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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...

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...

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...

Camille Stites and her guitarist hold one another in celebration after winning Battle of the Bands on March 11, 2025. Camille is now set to perform at Forty Acres Fest's day show on March 29.

Students compete to win over crowd in ‘Battle of the Bands’

Katherine Jones, General Life&Arts Reporter March 12, 2025

Camille Stites, Barefoot Preachers, Brooke Michelle and Martin Leon stepped onto the Student Activity Center Ballroom stage on Tuesday night, each aiming to win over the crowd. The four student bands...

Jordan Cordel, winner of this year’s Texas Revue talent show, accepts his $1,500 grand prize for his performance of his original song “Lonely” on March 7, 2025. Cordel, a master’s student raised in Port Arthur, Texas, was among 15 student acts who performed at Texas Revue, UT’s oldest running talent show which has been held annually for over 100 years.

McCombs graduate student wins 2025 Texas Revue Talent Show for singing

Eyesha Sadiq, General Life&Arts Reporter March 11, 2025

With 13 contestants performing talents ranging from singing to Indian classical dance, Jordan Cordel’s debut song “Lonely” took the hearts of judges and audience members. The Texas Revue, a UT...

People gathered for the First Texas Chai-Down at Nueces Mosque late March 3, 2025 to see which student organization has the best chai. Black Muslims Alliance won the audience vote and Alpha Lambda Mu won the judge vote.

Nueces Mosque hosts ‘Chai-Down’ to kick off the month of Ramadan

Tyler Pullum, Entertainment Columnist March 7, 2025

Ramadan, a holy month in Islam, is a time of fasting, reflection and community. To mark the this sacred month’s beginning, five Muslim student organizations — Muslim Students Association, Ahlul Bayt...

Polymathic Scholars art gallery auction to raise funds for Indigenous and Chicano communities

Polymathic Scholars art gallery auction to raise funds for Indigenous and Chicano communities

Layla Dajani, General Life&Arts Reporter March 7, 2025

Feeling like an outsider as an international student from Shanghai four years ago, Rinka Ko found her place at UT through singing. She found a welcoming community with the Polymathic Scholars and will...

Picture of Miyako Uchida Helping with Kimono Dressing.

Department of Asian Studies to host Kimono, Ikebana workshop

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter March 3, 2025

Springtime in Japan means that delicate pink blossoms start dotting the trees — a sight UT students may not witness firsthand this season. However, they can still immerse themselves in the beauty of...

Student film collective, ‘I Don’t Getcha’ hosts monthly screening, prepares founder for professional production

Student film collective, ‘I Don’t Getcha’ hosts monthly screening, prepares founder for professional production

Ana Taveira, General Life&Arts Reporter February 28, 2025

Eight years ago, radio-television-film senior Farris Mafrige-Elsaifi started a YouTube channel to upload personal projects. Inspired by his online nickname, “getcha,” Mafrige-Elsaifi named his channel...

UT talks to look forward to at TEDxUTAustin 2025

UT talks to look forward to at TEDxUTAustin 2025

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

The eighth annual TEDxUTAustin conference will take place on March 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hogg Memorial Auditorium. The 2025 theme explores the question “What Now?” — seeking to identify...

UT student’s live comedy dating show hits the road with college tour

UT student’s live comedy dating show hits the road with college tour

Brynn Dominguez , Senior Life and Arts Reporter  February 28, 2025

After dressing up in a jester costume, promoting and growing his fan base for about two years and building professional connections, a UT business student will host his company's biggest comedy show yet.  Business...

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