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Cactus Cafe fans create human chain

Rally hopes to preserve campus music venue

Updated: Wednesday, 21 Apr 2010, 6:44 PM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 21 Apr 2010, 6:37 PM CDT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Friends of the Cactus Cafe form a human chain around the UT campus music venue Wednesday in the hopes of preserving it.

The non-profit group linked together over 5,000 petitions in support of the cafe.

The university announced in January a plan to close the venue as part of a university-wide cost-cutting measure.

Following the demonstration UT held a public forum to discuss various opinions of the Cactus Cafe.