Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Q&A: Mattiel discusses visual design, musical journey

Tiana Woodard March 15, 2019

When thinking of Atlanta, most view the Georgia capital as a breeding ground for hip-hop music. Despite this common stereotype, Atlanta-based rock artist Mattiel Brown has risen to the forefront. Two...

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Activists discuss ‘beauty, resilience, genius of being black’ in SXSW panel

Tiana Woodard March 13, 2019

Audience members awaiting the start of the panel in the The LINE’s Onyx Ballroom were greeted with the soft, catchy sounds of hip-hop instrumentals. The mood set by the music served as a stark contrast...

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Herman, Texas gear up for spring football after first practice

Keshav Prathivadi March 12, 2019

"Enter Sandman,” Metallica’s timeless jam, has always been a signature for closers walking out to the mound to finish a game. On a crisp Monday morning at the Frank Denius Fields in...

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Texas looks to regroup before Texas Southern

Daniela Perez March 12, 2019

Following the Longhorns’ 10-6 loss on Feb. 27th to UTSA — a team Texas had beat 25 out of 30 times — head coach David Pierce came to the team’s Thursday meeting ready to help his...

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‘J.R. ‘Bob’ Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius’ is a fascinating deep dive into an eclectic cult

Noah Levine March 11, 2019

This is a documentary, believe it or not. “J.R. ‘Bob’ Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius” is a wonderfully strange documentary that follows the cultivation of a strange cult...

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Nike legend Tinker Hatfield talks career, iconic designs

Jordyn Zitman March 10, 2019

The packed ballroom at the Fairmont hotel held people from various backgrounds, socioeconomic classes and nationalities who had one thing in common — the shoes on their feet. No one would guess...

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Anna Akana and Lynn Chen manufacture joy in ‘Go Back to China’

Brooke Sjoberg March 10, 2019

Emily Ting’s semi-autobiographical film “Go Back to China” is a smart comedy that tackles, with a dry wit, real issues of factory labor in China and the difficulty of finding a job in...

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Art directors share a look inside Pixar

Landry Allred March 10, 2019

Pixar lovers lined up outside the room hours before the event to hear art directors from Pixar Animation Studios spill secrets about the inner workings of animation. Pixar art designers Joshua Holtsclaw,...

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‘The rock ‘n’ roll moment’: Elisabeth Moss, Brandi Carlile discuss Moss’ role in ‘Her Smell’

Tiana Woodard March 10, 2019

The streets downtown were less lively than usual Sunday afternoon as much of the SXSW crowd filed into the Austin Convention Center for Emmy Award-winning actress Elisabeth Moss and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter...

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Sloppy fielding costs Texas game two at Stanford

CJ Vogel March 9, 2019

For Texas fans who made the three-hour flight to Palo Alto to watch the four-game series against No. 6 Stanford, game two will likely not be mentioned when recapping the trip out west. The Longhorns’...

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Jordan Peele further cements himself as a master of horror with ‘Us’

Noah Levine and Brooke Sjoberg March 9, 2019

“I Got 5 on It” is also a song about how many times people will want to see this movie. Academy Award-winning director Jordan Peele’s second film “Us” is a psychological...

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Black Girls CODE discusses ‘cracking the code’ of underrepresentation in STEM

Tiana Woodard March 9, 2019

In 2018, women of color represented only 11.3 percent of STEM degree holders in the U.S. Nonprofit Black Girls CODE is working to raise these numbers.   Since its founding in 2011, Black Girls...

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