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Remember: today is to only raise awareness for news engagement. News should be consumed every day. It’s important to stay inquisitive and stay up-to-date on current events. Thanks for keeping up with us on National News Engagement Day 2016!

Back row, left to right: Avery Long, Sierra Juarez, Wesley Story, Aiden Park, Brooke Summers and Alexandria Dominguez.

Middle row, left to right: Sarah Bloodworth, Tania Reza, Alyx Wilson and Talia Hill.

Front row, left to right: Ashley Tsao and Elizabeth Huang.

Not pictured (but never forgotten): Hannah McMorris

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As News Engagement Day comes to a close, this sole Dallas Morning News copy sits at Belo awaiting its last, but not least, consumer. - Thanks to everyone who followed our pictures today. Remember to stay engaged and keep up the curiosity. #utnow16 #NewsEngagementDay By Alexandria and Sarah (at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Senior public health student Nuriva Kamran said she doesn't always have time to read the news because of her schoolwork and involvement in organizations. "But I do have the CNN and BBC apps on my phone, and when I get notifications, I'll read the headlines. I won't actually read into it if I don't have time." 📱Along with entertainment news, Kamran follows news in the Middle East. "I'm Muslim, so anything that happens there I definitely make time to read about." #utnow16 #NewsEngagementDay By Alexandria and Sarah (at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Freshman RTF student Eric Johnsen said he reads the news five times a week and is very interested in the political aspect of news. "I read politics mostly...which is entertainment as of recently. I'm more interested how politics affects the people." #utnow16 #NewsEngagementDay By Alexandria and Sarah (at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Sophomore linguistics student Hannah Oliver said that because of the negative focus of the news, particularly right now, she doesn't read it every day. She does read news via social media when she can. "It's important for anyone to read the news - you can't exist in a bubble of your own reality." #utnow16 #NewsEngagementDay By Alexandria and Sarah (at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Senior nutrition student Kelsey Wong said she reads CNN's Twitter most often. "I like to read about social issues because it's important for me to be aware of things happening like the Black Lives Matter movement. I probably wouldn't really know about stuff like that if I didn't see it online." #NewsEngagementDay #utnow16 By Alexandria and Sarah (at The University of Texas at Austin)

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At around 4:30 p.m., 40 Daily Texan copies remain in the East Mall news box. According to our Twitter polls, about one percent of those surveyed read print news. #NewsEngagementDay #utnow16 By Alexandria and Sarah (at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Sophomore childhood development student Veronica Scott said she spends at least 45 minutes a day reading the news on Twitter. "It's important to read news because you really need to know what's going on in the world today — for your own safety and knowledge." Another reason Scott includes is, "Because my mom said so." #NewsEngagementDay #utnow16 By Alexandria and Sarah (at The University of Texas at Austin)