9,948

Students live with us

3.15M

Dining transactions per year

2,000 lbs.

Produce grown on campus annually

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Menu Madness Recipe Voting

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Monday March 2, 2026, 12:00 am - Friday March 6, 2026, 12:00 am
Kins Dining
The competition is heating up. To see your favorite peer-submitted recipe featured as April’s Curated Cravings dish, vote in each bracket of Menu Madness.
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Creation Kitchen: Mediterranean Chicken Power Bowl

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Scheduled
Tuesday March 3, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UHD Registered Dietitians Office (outside Jester West Entrance)
Join us in the Creation Kitchen for a fun and interactive cooking experience where this month, you’ll learn how to make a protein-packed Mediterranean chicken power bowl.
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    Welcome to Jester West, the largest residence hall at UT Austin! Whether you’re checking out UT Austin for the first time or gearing up to make it your new home, we’re here to help with any questions you have. There’s nothing like Home on the Forty 🤘
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    Welcome to Jester West, the largest residence hall at UT Austin! Whether you’re checking out UT Austin for the first time or gearing up to make it your new home, we’re here to help with any questions you have. There’s nothing like Home on the Forty 🤘

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    We can't wait 😎 ☀️

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    Does Bevo count as an emotional support animal? 🤔🤞 #RAHotMicSeries
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    Does Bevo count as an emotional support animal? 🤔🤞 #RAHotMicSeries

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    Roses are red, Bevo loves you,<br />Send a card to a friend, <br />And maybe your crush, too! <br /><br />Happy Valentine’s Day, Longhorns! 🧡🤘
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    Roses are red, Bevo loves you,
    Send a card to a friend,
    And maybe your crush, too!

    Happy Valentine’s Day, Longhorns! 🧡🤘

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    Nothing beads a Mardi Gras dinner on the Forty Acres ⚜️💜 Join us for a night of celebration with a New Orleans-inspired menu, live music, karaoke and a parade with a few surprises.<br /><br />🗓️ Tuesday, Feb. 17<br />🕖 4:30 - 10 p.m.<br />📍 J2 and Kins Dining
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    Nothing beads a Mardi Gras dinner on the Forty Acres ⚜️💜 Join us for a night of celebration with a New Orleans-inspired menu, live music, karaoke and a parade with a few surprises.

    🗓️ Tuesday, Feb. 17
    🕖 4:30 - 10 p.m.
    📍 J2 and Kins Dining

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    🎤 You asked, we answered! #RAHotMicSeries
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    🎤 You asked, we answered! #RAHotMicSeries

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    🍜 Sip, stir and enjoy a delicious bowl of ramen at the Noodle Lab, our new build-your-own ramen station. Check it out at the opening celebration on Feb 9 from 10:30 am – 3 pm. We can’t wait to see you there!
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    🍜 Sip, stir and enjoy a delicious bowl of ramen at the Noodle Lab, our new build-your-own ramen station. Check it out at the opening celebration on Feb 9 from 10:30 am – 3 pm. We can’t wait to see you there!

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    Your birth month but make it ✨dining on the Forty ✨
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    Your birth month but make it ✨dining on the Forty ✨

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    Strangers separated by walls, connected by the Forty Acres. All different journeys, one Longhorn community 🤘🧡
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    Strangers separated by walls, connected by the Forty Acres. All different journeys, one Longhorn community 🤘🧡