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‘CYPHERS’ dance performance pushes boundaries of audience expectations

‘CYPHERS’ dance performance pushes boundaries of audience expectations

Behr Rinke, Life&Arts General Reporter November 17, 2024

Blending ballet, African and modern dance styles, UT’s Dance Repertory Theatre introduced audiences to “CYPHERS” on Thursday evening. The performance consists of Department of Theatre and Dance...

Student’s short film ‘The Golem’ premieres at Austin Jewish Film Festival

Student’s short film ‘The Golem’ premieres at Austin Jewish Film Festival

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 17, 2024

Bothered by the lack of Hanukkah films in modern media, radio-television-film junior Ethan Rubenstein decided to make his own. His short film, “The Golem,” premiered at the Austin Jewish Film Festival...

Radio-television-film professors highlight complex family dynamics in feature film

Radio-television-film professors highlight complex family dynamics in feature film

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 14, 2024

Inspired by true events from screenwriting professor Cindy McCreery’s life, “I’ll Be There” narrates the story of Grace, the youngest in her blended family, returning to Los Angeles to care for...

A couple looks at a Austin Studio Tour art display at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center on Nov. 10, 2024.

Big Medium hosts 31st Austin Studio Tour, East exhibition

Joe Ferrara, General Life&Arts Reporter November 14, 2024

In 2002, artists Shea Little, Jana Swec and Joseph Phillips recognized a significant lack of community between the artists in Austin. After renting a warehouse studio, the group exhibited work by 38 artists...

UT alumna teaches mothers how AI can make the most of the upcoming holiday season

UT alumna teaches mothers how AI can make the most of the upcoming holiday season

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter November 14, 2024

Students and businesses solve everyday problems with ChatGPT, but marketing and Plan II alumna Sarah Dooley recently recognized a seemingly untouched group of individuals who did not know how AI could...

The UT Tower viewed from the Turtle Pond on October 6, 2023.

Living Learning Center provides guidance, resources for first-generation students

Weslie Warmink November 13, 2024

Editor’s Note: This story is published in collaboration with the Moody Writing Support Program.  With bags packed and boxes filled, Michelle Lopez, a then-anxiety-ridden business freshman, arrived...

Brady Beal, lead guitarist for Parker McCollum, leans over the Moody pedestrian bridge on Nov. 7, 2024.

Former UT staff member talks playing lead guitar for Parker McCollum, upcoming tour

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter November 13, 2024

For five years, Brady Beal worked for Texas Student Media in advertising sales, client support services and providing data analytics to advertisers. He did the job part-time while simultaneously playing...

Radio-television-film student taps into family, Texas history to create Western short film 

Radio-television-film student taps into family, Texas history to create Western short film 

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter  November 13, 2024

Two years ago, Drake Potts revisited a 50-page script he wrote in high school and decided to make it tangible. After cutting the manuscript down to 15 pages, Potts created “Burleson,” a Western short...

Keshi takes center stage at Cactus Café, sharing stories, songs with UT students

Keshi takes center stage at Cactus Café, sharing stories, songs with UT students

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 12, 2024

Students lined up hours early at the Cactus Café entrance Monday, hoping to score one of just 120 wristbands to see Casey Thai Luong, professionally known as Keshi. Excited fans, some attending their...

Luke Larter delivers a lecture on nocturnal callers in Austin for the Science Under The Stars outdoor lecture series at Brackenridge Field Laboratory on Nov. 7, 2024. The planned outdoor lecture was moved indoors to accommodate potential rainfall.

UT graduate students showcase Austin’s nocturnal nature at Science Under the Stars

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 12, 2024

Luke Larter’s journey into studying Austin’s nocturnal creatures began when the pandemic shifted his focus from Panama’s frogs to local species. His nightly walks in Hyde Park turned into a chance...

London Lack, the Founder and Artistic Director of the Cauliflower Project leading choreography of Maddie Ziegler solo "Cry" from Dance Moms on Nov. 8, 2024.

The Cauliflower Project brings dance, connection to liberal arts

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter November 12, 2024

For members of The Cauliflower Project, dance classes serve as more than just a lesson — they provide a chance to unwind, connect and learn more about the world of dance. Launched at the start of...

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