Gracyn Freiling

UT ‘24 Journalism

[Gracyn Freiling @gracynfreiling]

Want to know how a student referred to her professor as a “thumb from Spy Kids” on the first day of class?😳 Read all abt that fun story & more in my latest for @thedailytexan @texanarts 🥳

[The Daily Texan @thedailytexan]

Testing, testing...is this thing on?

Students share their embarrassing Zoom moments, from being unmuted on accident to breakout room bonding.

https://t.co/gEdY6pQYLJ

[Nicholas Coles, PhD @coles_nicholas_]

A year ago, a non-academic friend listened to a talk I gave. I thought it went great. My friend disagreed.

She said that academics are experts at making interesting stuff boring—and that we should all take a speech class.

So I did. And here are 6 most useful things I learned.

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BREAKING: Austin-Travis County returns to Stage 4 COVID guidelines. Fully vaccinated & boosted individuals are recommended to wear a mask when gathering outside their household. @thedailytexan

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“A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge that he tried to sell some of America’s most closely guarded submarine secrets to a foreign country” https://t.co/hzdSLFNMEs

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NYT Opinion: “If NASA’s plan holds, its Artemis program will land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon in 2025. And this, NASA says, is just the beginning.” https://t.co/B9NO4KaGOi

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“They’re doing it again.

Norway, with a population of just five million, is executing its quadrennial triumph over the rest of the world.” https://t.co/EFkFIoEYkY

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“You got this,” Max says. “Confidence and commitment.”

“Confidence and commitment,” I repeat, and push off down the ramp. https://t.co/LiF0B4ZRub

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“A grand jury in Austin, Texas, has indicted several police officers for using excessive force during racial justice protests in 2020” https://t.co/LkfCvplQ2j

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Be prepared for some detours if you plan to drive on Sunday. 🚧🚗 The #austinmarathon is back this year and runners will race through the city streets. Check out this guide to know where to avoid or where to go and cheer the athletes on! 🏃‍♀️🏅

https://t.co/apANrAXNpH

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some good COVID news today, but we still have a ways to go…💉🦠

“Nationwide, the U.S. is now averaging roughly 140,000 new COVID cases per day — a 64% drop over the past two weeks. The pace of new infections is declining in every state.”

https://t.co/L4mnH4Y4Zp

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Despite being favored to win, Valieva finished 4th today in the Olympic Women’s Free Skate. Her competition in Beijing has come to a close, but her doping scandal roars on. The aftermath of all of this remains unclear.

https://t.co/9o8zPs8LF2

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“It was the third early exit in five events for Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who had been a favorite going into the Games.”

https://t.co/k2fdBZDPny

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I will be live tweeting the Olympic Women’s Combined Slalom Finals. ⛷⛷Follow along for updates!

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Although Shiffrin will be leaving Beijing without any individual medals, she still has a chance to snag a medal in the upcoming team event. This is also likely not her last Olympics, giving her plenty of opportunity for redemption.