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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Tat-Tuesday: Student shares significance of film-inspired designs

Tat-Tuesday: Student shares significance of film-inspired designs

Zoe Tzanis, Life & Arts Reporter January 25, 2022

Overshadowed by a geometric 1950s jungle gym, the silhouette of a man on a chain swing set tilts backward on Roberto Almaraz’s forearm.  A single black-and-white shot from his favorite film, “Ikiru,”...

Joshua Bassett captures raw truth about working through trauma in new EP

Joshua Bassett captures raw truth about working through trauma in new EP

Reya Mosby, Life & Arts Reporter January 25, 2022

Joshua Bassett spent 2021 with the internet against him. The subject of dramatized, false narratives, the 21-year-old “High School Musical: The Musical - The Series” star turned to song to express...

Longhorn Feature Twirler Aidyn Mentry bakes for a cause

Longhorn Feature Twirler Aidyn Mentry bakes for a cause

Zoe Tzanis and Kaiya Little  January 25, 2022
UT's 34th Feature Twirler, Aidyn Mentry, performs for thousands on the Forty Acres, while simultaneously baking to support breast cancer research. She has donated over $40,000 to Susan G. Komen in the last 12 years.
Meet No. 1 Texas baseball’s preseason All-Americans

Meet No. 1 Texas baseball’s preseason All-Americans

Jordan Mitchell, Sports Reporter January 25, 2022

Editor's note: This article was originally published in the Jan. 21, 2022 flipbook. The 2022 season is fast approaching for Texas baseball, and a team of seasoned veterans with chips on their shoulders...

Texas basketball struggles after weak non-conference schedule

Texas basketball struggles after weak non-conference schedule

Christina Huang, Sports Reporter January 25, 2022
Texas head coach Chris Beard made it clear from the beginning of his tenure that he wanted to build a team capable of competing for a national title in his first year. But now, Texas, 3–3 in conference play, is in trouble. 
Office of the Dean of Students halts Student Government impeachment trials

Office of the Dean of Students halts Student Government impeachment trials

Mackenzie Sullivan, News Reporter January 22, 2022

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Jan. 21, 2022 flipbook. The Office of the Dean of Students blocked Student Government from proceeding with the impeachment trials of executive board...

UT sets daily positive COVID-19 case records in January

UT sets daily positive COVID-19 case records in January

Leila Saidane, News Reporter January 21, 2022

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Jan. 18, 2022 flipbook. As students and staff return to campus after break, the University is reporting its highest daily rates of positive COVID-19...

Scream slashes back onto big screen with gross-out gore, genre commentary, deadly nostalgia

Scream slashes back onto big screen with gross-out gore, genre commentary, deadly nostalgia

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

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Jan. 18, 2022 flipbook. This review contains minor spoilers for “Scream” (2022).  Ghostface slashes back onto screens with the new “Scream”...

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Texas track and field monopolizes Clemson Invitational, looks forward in season

Ethan Ferguson , Sports Reporter January 21, 2022

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Jan. 18, 2022 flipbook. The Texas track and field team dominated at this years’ Clemson Invitational, breaking a multitude of records. Through the...

No. 21 Texas basketball loses to Kansas State in nail-biter upset

No. 21 Texas basketball loses to Kansas State in nail-biter upset

Nick Pannes, Sports Reporter January 19, 2022
Despite coming into Thursday’s game as 11-point favorites to the team they defeated on the road just 14 days ago, Texas fell to Kansas State 66-65 at home.
Dining halls offer takeout for 2 weeks due to COVID-19 surge

Dining halls offer takeout for 2 weeks due to COVID-19 surge

Joelle DiPaolo, News Reporter January 18, 2022

For the first two weeks of the semester, campus dining halls will be takeout-only to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to a Jan. 7 email from University Housing and Dining.  The dining hall...

Students express delight, frustration with portrayal of Austin in Queer Eye

Students express delight, frustration with portrayal of Austin in ‘Queer Eye’

Zoe Tzanis, Life & Arts Reporter January 18, 2022

Rocking off the new year with life-changing makeovers, liberating haircuts and elaborate home renovations, the sixth season of “Queer Eye” premiered on Netflix on Dec. 31, offering fans a window into...

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