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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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In The (k)News 6/18/08

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

U-T’s student government met yesterday to talk about stuff they want to do next year. About 25 students, including SG reps, showed up to the meeting. They didn’t come to any conclusions except that they intend to talk about health care and tuition sometime soon.

City Council is changing the curfew (for minors) from 10PM to […]

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Season Finale

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Topic: Media objectivity

      We’ll discuss the reasons certain media outlets are considered more objective than others. And whether being an objective journalist is an achievable goal in a world of FOXy pundits. And if a journalist were to identify their own bias before […]

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Booze Clues

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Origins of the Cinco de Mayo:
May 5, 1862 was the day General Ignacio Zaragosa led Mexican forces against the French and won. No one really celebrated that day until about 100 years later. Los Angeles Recreation and Parks commissioner Riordan decided to use the day to market the Coors beer distributors he owned. He […]

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In The Know: The Director’s Cut

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Welcome to In The Know: The Director’s Cut.
I’m KVRX News Director Vanessa Castaneda.
Today I’m sharing some of my favorite shows from the spring 2008 season with you.
In the Birthcontrol episode, Gulie Fager from U.T. Austin’s University Health Services was in the studio. Coming up: candid discussion about whether you can lose something inside the vagina, […]

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Sexin’ up your ipod

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

As promised, here’s the second half of the In The Know which aired April 2, 2008.
We talked about birth control with University of Texas at Austin Health Education Coordinator Gulielma Leonard Fager, MPH.
Download it to your ipod or zune or whatev and listen to it.
We’ll keep you company while you cavort through the pollen showers […]

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Fishing

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Wednesday, on In The Know: We’re talking birth control. We heard about a 30-dollar paternity test and opinions started flying.
Who’s responsible for birth control? The guy or the girl?
What about specific methods like the ring? Does anyone really want something up their yaya for months?
We’ll also talk about _______________. This is where you come in.
Tell […]

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UT Students start tech company

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Tonight on In The Know:  A group of U-T students is getting together to start a technology company in 2 and a half days.
Founder of Venture Weekend, Alex Schliker, will join us to discuss why UT students want to deviate from the normal career path, and how Venture […]

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