Dan Leach had already jumped 82 times, but this one was different. He was saying goodbye to the armed forces, relishing the airborne plunge for the last time.
At the University, Leach is president of...
Editor’s Note: The names in this story have been changed to protect the sources’ identities.
When Maria Perez was a child living near Mexico City, she dreamed of seeking justice for the...
Although his works “Bambi” and “Rebel Without a Cause” are cultural staples, few people know of animator and artist Tyrus Wong. After immigrating to the United States at the age...
Although a self-described introvert, author Lois Lowry has engaged millions of people through her classic novels such as “The Giver” and “Number the Stars.” The Daily Texan spoke...
Last year, alumna Stephanie Sandoval and her best friend Antonio shared Four Lokos before nights out. After his death, she scoured campus for as many flavors of his favorite drink she could find to place...
As the sun sets on Nov. 1, the scents, melodies and vibrant colors that fill Día de los Muertos altars are said to wake the dead and bring them to visit their loved ones in their dreams. This year,...
Garrett Hendrickson places a photograph of a 23-year-old man on an altar filled with drawings, letters and a Care Bear. The friend in the photo died last December from a heroin overdose and is now one...
Texas governors, local legends and ordinary townspeople lie six feet beneath the surface of Austin’s Oakwood Cemetery. They met their end in various ways — some at the hands of Native Americans,...
They started as neighbors living in the Lower East Side of Manhattan with little connection to their Latin American roots — besides each other. Soon, their friendship blossomed into a romance neither...
Editor’s note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos.
Chris Skoog
Chris Skoog, an arts and entertainment technology junior, fosters an...
Beneath old paintings by Alice Littlefield, staircases carved with the family’s initials and old-fashioned olive green furniture lies the story of the mysterious Littlefield House.
The Victorian...
Editor’s note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold.
Switching between the cash register and the espresso machine, Amy McCurdy...
