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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

30 Column

Life&Arts associate retires serving as a right-hand man 

Life&Arts associate retires serving as a right-hand man 

Minza Mirza, Associate Life&Arts Editor  December 5, 2024

Second-in-command, I get the job done — when Amelia tells me to. I love my lot at the Texan, my peculiar, pleasant lot.  The Life&Arts department spews out a love for life, culture and people....

Local sports news nepotism baby finally gets out of her dad’s shadow as double coverage editor

Local sports news nepotism baby finally gets out of her dad’s shadow as double coverage editor

Lindsey Plotkin, Double Coverage Editor December 5, 2024

For as long as I can remember, whenever someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would’ve said a professional athlete or sports reporter. Sixteen years later, I’m officially a retired...

Projects editor stops department-hopping, will definitely figure out what she’s doing next

Projects editor stops department-hopping, will definitely figure out what she’s doing next

Isabella Zeff, Projects Editor December 5, 2024

I applied to the copy department my first semester at UT because I didn’t think I was good enough to write for the Texan. I had never done journalism in high school and it all seemed so daunting to me....

A&B Director finds hope in Moody Basement, heads back to business

A&B Director finds hope in Moody Basement, heads back to business

Abigail Mimbela, A&B Director December 5, 2024

Journalism, as Nicholas Kristof said and The Daily Texan has taught me, is an act of hope. Hope that people will read, listen and care. Hope that our words can create empathy, understanding and change....

Life&Arts editor thanks the Texan for introducing her to Austin

Life&Arts editor thanks the Texan for introducing her to Austin

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Editor December 5, 2024

Many students hope to fall in love during college, and luckily, I did. After several Zilker strolls, numerous concert dates and a few intimate film screenings, I found myself deeply infatuated. However,...

Digital Director secretly plans to never log out of social accounts

Digital Director secretly plans to never log out of social accounts

Trinity Flaten, Director of Digital Strategy December 5, 2024

To be completely honest, I never thought I’d write a 30 column. So, now that I’m facing saying goodbye, I have absolutely no idea what to say. When I first stepped onto the Forty Acres, I was riddled...

Design Editor cherishes the people behind the pages

Design Editor cherishes the people behind the pages

Carla Garcia Leija, Design Editor December 5, 2024

I joined The Daily Texan in the fall of my freshman year. Seven semesters, over 100 newspapers and countless late nights later, I can’t imagine my time at UT without it. The Texan was the first community...

Video editor rolls the credits on her time at the Texan

Video editor rolls the credits on her time at the Texan

Stephanie Ghandour, Video Editor December 5, 2024

After serving four semesters at the Daily Texan and two as video editor, it is time for me to say goodbye to the Texan and to UT. As a filmmaker, I have never been very good with words, but this may be...

Photo Editor gives thanks

Photo Editor gives thanks

Manoo Sirivelu, Photo Editor December 5, 2024

In the two and a half years that I’ve spent at UT so far, I’ve switched my major four times. In high school, I tried to play nearly every sport and instrument available and never perfected one. Now,...

Associate managing editor leaves newsroom with a touch of fun, whimsy

Associate managing editor leaves newsroom with a touch of fun, whimsy

Joelle DiPaolo, Associate Managing Editor December 5, 2024

I write good news stories. Copy, don’t fact-check that — Peter would say they’re “ok.” But 68 mostly okay stories later, I’m struggling with this one. Because no amount of experience could...

Managing editor reminds you one more time that your work will outlive you

Managing editor reminds you one more time that your work will outlive you

Amelia Kimball, Managing Editor December 5, 2024

I’ve said many times that The Daily Texan stands apart from any other student experience on campus because we are so much more than a student organization. We are creating something every day that will...

Managing Editor just wants to thank her support system

Managing Editor just wants to thank her support system

Ireland Blouin, Managing Editor August 13, 2024

I never would have expected I’d be saying goodbye to The Daily Texan before I even began my junior year. The truth is, I don’t know college without the Texan. I started as a general news reporter...

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