cactus yearbook http://www.cactusyearbook.com Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:40:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2012 Cactus Goodfellow & Outstanding Student Applications http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2012/01/2012-cactus-goodfellow-outstanding-student-applications/ http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2012/01/2012-cactus-goodfellow-outstanding-student-applications/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:40:20 +0000 editor http://www.cactusyearbook.com/?p=221 It’s that time of year again! Help us find the next Cactus Goodfellows and Outstanding Students by filling out these nomination forms:

Cactus Goodfellow Award 2012 & Outstanding Student Award 2012

]]> http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2012/01/2012-cactus-goodfellow-outstanding-student-applications/feed/ 0 Preview our Longhorn Olympic Hopefuls portraits http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/11/preview-our-longhorn-olympic-hopefuls-portraits/ http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/11/preview-our-longhorn-olympic-hopefuls-portraits/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:04:03 +0000 editor http://www.cactusyearbook.com/?p=205 Portraits of University of Texas swimming and track and field athletes. These photos are a part of larger story for UT’s official yearbook,  Cactus.

These athletes have placed highly in world and/or national championship games and will likely be competing in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, representing the U.S. and the University of Texas, and in the case for one, the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Jimmy Feigen Dax Hill Marquise Goodwin Allison Peter ]]> http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/11/preview-our-longhorn-olympic-hopefuls-portraits/feed/ 0 take a picture, it’ll last longer — photo studio http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/10/take-a-picture-itll-last-longer-%e2%80%94-photo-studio/ http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/10/take-a-picture-itll-last-longer-%e2%80%94-photo-studio/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:10:08 +0000 editor http://www.cactusyearbook.com/?p=192

How will you be remembered?

Make sure to swing by the Hearst Student Media building between October 25th and  November 5th to get  your yearbook photo taken. Photo sessions will be held in HSM  3.302 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

See you there!

— cactus editorial staff

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peace y’all,

- bianca

2011-2012 Cactus Staff Application

]]> http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/05/apply-for-the-2011-2012-staff/feed/ 0 we’re so excited! http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/03/were-so-excited/ http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/03/were-so-excited/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:45:05 +0000 editor http://www.cactusyearbook.com/?p=171 We won 22 Gold Circle awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for the 2010 Cactus. Our book as a whole won a silver crown. Congrats to the 2010 staff!

sports reporting

Honorable mention: Alyssa Maneri

organization/greek writing

1. Janet Herregesell, “Supporting a Dream”

caption/cutline writing

Honorable mention: Bianca Krause, “Keeping Austin Weird”

theme and concept

1. Irene Farrimond and Brennan Lawler

endsheets

Honorable mention: Irene Farrimond

design essentials: table of contents

Honorable mention: Irene Farrimond

sports action photo: color

2. Amanda Martin

sports feature photo: color

Honorable mention: Lauren Gerson

academic photo: color

1. Corey Leamon, “Cutting Edge,”

photo portfolio

2. Lauren Gerson,

feature presentaion: color

Honorable mention: Bianca Krause and Brennan Lawler, “Hitting Home”

informational graphics: color

3. Corey Leamon, “Campus Facilities”

informational graphics: portfolio

3. Corey Leamon, “p. 92093, 94-95, 292-293,”

division page design: color

Honorable mention: Irene Farrimond

student life one spread: color

2. Bianca Krause, “Bleeding Orange”

student life spread multi-page presentation: color

Honorable mention: Bianca Krause, “SXSW”

sports page one spread: color

Honorable mention: Irene Farrimond and Alyssa Maneri, “The Tackle that Saved a Season”

academic one spread: color

Honorable mention: Irene Farrimond and Brennan Lawler, “Studying on the 40 acres”

academic spread multi-page presentation: color

3. Chris Benavides, Irene Farrimond and Brennan Lawler, “Cutting Edge”

organization or greeks one spread: color

1. Irene Farrimond and Tabitha Stork, “Unleash the Horns”

organization or greeks spread multi-page presentation: color

1. Irene Farrimond and Tabitha Stork, “Ahoy Mateys”

design portfolio

3. Bianca Krause

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Outstanding Student Awards:
Shelby Carvalho
Ramu Kharel
Steve Lu
Jae Seo Pi
Jimmy Talarico

Cactus Goodfellow Awards:
Bernadette De La Cruz
Drew Ingram
Shitij “Shantu” Jain
Brennan Lawler
Catalina Popescu

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PHOTO STUDIO DATES

February 14-25 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Hearst Student Media Building (HSM) 3.302

Call 471.9190 for more details.

]]> http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/02/photo-studio-begins-today/feed/ 0 our sincere condolences http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/02/our-sincere-condolences/ http://www.cactusyearbook.com/2011/02/our-sincere-condolences/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:19:33 +0000 editor http://www.cactusyearbook.com/?p=135 Former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court and former Cactus yearbook editor Joe Greenhill passed away this weekend at 96. Greenhill was the longest-serving member of the Texas Supreme Court. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Greenhill’s friends and family. Read his obituary here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/Obituary.aspx?pid=148552955

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