While most 5-year-olds prefer picture books or cartoons, UT alumna Lara Eakins was fascinated by the newly discovered images of Mars, the rings of Saturn and Neptune’s moons that lined the pages...
UT alumnus Daniel Aranda glides a black Micron pen across the watercolor paper in front of him, etching in the details of a famous “Simpsons” scene.
Aranda is working on a piece for “Frame...
It took a journey of over 5,000 miles for Jordan Ring to realize human trafficking was much closer to home than she could imagine.
Ring first learned about human trafficking while visiting Bosnia...
When big festivals like Austin City Limits or South By Southwest pass through Austin, they bring with them big business — from tourism to human trafficking.
“We often think...
Victims of human trafficking live their lives out in the open, blending in with the people around them. While there is no current estimate of how many victims are living in Texas, a team of UT faculty...
Half-dressed women stand behind the windows lining the streets of Amsterdam’s Red Light District — some legal sex workers, others victims of human trafficking. In Austin, these victims are...
When international relations senior Gwam Puerta notices a dip in the party’s energy, he wets his hair, lathers his beard in Vaseline and sets a torch on fire — ready to bring the crowd to life.
Puerta...
Editor’s note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold.
Hungry students shuffle through the packed lines of the J2 buffet, overwhelmed...
UT alumna Jessica Honegger has seen some of the poorest countries in the world, and after witnessing the effect of poverty on families, she found the solution was something present in everyone —...
Homeless and hungry, China Smith prayed for something — anything — that could end her three-day starvation. Just a moment later, a woman in red approached her and placed a $20 bill...
Editor’s note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos.
Photos by Mike McGraw | Daily Texan Staff
Stephanie Kent
Stephanie Kent, a first-year...
