Out of The Loop podcast with Jane Neal. This week's episode features storyteller Yasmeen Khalifa.

Yasmeen Khalifa is a Mass Communication and English student at the University of Texas at Tyler. She worked for the student-run newspaper investigating issues on- and off-campus, exploring the changing East Texas culture, and giving students a voice.

Yasmeen recently co-founded a new music series in The Patriot titled “Music in the Pines: Exploring Eclectic East Texas.” The series highlights local musicians, venues, concerts and other events as the music scene in East Texas evolves and thrives. Yasmeen also works as a lab technician in the Mass Communication department.

She is the founding president of the Keep Tyler Beautiful Youth Advisory Committee, a group of students working together to encourage beautification, litter reduction and recycling in Tyler.

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