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Shut down the sound: West Campus proves combative for live music events

A previous version of this article originally appeared in Orange Magazine’s Digital Edition V. Written by Kaitlin Reid and Amy Fennie.

For students at the University of Texas at Austin, West Campus is more than a place to rent an apartment: it’s a way of life. For years, fraternities and sororities have welcomed A-list rappers and up-and-coming bands to West Campus as part of their Round Up festivities. But for the past two years, residents have struggled to deal with the West Campus Music Ordinance, which threatens the future of live music in one part of the “Live Music Capital of the World.”

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The Music Run encourages participants to collectively run to the beat

This post was originally featured on ORANGE Magazine’s website.

Running a 5K certainly doesn’t appeal to everyone. But if you provide some beer, blast some upbeat jams through 120 speakers throughout the 3.1-mile course and enlist the infamous Left Shark to cheer everyone on, some initial skeptics might be more willing to participate. Continue reading “The Music Run encourages participants to collectively run to the beat” →

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iLost: Apple wanders from Job’s direction and its traditional marketing model with its debut of Apple Music

When Steve Jobs blessed the world with the first Macintosh Computer in 1984, everything changed. In the years that followed, he transformed from a computer geek into a dynamic and successful Silicon Valley powerhouse. In the three years since his death, four major motion pictures have been produced to study his complex genius.

Society’s fascination with Steve Jobs is not unwarranted. Under his guidance, Apple dominated the technology world and established itself as an iconic trendsetting brand. Apple did not know the meaning of the word failure. Every new product was met with an overwhelming amount of customer support and set the standard for the rest of the industry. Apple marketed a lifestyle, which everyone wanted to be apart of.

So some eyebrows were definitely raised when Apple decided to enter the highly competitive and segmented “streaming war” 12 years after Steve Jobs famously called the subscription model “the wrong path” for the music industry. Not only was Apple disregarding its iconic leader’s advice, but it was also entering this market almost 10 years after its inception—no longer setting the trends, but following them. Continue reading “iLost: Apple wanders from Job’s direction and its traditional marketing model with its debut of Apple Music” →

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University Of Texas graduate students embark on an “intellectual adventure” to illustrate ‘invisible’ members of the Austin community

AUSTIN, Texas—The Senior Fellows Honors Program of the Moody College of Communication hosted sociologist Javier Auyero and his team of graduate sociology students Nov. 5 in the Belo Center for New Media to discuss their exploration of the lives of Austinites living on the margins of society as portrayed in their book, “Invisible in Austin: Life and Labor in an American City.” Continue reading “University Of Texas graduate students embark on an “intellectual adventure” to illustrate ‘invisible’ members of the Austin community” →

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