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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Life and Arts

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Longhorn Urbanists educate, build community while bringing light to urban issues

Riddhi Bora, General Life&Arts Reporter March 29, 2024

At Robert L. Patton (RLP) room 0.104, a group of students participates in a game of Kahoot! The topic? General urban facts. Spring of 2024 marks Longhorn Urbanists’ first semester as an active student...

Members of the Dialogue Student Association prepare an assortment of salad for attendees who were fasting for Ramadan at the George I. Sánchez building on March 26, 2024. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins with abstraining from food since dawn, breaking the fast at sunset.

Iftars hosted by Dialogue Students Association bring Muslims and non-Muslims together during Ramadan

Riddhi Bora, General Life&Arts Reporter March 29, 2024

The walls of room 1.510 in the George I. Sánchez Building displayed gold balloons and banners reading “Ramadan Mubarak.” The tables, decorated with green and gold table runners and candles, seated...

UT Psychology professor Michael Domjan plays the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach on the solo viola on Tuesday. Cello Suite No. 1 and other Bach pieces echoed up the Main Building stairs as students gathered to listen.

‘Bach in the Subways:’ Psychology professor offers classical music tribute through public performance

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2024

The entrancing music of J.S. Bach floated up the stairwell of UT’s Main Building on Tuesday afternoon as a psychology professor played his Tetris viola, participating in an international celebration...

First-year mechanical engineering masters student Anastasia Timoshenko collects a token at one of the fair tables while fellow students watch. At the event, students had opportunities to answer questions and engage in activities to earn tokens for prizes.

Recreation Committee hosts School-Astic, brings nostalgia to students

Paisley Garza, General Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2024

Winding down after studying for midterms, a wave of nostalgia washed over students as they immersed themselves in a world of fun-colored school supplies, book-related activities and entertaining contests...

Texas alum goes Hollywood with ‘The Girls on the Bus’

Texas alum goes Hollywood with ‘The Girls on the Bus’

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2024

When Amy Chozick started her career, she left for New York City with no money — only a stack of newspaper clippings. Fast forward several decades, Chozick achieved a respected career in journalism as...

Welcome to the CyborgSpace!: Expanded Media students unveil art exhibit at Museum of Human Achievement

Welcome to the CyborgSpace!: Expanded Media students unveil art exhibit at Museum of Human Achievement

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2024

As if conjured from the digital ether, a whirlwind of swiping, scrolling and saving envelops visitors as they step into a rendition of the hyper-stimulus within their smartphones. Venturing deeper into...

Young auctioneer continues family legacy

Young auctioneer continues family legacy

Chloe Ching, General Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2024

Luke Lange stood on the auction block above hundreds of people eagerly holding signs with their numbers. Lange chanted numbers into the mic with an astonishing and breathless speed, selling cars by the...

New materials exhibition at School of Architecture bursts with creativity

New materials exhibition at School of Architecture bursts with creativity

Atahan Koksoy, General Life&Arts Reporter March 27, 2024

The School of Architecture’s Materials Lab is an industrial display of various colors, textures and media. Atop neatly arranged shelves of building materials sit small blue dioramas. These dioramas are...

Ghostbusters films ranked

‘Ghostbusters’ films ranked

Isabella Capuchino, General Life&Arts Reporter March 27, 2024

We ain’t afraid of no ghost – so in honor of the newest release, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” The Daily Texan ranked the five movies of the Ghostbusters franchise.  #5 Ghostbusters (2016) Despite...

UT alumna races around world on ‘The Amazing Race’

UT alumna races around world on ‘The Amazing Race’

Laura Baker, General Life&Arts Reporter March 26, 2024

Karishma Cordero ran through the streets of Mexico, searching for the next clue. In spite of the sweat dripping down her face and the stress of reaching the next leg, she felt fueled by the adrenaline...

The Texans spring cleaning guide for any dorm

The Texan’s spring cleaning guide for any dorm

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter March 25, 2024

As the sun sets later and the weather warms, a sense of renewal sweeps over many people, often beginning with their living spaces. For everyone from seasoned cleaning pros to independent living beginners,...

Newlyweds Richar and Sylvia Gomez visit the Blanton on March 20, 2024. The couple visited for their honeymoon and make a heart with their initials to display for mindful weaving.

Blanton Museum gets hands-on with ‘Mindful Weaving,’ ‘Anni Albers: In Thread and On Paper’

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter March 25, 2024

As visitors walk into the Blanton Museum of Art’s “Anni Albers: In Thread and On Paper” exhibit, in front of them sits the eight-harness weaving loom used by German weaver and printmaker Anni Albers....

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