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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

Renowned jazz drummer and composer Carl Allen, left, performs with the UT Jazz Orchestra at the Bates Recital Hall on Feb. 23, 2024.

Carl Allen takes the stage alongside UT jazz orchestras

Isabella Capuchino, General Life&Arts Reporter February 27, 2024

This past Friday, the UT jazz orchestras shared the stage with legendary jazz drummer, Carl Allen. With the concert and two masterclasses, Allen left the students with an incentive to strive for greatness. With...

Spring break on a budget

Spring break on a budget

Trinity Orosco, General Life&Arts Reporter February 26, 2024

As spring break rounds the corner, many students begin to arrange their last-minute trips. To avoid the frenzy of procrastinated planning, The Daily Texan compiled a list of affordable spots to visit this...

Students in the Texas Union Theater at the 15th Texas Union Film Festival on Feb. 22, 2024.

Student films highlight grief, climate crisis, cultural heritage during the 15th Texas Union Film Festival

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter February 26, 2024

Dressed to the nines in attire inspired by Hollywood award shows, student directors and film enthusiasts grabbed some popcorn and found a seat for the showcasing of 10 short films submitted by UT students...

National Book Award-winning author Justin Torres and the UT Archibald A. Hill Regents Professor in American and English Literature Lisa L. Moore at the Harry Ransom Center Auditorium on Feb. 21, 2024.

Plan II, The Joynes Reading Room host reading, conversation with National Book Award winner

Atahan Koksoy, General Life&Arts Reporter February 26, 2024

Author Justin Torres and American and English literature professor, Lisa Moore, stepped onto the stage of the packed Harry Ransom Center Auditorium. The audience, composed of UT students, faculty and...

International Food and Cultures Extravaganza brings together students, orgs

International Food and Cultures Extravaganza brings together students, orgs

Atahan Koksoy, General Life&Arts Reporter February 26, 2024

With the International Food and Cultures Extravaganza in full swing, organizers stood behind piles of various cultural delicacies such as delicious pastries, specialty candies and warm, homemade dumplings,...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theaters Isabel Wallace-Green in Alvin Aileys Night Creature.

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater returns to Bass Concert Hall to perform iconic dances ‘Revelations’

Helen Li, General Life&Arts Reporter February 23, 2024

In 1981, the curtains of Bass Concert Hall rose for the first time on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, opening for an unforgettable night of stunning and emotional performance. Forty-three years...

Longhorn Car Club meets at a parking garage rooftop in Austin, Texas on Feb. 17, 2024.

Longhorn Car Club: no car required

Diego Saldana, General Life&Arts Reporter February 23, 2024

A white Lamborghini, a couple of beefed-up Mustangs and an ordinary Toyota Corolla made for just a few of the cars that rolled through Austin’s hill country this Saturday before arriving atop a parking...

Longhorn Singers present ‘Seasons of Love’

Longhorn Singers present ‘Seasons of Love’

Paisley Garza, General Life&Arts Reporter February 23, 2024

Love will take the stage in the form of music with captivating harmonies and entertaining choreography at the Longhorn Singers “Seasons of Love” concert this Saturday.  The program interprets the...

Student-based literacy organization seeks to transform Austin schools

Student-based literacy organization seeks to transform Austin schools

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter February 23, 2024

From queer literacy events at the Austin Public Library to organizing relief funds for families experiencing homelessness due to a fire, UT’s Students Expanding Austin Literacy helps young kids throughout...

UT New Theatre Festival highlights collaboration between graduate, undergraduate programs

UT New Theatre Festival highlights collaboration between graduate, undergraduate programs

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter February 22, 2024

Participating in a theater production requires an “all hands on deck” approach, and UT Theatre and Dance takes this concept to a new level. Every year, the department hosts the UT New Theatre (UTNT)...

‘Dune: Part Two’ – too grand for its own good

‘Dune: Part Two’ – too grand for its own good

Ryan Ranc, Senior Life&Arts Reporter February 22, 2024

“Dune: Part Two” arguably remains the most anticipated sequel of the last three years. After the success of “Dune,” director Denis Villeneuve heads back into the world where his last film left...

Vince Young speaks to students in the WCP on Tuesday.

Vince Young distinguished speaker at Campus Events and Entertainment’s Black History Month Event

Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter February 22, 2024

Over 100 students filed into the William C. Powers Auditorium to hear from the man who led the Longhorns to their first Rose Bowl victory 19 years ago, and now sits in the College Football Hall of...

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