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Clayton England, general manager for Hole in The Wall, sits on a couch at Amity's on June 12, 2025. The coffee shop and karaoke bar, named after his daughter, is an alternate source of revenue to keep the historic music venue alive.

Hole in the Wall opens new coffee shop, invites students into historic venue

Ana Taveira, Senior Life&Arts Reporter June 17, 2025

After supplying Austin with over 50 years of live music and drinks, Hole in the Wall offers students a new kind of brew to keep its doors open. Amity’s, a new coffee shop located in the back of the venue,...

Young Shakespeare’s unique ‘Cymbeline’ adaptation gives young thespians learning platform, community

Young Shakespeare’s unique ‘Cymbeline’ adaptation gives young thespians learning platform, community

Riddhi Bora, Life&Arts Editor June 15, 2025

Although Shakespeare died in 1616, his work lives on, finding its way into English classrooms and theater stages across the world. This summer, it will appear on an Austin stage with a twist.   Young...

Family-run saloon sustains Austin country community

Family-run saloon sustains Austin country community

Sydnie Grayson, General Life&Arts Reporter June 12, 2025

Walking through the Broken Spoke Saloon double doors, the dim lighting feels reminiscent of a vintage dance hall with neon signs scattered along the walls. Steel guitar sounds echo throughout the dance...

ATX TV Festival hosts first-ever TSTV Student Pilot Showcase

ATX TV Festival hosts first-ever TSTV Student Pilot Showcase

Analise Pickerrell, Life&Arts Associate Editor June 10, 2025

Despite viewers’ ability to binge a TV series in a few days, producing them can take years, and after a year-long program in collaboration with ATX TV Festival, UT students in TSTV’s Incubator Program...

Alumni shape future of Austin Psych Fest, talk organizing festival, time at UT

Alumni shape future of Austin Psych Fest, talk organizing festival, time at UT

Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 3, 2025

During his freshman and sophomore years, radio-television-film alumnus Aly Gomaa worked at KVRX and hosted a radio show called “Psych Out.” Now, he’s on the team organizing Austin Psych Fest as a...

Tomas Minc, a trampoline gymnast, prepares to jump during practice at the Tumble Tech gym on March 25, 2025. Minc will represent the U.S. at the World Championship in Italy next week.

UT sophomore social media influencer competing at international World Cup 

Angelina Liu , Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2025

Tomas Minc locks eyes determinedly on the double mini trampoline 25 meters ahead of him. He sprints forward, launching into a series of powerful twists and flips before landing with precision. Minc,...

Students visit Japan, United Arab Emirates with World Walker program following DCCE closure

Students visit Japan, United Arab Emirates with World Walker program following DCCE closure

Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 26, 2025

UT announced the closure of the Division of Campus and Community Engagement (formerly the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement) last April. The division included the DCCE Global Leadership and...

UT student and Northwestern student create nonprofit to raise awareness on rare diseases

UT student and Northwestern student create nonprofit to raise awareness on rare diseases

Eyesha Sadiq, General Life&Arts Reporter March 25, 2025

Meeting each other when they were four years old in art camp, Ankitha Gantasala and Sophia Pirani always had one constant: their passion for art. Staying in touch from there, the best friends created an...

Director Paige Bethmann and Ku Stevens, subject of SXSW premiering documentary "Remaining Native," poses for a portrait in downtown Austin after hosting a community 5K run on March 9, 2025.

Nevada documentary organizes 5K run, Austin Powwow, community engagement with SXSW premiere

Flora Farr, Life&Arts Editor March 13, 2025

With the sun barely out and cold wind blowing up dust Sunday morning on Lady Bird Lake, a group of people gathered outside of Mañana coffee shop, stretching and setting up tables. The crew behind “Remaining...

The Antiquities Action team poses for a photo at the E. William Doty Fine Arts Building on Feb. 22. The organization, run by students, faculty and staff, held a symposium on Saturday to educate the community on the destruction of antiquities around the world.

Antiquities Action celebrates 10 years of cultural heritage preservation advocacy

Layla Dajani, General Life&Arts Reporter February 25, 2025

When an antique dealer bought an ancient Roman bust for $35 from a Goodwill on Far West Boulevard in 2018, UT’s Antiquities Action was one of the first groups to see it up close. The group of students,...

Teagan House, named activist of the year by the Texas Council on Family Violence, stands with her placard inside the Texas State Capitol on Feb. 20, 2025.

McCombs freshman receives activism award for teen dating violence advocacy

Tyler Pullum, Entertainment Columnist February 20, 2025

Content Warning: This article contains mentions of domestic violence.  Business freshman Teagan House was honored with the Texas Council on Family Violence’s Activist of the Year award in a ceremony...

Ilya Finkelstein with Keiko Torii at the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology (TAMEST) annual conference.

UT professor’s gene editing research wins 2025 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award

Madison West , General Life&Arts Reporter February 19, 2025

As a kid, Ilya Finkelstein always wanted to be a scientist. Curious about the natural world, he found himself outside, collecting butterflies and cataloging them. He enjoyed seeing how everything worked...

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