Skip to Main Content
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Features

2016-03-29_Alejandro_Ortiz_International_Student_Jesse

Argentinian student proposes scholarships agreement with national government

Nour Al Ghraowi March 30, 2016

Editor's note: This story is part of a series on international students. Beneath the hustle and bustle of San Juan, Argentina, first-year master’s student Alejandro Ortiz noticed a lack of...

2016-03-29-300_Xochi_Solis_Rachel

Director of public programming brings art to UT and Austin community

Elizabeth Hlavinka March 29, 2016

Editor’s note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold. After earning her studio art degree, UT alumna Xochi Solis didn’t...

2016-03-22_Deepti_Agarwal_International_Student_Zoe

Doctoral student from India seeks two health degrees

Nour Al Ghraowi March 23, 2016

Editor's note: This story is part of a series featuring international students. When Deepti Agarwal decided to move to America, she had to adjust to a different education system and way of life....

2016-03-10_300_JJ_Abroms_Juan

300: Fire life safety technician John Abroms gives 27 years of service to UT

Elizabeth Hlavinka March 22, 2016

When most people walk into a building on campus, they notice the decorations on the walls or the door they walk through. But when John Abroms enters, he sees the building’s skeleton — the rafters,...

2016-03-16_Lucha_Libre_CatCardenas

Lucha Underground wrestlers battle at Austin Music Hall at SXSW

Cat Cardenas March 18, 2016

For the first time in their history, the professional wrestlers of Lucha Underground went to battle outside of their televised arena, The Temple. The luchadores, from Rey Mysterio to Ivelisse, fought...

2016-03-16_SXSW_Michelle_Obama_DaultonVenglar

First lady Michelle Obama discusses Let Girls Learn initiative, sings Boyz II Men at SXSW keynote

Katie Walsh and Megan Hix March 16, 2016

When first lady Michelle Obama answered a question about her thoughts on leaving the White House, she decided to break into a Boyz II Men song. “It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday,”...

2016-03-15_SXSW_Don_Cheadle_DaultonVenglar

SXSW: Don Cheadle discusses career, inspirations, “Miles Ahead”

Sebastian Sada March 16, 2016

On Tuesday, actor Don Cheadle sat down with film critic David Edelstein to discuss his career, figures that inspired him and his transition into the role of director for his upcoming film “Miles...

2016-03-14_Tattuesday_Mike

Tat-Tuesday: SXSW Festival-goers share stories behind ink

Cat Cardenas March 16, 2016

For four days, Affinity Tattoo on Sixth Street transformed into the tattoo parlor of Suicide Squad character Harley Quinn. Fans who lined up outside the shop from March 11–14 could answer trivia...

2016-03-15_Kodak_Moments_Theatre_Mike

Kodak celebrates new app with “sensorial exploration of memories”

Cat Cardenas and Katie Walsh March 16, 2016

Inside Kodak’s Memory Observatory, a group of South By Southwest attendees lie on the floor gazing at an image of a man projected out of a kaleidoscope. The man in the image sits at the crowd’s...

joeswanberg

Mumblecore director Joe Swanberg discusses financing independent movies in keynote speech

Katie Walsh March 14, 2016

Mumblecore director Joe Swanberg opened his keynote speech Monday morning with a disclaimer — he was going to talk about money, a subject he said is somehow still a taboo in the film industry. “If...

sxsw2016liveblog copy

Live Blog: SXSW 2016 | Saturday, March 12

Charles Liu, Katie Walsh, Megan Hix, and Cat Cardenas March 12, 2016

Tweets from https://twitter.com/amyyyzhang/lists/sxsw-2016 !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Update...

Q&A: Jamestown Revival’s Jonathan Clay talks SXSW

Megan Hix March 11, 2016

Childhood best friends Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance formed country-tinged Americana band Jamestown Revival five years ago and have already scored a Republic Records deal and a couple million Spotify...

Activate Search
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin