Category: UPbeat

Elaine Yang found her first Monster High doll on the aisles of Walgreens in 2019 and has been collecting ever since.

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Karina Chavez has collected stuffed animals since childhood.

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“Over time, you pick up on patterns and things they do, and your relationship with those people coming into play, too.” Taylor Grant says. The Houston sophomore is a self-taught audio engineer.

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In a quiet corner, William-Luc Ho twists thin strands of floral wire. With steady hands, he loops and folds until a dragon appears — its wings arched, its tail curling mid-air.

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You may think you’ve seen everything, but Arwen Ewart has truly “Scene It All”. That’s the name of the Nederland freshman’s nonprofit theater.

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Most people would find dangling hundreds of feet in the air terrifying, but for Aymee Thompson, it's just a way to unwind. The Friendswood junior started climbing as soon as she could walk and hasn’t looked down since.

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You might recognize Harold Mann’s voice from the “Coach’s Show with LU football coach Pete Rossomando which is broadcast every Wednesday from the Rec Center Patio. Or maybe you recognize the radio personality’s voice from his show on KLVI 560.

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BIG BEND, Texas — In West Texas, there is vast, empty, unlit land dotted with small towns and massive natural formations.

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Fast fashion, according to the dictionary, is “the rapid production of inexpensive, low-quality clothing that often mimics popular styles.” Think about Shein, TEMU, Tiktok Shop — any way to get cheap clothes quickly.

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Women’s sports lead LU but fans don’t seem to appreciate them

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AT THE STRIKE OF 12 on Jan. 29, the Vien Thong Tu Lion dance team hosted their annual midnight performance to welcome the Year of the Snake.

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KATE ROBARDS, A SMALL-TOWN girl from Orange, Texas, is living the big-city dream as a writer, stand-up comedian, actor and producer living in the not-so-small borough of Manhattan, New York City.

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Sleep deprivation negative part of emergency services culture.

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In the age of digital streaming, the number of people buying physical copies of albums is declining.

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A 2023 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study conducted by the NCAA found that 28% of student-athletes feel constantly overwhelmed by all they have to do.

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The International Independent Showmen’s Museum has been a home and archive for show people for more than four generations, housing artifacts, photographs, paintings and an assortment of memorabilia from a century of entertainment. 

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A wide variety of canines dressed their owners in fine costumes, Oct. 12, as the the City of Beaumont hosted its annual “Dogtoberfest at “Central Bark” between the Julie Rogers Theatre and the downtown library.

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Holder is an online student at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, currently majoring in communications with a minor in Fisheries and Wildlife Science, both coming in handy for working with the amphibious reptiles.

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