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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

Gothic horror ‘The Cursed’ suffers from weak pacing, scares

Gothic horror ‘The Cursed’ suffers from weak pacing, scares

Noah Levine, Life & Arts Film Columnist February 21, 2022

“The Cursed,” formerly titled “Eight for Silver” for its Sundance Film Festival screenings, is a new gothic horror from writer and director Sean Ellis. Boyd Holbrook, best known for his role in...

Meme accounts reflect unique sense of community among UT students 

Meme accounts reflect unique sense of community among UT students 

Sebastian Barajas, Life & Arts Reporter February 21, 2022

A buzzing energy filled the evening air outside the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center as four individuals conversed, laughed and whispered in each other's ears. Through genuine conversations...

Presenter Alice Kurima Newberry interacts with the atendees at an Underpaid Town Hall meeting to map effective strategies to reach their goal.

Underpaid@UT holds first town hall of semester

Katy Nelson, News Reporter February 21, 2022

Underpaid@UT, a graduate student organization advocating for fair wages and working conditions, held a recruitment meeting in which current members talked about the organization’s history and goals for...

Student-led clothing brand Grandioso designs with purpose 

Student-led clothing brand Grandioso designs with purpose 

Joe Freedman, Life & Arts Reporter February 15, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Feb. 11, 2022 flipbook. Sitting in his backyard on a bright spring day, Jorge Villa Rangel saw a vibrant monarch butterfly land on a bluebonnet. After...

Freshman psychology major Emily Tran shows off one of her tattoos in Jester West. She got her tattoos to represent time shared with important people in her life.

Tat-Tuesday: Sorority offers friendship, shared adventures to tattoo parlor

Kaiya Little, Life & Arts Reporter February 15, 2022

As air rushed against her bare legs on the tattoo parlor’s leather seat, Emily Tran said her body prickled with nerves. Resolutely looking away from the tattoo gun as it met the vulnerable skin of...

Senior Gaurd, Marcus Carr, attempts to score while being blocked by a Baylor basketball player. Texas played Baylor at Ferrell Stadium on February 12th, 2022.

Few opportunities remain for Texas to strengthen road mettle before postseason

Christina Huang, Sports Reporter February 15, 2022

No. 20 Texas rolled into Waco on Saturday morning fresh off a win at the Frank Erwin Center against No. 6 Kansas, only to get routed by No. 7 Baylor. The reigning national champion handed Texas its seventh...

Another Student Government member resigns, citing fall 2021 conflicts

February 14, 2022
This article, originally uploaded Feb. 13, 2022, regarding the resignation of some members of Student Government has since been deleted.
On Sunday, February 13th Micah Braswell makes a run for the ball at the UCF vs UT men’s tennis match.

No. 14 Texas sweeps UCF, gains momentum heading into ITA tournament

Matthew Caldwell, Sports Reporter February 14, 2022

Coming off a sweep versus Rice last Friday night, No. 14 Texas looked to secure another win heading into the ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championship next weekend. After being ranked No. 11 on Jan....

Longhorn softball hits highs, lows during 1st tournament of season

Longhorn softball hits highs, lows during 1st tournament of season

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Reporter February 14, 2022

Entering their spring season, the No. 10 ranked Texas softball team brought the heat in Fort Myers over the weekend, competing in five matchups for the Florida Gulf Coast University Kickoff Classic.    The...

UT student advances to ‘Jeopardy!’ National College Championship semifinals

UT student advances to ‘Jeopardy!’ National College Championship semifinals

Morgan Severson , News Reporter February 14, 2022

After auditioning for “Jeopardy!” at roughly 14 years old, Jaskaran Singh represented UT in the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship on Friday and won $19,900 in the quarterfinal round. Singh...

First 2 episodes of ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 11: Part 2 bring new era for series

First 2 episodes of ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 11: Part 2 bring new era for series

Noah Levine, Life & Arts Film Columnist February 14, 2022

“The Walking Dead” returns for Part 2 of its 11th and final season this upcoming Sunday, picking up directly where Part 1 wrapped last fall. Chugging away toward the eventual finale of AMC’s flagship...

Greg Casar hosts Austin rally for congressional run, guest appearance from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Hope Unger, News Reporter February 13, 2022

This Sunday, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a special appearance at congressional candidate Greg Casar’s downtown rally, which encouraged people to early vote Monday. Last year, Casar announced...

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