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President Hartzell’s 2025 New Year’s Card winner captures campus from a unique perspective

President Hartzell’s 2025 New Year’s Card winner captures campus from a unique perspective

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter December 22, 2024

  As the holiday season rolls around, cards filled with warm greetings and love circulate far and wide. Here on the Forty Acres, President Jay Hartzell invites students to design a holiday card,...

Conspirare Christmas fosters tradition, holiday spirit at UT

Conspirare Christmas fosters tradition, holiday spirit at UT

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter December 6, 2024

From putting flyers under windshield wipers to winning a Grammy award, Austin-based Choir Conspirare has come a long way since its earliest years.  Conspirare Christmas began at the Carillon Chapel...

Students do arts & crafts at the Snowflake Solstice Ball hosted by Campus E+E's Creative Arts & Theater on December 4, 2024.

Students dance away stress at Snowflake Solstice Ball

Ana Taveira, General Life&Arts Reporter December 5, 2024

With the semester nearing its end, the weight of final papers and exams bogs students down. Students sought relief from these troubles by dancing out their stress at the Snowflake Solstice Ball. On...

Student grad photographers race against Tower restoration project

Student grad photographers race against Tower restoration project

Behr Rinke, General Life&Arts Reporter December 4, 2024

As the UT tower’s restoration project (literally) looms over campus, student photographers feel the pressure to capture graduation photos before it’s too late.  Beginning this month and set to...

Austin-based singer-songwriter explores love, relationships through music

Austin-based singer-songwriter explores love, relationships through music

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter December 3, 2024

After going viral on TikTok in 2023 because of his song “Tie That Binds,” Austin-based country singer-songwriter Ty Myers went from performing gigs at local venues to selling out his first headline...

Max Braunstein wins the Glen Powell look-alike contest held at Auditorium Shores in Austin on Nov. 24, 2024.

Powell to the people: Austin elects their Glen 2.0 in look-alike contest

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter December 2, 2024

The forecast read sunny with a chance of Glen at Auditorium Shores by Lady Bird Lake on Nov. 24, when Austinites searched for the best Glen Powell look-alike in the city. Nearly 20 “Glens” participated...

‘Wicked’ held too much space

‘Wicked’ held too much space

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter December 2, 2024

“Wicked,” the Tony-award-winning Broadway musical and spin-off of “The Wizard of Oz,” drew attention from theatre kids everywhere after its 2003 debut. After two decades as a modern Broadway classic...

‘Black Ops 6’: Finally a solid ‘Call of Duty’ experience

‘Black Ops 6’: Finally a solid ‘Call of Duty’ experience

Ryan Ranc, General Life&Arts Reporter December 1, 2024

The first “Call of Duty” game under the control of Microsoft, “Black Ops 6,” released Oct. 25. “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” takes place during the Gulf War in 1991 and contains three modes:...

‘Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD’ brings back a classic in a new way

‘Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD’ brings back a classic in a new way

Ryan Ranc, General Life&Arts Reporter December 1, 2024

“Luigi’s Mansion 2” came out in March 2013 for the 3DS and originally held the subtitle “Dark Moon.” 11 years later, Nintendo has released a remake entitled “Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD” for the...

‘Echoes of Wisdom’ marks ‘Legend of Zelda’ franchise first

‘Echoes of Wisdom’ marks ‘Legend of Zelda’ franchise first

Ryan Ranc, General Life&Arts Reporter December 1, 2024

“The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” follows Zelda in her first game as the lead protagonist, finally making the confusion surrounding “The Legend of Zelda’s” lead character being named Link...

Austin City Limits 50th

Austin City Limits’ 50th anniversary features newcomers, ACL legends, fosters heartfelt community in 2-hour special

Joe Ferrara, General Life&Arts Reporter November 22, 2024

Beneath a gleaming “50,” the audience clapped in time with “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” The crowd, barely settled from their standing ovation, erupted again as another performer graced ACL’s...

Savannah Rakovalis, Kate McMillan and Kate Fiore browse the Blue Genie Art Bazaar after getting a recommendation from a coworker in Austin, Texas on Nov. 19, 2024.

Blue Genie Art Bazaar brings handcrafted art to Austin holiday shoppers

Maya Thakur, General Life&Arts Reporter November 21, 2024

Filled with spirited customers, colorful artwork and holiday cheer, the Blue Genie Art Bazaar has been a staple of the Austin community for almost 24 years. An annual market featuring the work of over...

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