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

Previewing Texas’ Sweet Sixteen matchup against Xavier

Previewing Texas’ Sweet Sixteen matchup against Xavier

Matthew Caldwell, Associate Sports Editor March 23, 2023

With No. 2-seed Texas’ win over Penn State last weekend, the Longhorns made it to their first Sweet 16 since 2008. However, there is still more to be desired for interim head coach Rodney Terry and his...

Previewing Texas men’s basketball’s Sweet 16, Elite Eight matchups

Previewing Texas men’s basketball’s Sweet 16, Elite Eight matchups

Ryan Hopper, General Sports Reporter March 23, 2023

Texas is nearing its first Sweet 16 since its 2008 run, which saw Rick Barnes’ Longhorns reach the Elite Eight following a pair of impressive victories.  Texas now moves onto the Midwest Regional...

UT alum, Austin filmmaker make SXSW debut with ‘Call Me Mommy’

UT alum, Austin filmmaker make SXSW debut with ‘Call Me Mommy’

Logan Dubel, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 23, 2023

Filmmakers Taylor Washington and Haley Erickson took their seats at the Long Center on the first day of the South By Southwest Festival, anxiously awaiting the screening of their film selected for the...

City officials, community members work to improve West Campus construction safety

City officials, community members work to improve West Campus construction safety

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter March 23, 2023

Compared to many areas of Austin, West Campus sees a higher volume of pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles. As more and more developments pop up to fulfill student housing needs, city officials and...

Ally accessibility platform allows students to access course material more easily as MP3, ePUB

Ally accessibility platform allows students to access course material more easily as MP3, ePUB

Ren Leija, General News Reporter March 23, 2023

As part of an initiative to improve accessibility for students and faculty, UT integrated the Ally accessibility platform into Canvas on Monday. Ally will provide additional formats for course materials...

Longhorn long balls lead the way in a high-scoring victory over Incarnate Word

Longhorn long balls lead the way in a high-scoring victory over Incarnate Word

Evan Vieth and March 22, 2023

It was a home run party in Austin on Tuesday, with the Texas Longhorns registering a season-high five home runs and seventeen runs in a 17-11 win over the Incarnate Word Cardinals. The Longhorns’...

University Co-op’s Tower Thrift provides close-to-campus thrifting, with profits going to scholarships

University Co-op’s Tower Thrift provides close-to-campus thrifting, with profits going to scholarships

Arlinne Montemayor, Life&Arts General Reporter March 21, 2023

Racks of clothes fill the warmly lit, retro-inspired department. However, Tower Thrift does not stand alone like many other thrift spots. Instead, the new section operates on one half of the University...

Students share favorite Iftar foods, reflect on community this Ramadan

Students share favorite Iftar foods, reflect on community this Ramadan

Minza Mirza, General Life&Arts Reporter March 21, 2023

As students prepare for the Islamic month of fasting, distant aromas from their family’s kitchens slip into their senses before iftar, the meal Muslims with which break their fasts. The Daily Texan sat...

Texas women’s basketball feels the effects of uncertainty in crushing season-ending loss

Emma Hutchinson, Senior Sports Reporter March 21, 2023

Sliding its name onto the second round bracket slot after taking down East Carolina on Saturday, Texas women’s basketball moved one step closer to making yet another Sweet Sixteen appearance.  However,...

Supreme Court hears cases challenging Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Supreme Court hears cases challenging Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Mason Rouser, General News Reporter March 21, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases at the end of last month that challenge President Joe Biden’s program to forgive up to $20,000 of student loans for those who qualify, giving insight to how...

No. 4-seed Texas falls to No. 5-seed Louisville 73-51 in second round of NCAA tournament

No. 4-seed Texas falls to No. 5-seed Louisville 73-51 in second round of NCAA tournament

Lindsey Plotkin, General Sports Reporter March 21, 2023

No. 4-seed Texas women’s basketball took the court in the Moody Center one final time this season against No. 5-seed Louisville in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. After its first round win, ...

Adele Lim’s outstanding directorial debut ‘Joy Ride’ redefines comedy, makes for hysterical watch

Adele Lim’s outstanding directorial debut ‘Joy Ride’ redefines comedy, makes for hysterical watch

Trisha Dasgupta, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 19, 2023

Previously the writer behind  “Crazy Rich Asians,” Adele Lim’s outstandingly outrageous directorial debut “Joy Ride” received an explosive round of applause and laughter from the Paramount Theatre...

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