Even in a fictional galaxy, proper representation is a concept that is still far, far away. However, with the help of her podcast community, one Austinite is fighting for more diversity in the Star
Wars...
For the past decade, a wall of wire and fencing has stood between two neighboring cultures — a physical divide between U.S. Latinos and their heritage.
On April 27 and 28, the Bernard and...
Dylan Touchstone, founder of the Biscuit Hut, decided to risk it for the biscuit.
“I wanted to do breakfast because if I do breakfast, then I get the rest of the day to do whatever I want,”...
When creating glass pipes and other smoking devices, GRAV Labs usually aims for practicality. But they took the plunge to step out of their comfort zone when they forged Goliath, the world’s largest...
Joel Weber arrived in Nicaragua with nothing but a suitcase and a one-way ticket in search of a culture that would not only allow him to find himself, but also accept whoever he may be.
Long before...
With Earth’s population skyrocketing toward 9.2 billion, the world has 33 years to significantly increase food production to maintain current food consumption trends. Entrepreneurs Robert Arenas...
When he’s not teaching math or developing curriculum for the engineering department, UT lecturer Van Herd takes to the sky with the Civil Air Patrol.
CAP is a volunteer reserve that supports the...
From sunrise to sunset, husband and wife Larry and Carol Ann Sayle spend their days tilling and harvesting on their Boggy Creek Farm while their chickens, ducks and goats roam the lot. This picturesque...
On some weekends, Taylor Kwon finds herself speeding between a Buddhist temple, a Korean Presbyterian church and a Catholic church.
Exercise science senior Kwon boasts both Mexican and Korean...
The most stressful part about standardized testing for Rachel Malonson wasn’t the test itself — it was bubbling in her race beforehand.
“I wished I could select black and white...
For many students, college is a time of self-discovery, but for business freshman McKenzie Powell, the struggle has been more complicated than others. As the child of a white father and a black mother,...
“What are you mixed with?”
For nutrition junior Kiana Majors, it’s a question she’s forced to wrestle with frequently.
Her father is black and her mother is Spanish...
