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Kaiya Little

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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Kaiya Little

    Students Go Home to Texas for the Summer - UT News (opens the original)

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    Through the Home to Texas program, 38 first-year students completed paid internships in their hometowns. In the furthest points of South Texas, the setting sun touches the waters of the Rio Grande and the dry brush of mesquite grass all at once. Laredo, Texas, which sits right on the river, is like a beginning and an end to the state’s reach, depending on which direction you’re going. Growing up in Laredo, sophomore Ashley Nieto said, meant experiencing a tightly knit community even with a popul

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Kaiya Little

    Student Researchers Gain Hands-On Experience in UT’s Turtle Pond - UT News (opens the original)

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    Since 2022, students have recorded information on the turtles on UT’s campus. This July, their research was published, revealing the unique microbial makeup of the turtles. Under the lingering heat of the summer sun, light stretches across the surface of the turtle pond on the University of Texas campus, catching every ripple in the otherwise quiet stillness. From their makeshift lab just a few steps away, a group of 14 students huddles around the water’s edge, equipped with long silver fishing

  3. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Kaiya Little

    Meet the Longhorn who kicked his way to $1.2 Million at College GameDay - UT News (opens the original)

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    Freshman Connor Kacena-Merrell took home the cash prize from Pat McAfee’s “College GameDay” kicking contest. Planting his bare feet into the turf circle outside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Connor Kacena-Merrell glanced at the roaring orange-and-white crowd. Students carrying large posters and Longhorn cheerleaders with poms in hand watched as the freshman electrical engineering and business student poised himself at the 33-yard line for the “College GameDay” “Kicking is Easy” contest

  4. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Kaiya Little

    Why Is Burnt Orange Our Color? - UT News (opens the original)

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    The journey to the well-known burnt orange and white has a long and winding history. As the story goes, The University of Texas’ colors first appeared under overcast April skies in 1885, clutched in the fists of a trio of students rushing to make their train. With orange and white ribbons in tow, friends Gussie Brown, Venable Proctor and Clarence Miller headed to Georgetown, along with most of the student body, to watch UT’s first baseball team face off against Southwestern University. Before th

  5. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Kaiya Little

    New Faculty Join the Longhorn Family - UT News (opens the original)

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    Nearly 150 new faculty members began their time at UT at this year’s New Faculty Launch. Chatter filled the room, echoing off the vaulted ceilings of the Etter- Harbin Alumni Center on Monday morning as nearly 150 new faculty members gathered for the 2026 New Faculty Launch. These faculty members join the Forty Acres at the end of an exceptionally strong recruitment cycle that began last fall with over 12,000 applications. Ahead of the start of classes, the three-day event offered attendees the

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