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Blink-182 performs at Austin City Limits Music Fest on October 4, 2024.

blink-182’s ACL set proves band trio hasn’t grown up, they don’t need to

Flora Farr, Life&Arts Desk Editor October 12, 2024

“I want honesty: are we hotter because we play musical instruments?” said blink-182’s Tom DeLonge mid-performance yesterday night. “That’s the only reason we started this.” blink-182 delivered...

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Austin-based Con Mi MADRE gets its own city-designated holiday, supports Latina daughter-mother success through college

Tyler Pullum, General Life&Arts Reporter October 10, 2024

The city of Austin honored Con Mi MADRE, an Austin-based non-profit, with its own day. Proposed by Councilwoman Vanessa Fuentes, the Sept. 26 designation honors the organization’s dedication to helping...

Six apps every UT student should download

Six apps every UT student should download

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter October 9, 2024

There's just about an app for everything now. This comes in handy as balancing academics, extracurriculars and social life at the University proves hectic. Whether you’re a freshman still trying...

Austin-based Chief Cleopatra gears up for her biggest stage yet

Austin-based Chief Cleopatra gears up for her biggest stage yet

Katherine Jones, General Life&Arts Reporter October 9, 2024

Five years after releasing her debut EP, Lesa X Lenny Vol.1, Chief Cleopatra has gone from small local gigs to landing a coveted spot at this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival. Originally from...

Pranisha Karuturi, founder and owner of By Pranisha, a sustainable clothing brand, smiles in her Austin apartment while wearing a design from her "Bloom" collection on Oct. 7, 2024. Karuturi is a UT class of 2022 graduate owns and a member of the UT Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute and FoundHER program.

UT alumna launches sustainable fashion brand

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter October 8, 2024

A single golden rack holds the culmination of Pranisha Karuturi’s last year of work. The silky petals of spring and denim sets with white lace of the “Bloom” collection are the UT alumn’s first...

Varia Sufueva (left) and Meredith Winfield, student researchers, collect an oral sample from a turtle at Turtle Pond on Oct. 1, 2024. Samples are collected for comparing the different microbiomes of the turtles in this environment.

Student researchers continue study on turtle pond, educating fellow Longhorns

Behr Rinke, General Life&Arts Reporter October 8, 2024

Meredith Winfield grew up catching red-eared slider turtles from her family’s catfish pond. When the invasive turtles began eating the fish, she and her brother captured the turtles with a Home Depot...

Tyler, the Creator performs during Weekend 1 of the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Oct. 3, 2023.

Tyler, the Creator honors all his eras with high energy, humor at ACL

Minza Mirza, Associate Life&Arts Editor October 7, 2024

Tyler, the Creator returned to ACL after headlining the festival in 2021 where he delivered a sub-par performance, struggling as he caught his breath and scrambling on a small stage. This year, he one-upped...

Crowds gather in anticipation of Chappell Roan's performance at Austin City Limits Music Fest at Zilker Park on October 6, 2024.

Austin-native Longhorns share their ACL traditions with new college companions

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Editor October 7, 2024

“It’s like my national holiday,” Presley Dotson said. “I always tell everyone I count down to ACL. I love it here.” Dotson, a journalism sophomore, started attending ACL with her family at...

Martin Leon preforming Laberinto from his 2023 EP "Mirror Images" at the Cactus Cafe on October 3, 2024.

Martin Leon brings indie alternative rock-pop from Rio Grande Valley to UT

Maya Thakur, Life&Arts General Reporter October 7, 2024

Martin Leon grew up playing music. From about the age of 12, Leon played in a variety of bands, from an acoustic trio to a Beatles cover band. As a teenager, he began writing his own music, melding...

Attendees have conversations at Preservation Austin's Legacy Business Month Kick-Off Party at Zilker Brewing Company on Oct. 3, 2024. The event's mission was to bring awareness to support Austin local businesses.

October marks Austin Legacy Business Month, program designed to celebrate businesses behind Austin culture

Ana Taveira, General Life&Arts Reporter October 7, 2024

As Austin continues to grow and change, how Austinites protect local businesses also evolves. Programs such as Austin Legacy Business Month adapt traditional preservation tactics to celebrate the stories...

From left to right: Producer Madison Lehew, director Alex Mathison, director of photography Liam Larriviere, and lead actor Kayne Khoury posing for a photo on Oct. 7, 2024 in the Moody Studio.

Radio-television-film students create their first self-funded feature thriller after 2 years of work

Brynn Dominguez, General Life&Arts Reporter October 7, 2024

Walking into their first day of the 2022 Texas Student Television incubator program, three freshmen, Madison Lehew, Alex Mathison and Jacob Arango, sat down together to create their dream TV pilot. After...

Chappell Roan performs at Austin City Limits Music Fest at Zilker Park on October 6, 2024.

Chappell Roan proves talk of her electric festival sets true at ACL

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Editor October 6, 2024

“If you have something pink, put it in the air, b****,” Chappell Roan said to her first-ever ACL audience on Sunday night. Roan proved the talk of her stage presence, electric energy and knack for...

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