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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Sam Bergs open journal, a collection of diary page entries, on display at Book People on Sep. 21, 2023.

West Campus open journals: student connects with strangers through public art

Angelica Ruzanova, General Life&Arts Reporter September 21, 2023

On a West Campus lamp post facing 24th Street hangs a scan of a diary entry. Handwritten, scattered and covered with sketches and crossed-out words, the taped scan reads: “There’s some deep underlying...

Professor’s new residency promises growth in New York, Austin art worlds

Professor’s new residency promises growth in New York, Austin art worlds

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter September 21, 2023

Art history professor C. Ondine Chavoya was enjoying a walk through the Blanton Museum of Art one day when he received a call from a New York number. When he returned the missed call from what turned out...

New UT club STEM Buddies looks to bring science experiments to Austin elementary schools

New UT club STEM Buddies looks to bring science experiments to Austin elementary schools

Kaeli Kampschmidt, General Life&Arts Reporter September 20, 2023

Freshman year, at only their third lunch together, biology sophomore Celina Yang and biochemistry major Elizabeth Wu dove into the intimidating task of starting a club. Fast forward one year, the sophomores...

UT RoboMaster team Stampede gears up for annual robotics competition

UT RoboMaster team Stampede gears up for annual robotics competition

Rob Paine, General Life&Arts Reporter September 20, 2023

In a room split in two, students gather on one side around a tank-like robot, listening to James Zhang talk about mechanics. On the other side, students sit with laptops ready to code and listen to instructions...

Professor Heather Leidy smiles as she starts the live broadcast of her nutrition course on Sept. 19, 2023.

Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services helps students get ahead

Madeline Dorjee, General Life&Arts Reporter September 20, 2023

For students racing to get through core requirements or planning to graduate early, navigating the puzzle of fitting courses into a hectic schedule can be overwhelming. In the fall of 2012, professors...

The UT Austin School of Nursing building on September 17, 2023.

UT students work with Moi University Hospital to improve wound care in Kenya

Mehana Ondreyka, General Life&Arts Reporter September 18, 2023

Almost exactly one year ago, nursing professor Julie Zuniga and mechanical engineering professor Janet Ellzey won the President’s Award for Global Learning, receiving the opportunity to travel to Kenya...

Butler Opera Center celebrates its 20th anniversary with a dedication to Dr. Robert DeSimone on the McCullough Theatre curtain on Sept. 17.

Butler Opera Center celebrates 20th anniversary this season

Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter September 18, 2023

Ethereal and commanding voices mix, creating a harmony that tells a dramatic story to the audience. As the music dies down and the curtains close, Dr. Tamar Sanikidze looks into her performers' eyes and...

Remembering the Godmother of Mariachi

Remembering the Godmother of Mariachi

Isabella Capuchino, Life&Arts General Reporter September 18, 2023

This past summer, in a small room in San Antonio, Belle Ortiz lay in her bed serenaded by masses of mariachi musicians. Vibrant trajes lit up her room, all gathered at the bedside to say their goodbyes...

Students play musical chairs at the Mexican American Culture Committee’s ¡Celebración! event for Latin American Independence on Sept. 14, 2023.

“¡Celebración!” Mexican Independence Day Celebration

Amy DonJuan, Texan en Español Reporter September 17, 2023

Finding a community at the University of Texas can be difficult for some students considering that it is such a large campus with an even bigger student population, but the Mexican American Culture Committee...

Chileans share their experiences 50 years after the country’s coup

Chileans share their experiences 50 years after the country’s coup

Evelyn Martinez, Texan en Español Reporter September 15, 2023

A conference room in the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at the UT filled up with people of all walks of life eager to hear a Chilean panel speak about their experiences surrounding...

What sustainability looks like at UT

What sustainability looks like at UT

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter September 15, 2023

Most residents in Austin know it as a walkable city, but many don’t realize they can do more than just walk to help the environment. Organizations at UT, such as the Campus Environmental Center, hope...

Gone to Texas video contest winner confident in picking UT

Gone to Texas video contest winner confident in picking UT

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter September 14, 2023

Thousands of students gathered in front of the Tower to celebrate Gone to Texas, a longstanding tradition for new students to commemorate the start of the semester. Freshman Dhilan Nag watched from the...

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