Skip to Main Content
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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

Life and Arts

Tomas Minc, a trampoline gymnast, prepares to jump during practice at the Tumble Tech gym on March 25, 2025. Minc will represent the U.S. at the World Championship in Italy next week.

UT sophomore social media influencer competing at international World Cup 

Angelina Liu , Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2025

Tomas Minc locks eyes determinedly on the double mini trampoline 25 meters ahead of him. He sprints forward, launching into a series of powerful twists and flips before landing with precision. Minc,...

Students exit the UT Co-Op parking lot after buying West Fest tickets on March 26, 2025.

UT fraternities bring big artists for annual West Fest

Sydnie Grayson, General Life&Arts Reporter March 27, 2025

Throughout UT fraternities, members partake in mural painting, event area cleanup and frat wristband distribution in preparation for West Fest, an Interfraternity Council (IFC)-administered music festival,...

Korean Music Association holds statewide K-pop dance showcase this Saturday

Korean Music Association holds statewide K-pop dance showcase this Saturday

Layla Dajani, General Life&Arts Reporter March 27, 2025

For Kyra Timberlake, K-pop began as a quiet obsession in middle school that she only shared with her older sister. Now as a dancer for UT’s Korean Music Association dance group, KM8, she finds herself...

Visitors at the Austin Public Library Central Location view art history professor Moyo Okediji’s exhibition, “Beauty and the Beads: Divine Fire and Color in Transatlantic Beaded Art," on March 23, 2025. Okediji’s exhibition focuses on glass beads, one of Africa’s most widely used artistic mediums, and will be on display until April 27, 2025.

Beads of separation, unification: UT professor’s latest exhibition highlights complex African history

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter March 26, 2025

Shining under the lights of Austin Public Library, panels of colorful beaded glass twist and flatten to reveal a patchwork of geometric figures. At the center of this exhibition is Moyo Okediji, an artist...

Students visit Japan, United Arab Emirates with World Walker program following DCCE closure

Students visit Japan, United Arab Emirates with World Walker program following DCCE closure

Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 26, 2025

UT announced the closure of the Division of Campus and Community Engagement (formerly the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement) last April. The division included the DCCE Global Leadership and...

Netflix’s 'The Residence' conquers crime dramady, looks into who really runs the White House

Netflix’s ‘The Residence’ conquers crime dramady, looks into who really runs the White House

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter March 26, 2025

Based on the book by Kate Andersen Brower, “The Residence” is staking its claim in Netflix’s top 10 TV shows this week with a slapstick murder comedy that constantly causes audiences to ask, “Who...

UT student and Northwestern student create nonprofit to raise awareness on rare diseases

UT student and Northwestern student create nonprofit to raise awareness on rare diseases

Eyesha Sadiq, General Life&Arts Reporter March 25, 2025

Meeting each other when they were four years old in art camp, Ankitha Gantasala and Sophia Pirani always had one constant: their passion for art. Staying in touch from there, the best friends created an...

UT alumna travels world as label rep, talks label’s artists at SXSW

UT alumna travels world as label rep, talks label’s artists at SXSW

Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 25, 2025

Born and raised in Amarillo, Darbi Donaldson, 2012 sociology alumna, didn’t leave the country until the summer between her sophomore and junior year, when she studied abroad in London. Donaldson loved...

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco play it safe with ‘I Said I Love You First’

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco play it safe with ‘I Said I Love You First’

Kwame Hodge, General Life&Arts Reporter March 25, 2025

Award-winning movie roles and Nigerian remixes have recently kept actress and singer Selena Gomez busy. But Gomez still found the time to create I Said I Love You First with her new fiancé Benny Blanco,...

Meet 5 Kendra Scott FoundHER(s) this Women’s History Month

Meet 5 Kendra Scott FoundHER(s) this Women’s History Month

Elie Brunson, General Life&Arts Reporter March 24, 2025

This Women’s History Month, The Daily Texan compiled a list of some of the Kendra Scott FoundHERs who are making waves in their industries. These women use resources from the UT Kendra Scott Women’s...

‘Arrest the Midwife’ highlights reproductive rights issue, lacks comprehensibility

‘Arrest the Midwife’ highlights reproductive rights issue, lacks comprehensibility

Riddhi Bora, Life&Arts Desk Editor March 23, 2025

  Documentary feature “Arrest the Midwife” premiered at South by Southwest on March 9. The film spotlights a string of arrests against Mennonite Certified Professional Midwives, or CPM, midwives...

Claire Rosinkranz performs at Stubb's during SXSW on March 12, 2025.

Liveshot: Claire Rosinkranz swings at stardom at Stubb’s

Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 23, 2025

  Claire Rosinkranz danced in the “backyard” of Stubb’s “boy” on March 12 for South by Southwest. The singer gained popularity with her TikTok-famous hit “Backyard Boy” in 2020. Following...

Activate Search
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin