learned of the problem all the way back in January and immediately restricted access to the information…which included things like personal tax returns, test scores and social security numbers.
 
However…the Liberty Coalition says that […]

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Sex Ed

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Let’s talk about sex, baby…sex education that is!
Back in 1995, the state of Texas decided to approach sexual education by adopting abstinence-only programs. Now, over a decade later, many are challenging the current curriculum saying it’s unrealistic and counterproductive.
With teen pregnancy on the rise, can abstinence-only programs be partly to blame? Or is promiscuity and […]

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In The (k)news July 9, 2008

Friday, July 11th, 2008

July 9th 2008

 

Japan hosted the Group of Eight’s most recent policy meeting.
On the docket… figuring out climate change…fighting hunger…and helping Africa.
Advocacy groups say that Africa isn’t getting as much aid as it used to. G-eight nations gave three of the twenty-five billion dollars pledged to African nations. Without addressing how to fix […]

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Leaving on a jet plane!

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Ibiza, Spain
The Euro Show
We had to do a summer travel episode. I’m gettin’ off this continent immediately after I graduate; so, I want to find out which areas in Europe house delicious wine producers, which beaches are highly recommended and what it takes to hang out there. […]

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