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Bystanders waiting for the bus watch a student imitate an Air Dancer in performance at the College of Fine Arts Visual Arts Center on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

Initiative supporting Puerto Rican arts receives $1.2 million for third phase

Daniela Capistran, General News Reporter October 29, 2024

An organization supporting Puerto Rican artists received $1.2 million from the Mellon Foundation to move into its third phase to invest in contemporary art practices, according to an Oct. 15 press release. The...

Mexic-Arte Museum hosts 41st Viva la Vida parade, festival 

Mexic-Arte Museum hosts 41st Viva la Vida parade, festival 

Joe Ferrara, Life&Arts General Reporter October 28, 2024

As the sun beat down on Saturday, dancers wearing rattling beads, gleaming feathers and intricate face paint performed to thousands of people lining 6th Street. Neon skirts and massive butterfly wing capes...

Alfredo J. Velasquez and Sergio Morales discuss Dia de Los Muertos traditions, stereotypes, and history at a Latinx Graduate Student Association and Black Graduate Student Association gathering on Oct. 25, 2024. Velasquez is the executive director of LGSA and Morales is the director of communications.

Graduate students host educational Día de los Muertos event, teach students about the holiday’s significance

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 28, 2024

While growing up, during Día de los Muertos, Alfredo Velasquez watched his dad collect vibrant colored flowers and listened to stories about how people in Oaxaca, Mexico, danced, celebrated and shared...

Finn Higginbotham (Demetrius) and Alexandra Greyson's (Helena) act during tech rehearsal of A Midsummer Night's Dream on Oct. 24, 2024.

Opening night of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” proves timeless nature of Shakespeare

Ana Taveira, General Life&Arts Reporter October 27, 2024

Some may believe Shakespeare's work is dated or out of touch, but students from the Texas Theater and Dance program seek to prove them wrong through their inspired performance of  “A Midsummer Night's...

Guadalupe Street on Oct. 23, 2024.

New businesses on The Drag face barriers to success

Behr Rinke, General Life&Arts Reporter October 24, 2024

Zack Smith grew up playing video games at Einstein’s Video Arcade on Guadalupe Street. Employees there wore white lab coats and the low lighting felt like stepping into a mad scientist’s laboratory....

Nine DIY Halloween crafts to decorate your place this spooky season

Nine DIY Halloween crafts to decorate your place this spooky season

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter October 21, 2024

The scariest part of Halloween might just be the price tag on decorations. However, with a little creativity and some everyday household items, students can transform their homes into spooky haunted houses...

Bollywood dance team Texas Dhoom performs a classical Kathak dance for the Indian Cultural Association's Jashan event in the WCP Student Activity Center on Oct. 18, 2024.

Sixteen years later, Indian Cultural Association brings back event highlighting Indian culture

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 20, 2024

Last year, while sorting through their storage locker, Indian Cultural Association (ICA) members found fliers from 2008 advertising an event titled “Jashan,” which translates to “celebration” in...

UT alumna Chiarello educates and inspires local voters through sketch show “Over the Lege”

UT alumna Chiarello educates and inspires local voters through sketch show “Over the Lege”

Angelina Liu, General Life&Arts Reporter October 15, 2024

On stage at the Scottish Rite Theatre, two voluntary actors play young school children using tourniquets to stop the bleeding on a giant stuffed teddy bear named Tourniquet Teddy. The audience erupts in...

Chappell Roan performs at Austin City Limits Music Fest at Zilker Park on October 6, 2024.

Photo Gallery: ACL Fest Weekend 1

Coco Becker, Associate Photo Editor October 7, 2024

Prom Queen performs at Austin City Limits Music Fest on October 5, 2024.

Photo Gallery: ACL Fest 2024 Weekend 1 Saturday

Coco Becker, Associate Photo Editor October 6, 2024

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