Carolyn Robinson, a cashier at Littlefield Patio Cafe, keeps a family portrait tucked safely inside her wallet at all times. The photo shows Robinson dressed in a pink blazer, sitting proudly next to her...
Up until a couple of years ago, Rebecca Gray spent her days as a biologist testing mice in labs — and her nights discovering the world of cat cafés.
“I saw and knew immediately...
Just over a year ago, Paul del Bosque, Austin-based artist and UT alumnus, picked up a prayer card and found a Catholic saint staring back at him — and inspiration struck.
The cards, distributed...
Corporate communications senior Stephanie Robalino walks out of class and heads to a nearby coffee shop. She has a few hours to kill, so she sits down and flips open her laptop. Instead of turning on Netflix...
Don’t read the next sentence.
If you’re reading this sentence, the “just say no” campaign coined by the D.A.R.E. program may not have worked for you.
D.A.R.E., the international...
From the Topo Chico bottle sitting on the kitchen counter to the Rolling Stones T-shirt at the bottom of a laundry basket, familiar prints-turned-brands are easy to overlook. UT alumna Elvia Perrin and...
History graduate student Valerie Martinez has read scores of books about WWII but only a few chapters about the subject of her dissertation — the conflict’s Hispanic servicewomen.
“There...
The hardest part about sports for UT alumnus Geoff Cook is his permanent position on the sidelines.
Born with cerebral palsy, Cook spent his childhood in a wheelchair. Until he moved to Texas for...
A pitch pipe echoes through an auditorium. Eleven students dressed in black and gold salwars and kurtas — loose clothing worn in South Asia — sway across the stage as a beatboxer emerges for...
In 1997, more than 100 nameless felines roamed UT’s campus in search of food scraps and companionship — and shelter from UT’s former policy of euthanizing strays. One UT employee, whom...
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on blood donations. The second installment, which focuses on what happens to blood after it has been donated, will run in the paper tomorrow.
Doctors...
UT alumna Kelly Reilley fondly recounts a humid summer she spent working alongside local businesses in the Chinese province Guizhou. Since Reilley had no experience speaking Mandarin, local students acted...
