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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

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The Los Altos Restaurant sign standing in proximity of the I-35 highway on Oct. 23, 2023.

Beloved Los Altos Mexican restaurant says goodbye to its location near campus

Evelyn Martinez, Texan en Español Reporter October 31, 2023

Greeted with traditional Mexican norteños and a “bienvenidos” from the friendly staff, the Taqueria Los Altos restaurant has solidified itself in Austin as a hole-in-the-wall, authentic Mexican experience....

UT Alumni produce feature film ‘Home Free’ to showcase at Austin Film Festival

UT Alumni produce feature film ‘Home Free’ to showcase at Austin Film Festival

Trinity Orosco, General Life&Arts Reporter October 30, 2023

The decision to offer up their home to an unhoused man would leave a profound impact on Aaron Brown and Lenny Barszap.  The decision, which the two made while living together as sophomores, inspired...

Five spooktacular nonprofits to support this Halloween season

Five spooktacular nonprofits to support this Halloween season

Amelia Engstrom, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 30, 2023

Spooky season brings a fun time for sweets and scares but can also be a great opportunity for service. The Daily Texan compiled a list of Halloween nonprofits to either support directly or spread the word...

Harshith Sadhu, Abhinav Tiruveedhula and Armaan Chadha display their phone application UT Dining inside J2 Dining on Oct. 23, 2023.

UT Dining app makes menus more accessible to students

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter October 27, 2023

In the early hours of the morning, a filmmaker, a business major and a computer scientist gather around the soft glow of a laptop trying to find the dining hall menu. Recognizing the inconvenience of dining...

Junior Mechanical Engineering major Preston Davis plays the wine glasses with other members of SOUnD on Oct. 23, 2023 in rehearsal for their upcoming show. The piece they are playing was written by Davis and “the most difficult part was finding all the right shaped and sized glasses to cover all of the notes in a musical scale,” Davis said.

Unconventional drumming organization shows music can be found anywhere

Isabella Zeff, General Life&Arts Reporter October 26, 2023

At the first performance of the Texas Society of Unconventional Drummers, students played “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X on Boomwhackers, long colorful tubes of varying lengths and pitches. Adorned in...

Business junior Sahana Raj sits outside Mary E. Gearing Hall on Oct. 17, 2023.

UT student creates startup aimed at providing energy to Indian communities

Aiden Maliskas, General Life&Arts Reporter October 26, 2023

While visiting her family in India, Sahana Raj experienced numerous power outages, preventing her from turning on the lights and fan or cooking dinner with her family. Her family experienced power outages...

Achieve new looks with Texas Fashion for Students

Achieve new looks with Texas Fashion for Students

Mehana Ondreyka, General Life&Arts Reporter October 26, 2023

In recent years, the fashion world has exploded digitally, expanding from name brand designers and mainstream trends to include neatly categorized niche aesthetics. To provide further insight, members...

Audience members before The Hourglass episode screening at We Luv Video on Oct. 23, 2023.

TSTV program The Hourglass showcases student films, fosters creative freedom

Minza Mirza, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 25, 2023

Chatter and rustling of popcorn bags cease as a voice calls out “Where is Baxter Bones?” Curiosity falls over attendants until someone finally enters the We Luv Video theater, carrying a zip-tied body...

Theater of the Oppressed Symposium spotlights Brazilian performance and activism

Theater of the Oppressed Symposium spotlights Brazilian performance and activism

Jane Goldberg, General Life&Arts Reporter October 23, 2023

Vibrant flowing skirts and rhythms of Portuguese melodies imbued Saturday evening as the Theater of the Oppressed Symposium artists commenced the opening act of their 9-day-long series across UT. According...

Brandon Zupan shows off his Bevo tattoo and holds stickers with the same design in front of the Jackson School of Geosciences on Oct. 23, 2023.

Tat Tuesday: The story of Bebo, sticker turned tattoo

Angelica Ruzanova, General Life&Arts Reporter October 23, 2023

A variety of stickers, posters and flyers decorate otherwise blank spots on campus and serve as a temporary spectacle for students on their way to class. On lampposts and bulletin boards, decals are noticed,...

Tat Tuesday: Student teacher finds philosophy, literature in tattoos

Tat Tuesday: Student teacher finds philosophy, literature in tattoos

Celeste Hoover, General Life&Arts Reporter October 23, 2023

Students sit down at their desks and open their copies of Oscar Wilde’s “Picture of Dorian Gray,” scanning paragraph after paragraph for a phrase to analyze, a passage to dissect or a quote that...

Moody College of Communication Public Relations graduate Abby Nelson begins to perform her unreleased song title, Eternity starts in Chicago at Andrews Residence Hall on Oct. 16, 2023.

Moody graduate tackles music industry with personal, original music

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter October 22, 2023

Growing up around music, Moody public relations graduate Abby Nelson knew from a young age that songwriting would be her passion. While at UT, Nelson, who graduated in spring 2023, said she found inspiration...

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