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Texas Black Lens’ ‘A Seat at the Table’ highlights Black student filmmakers

Texas Black Lens’ ‘A Seat at the Table’ highlights Black student filmmakers

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

When radio-television-film senior Kyla Simmons came to UT, she said she found it hard to be at a predominantly white institution as a Black student and a creative. She said she wanted to get involved on...

5 local outdoor activities for May

5 local outdoor activities for May

Sydnie Grayson, General Life&Arts Reporter April 23, 2025

In May, April showers go away and the flowers bloom. In light of more sunshine in Austin, The Daily Texan compiled a list of five outdoor activities in Austin to keep spirits up following exam and graduation...

From center left, Neha Arvinth, Deekshita Sundararaman and Kate Seno.

HealthMaze bridges health care literacy gap for Austin’s unhoused

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter April 22, 2025

In 2023, students volunteering under Interstate 35 noticed how hesitant unhoused individuals were to approach their blood pressure screening table. Tired of hearing alarming health numbers without guidance...

Student-run Instagram ‘Tour De Coffee’ encourages followers to explore Austin, drink sustainably

Student-run Instagram ‘Tour De Coffee’ encourages followers to explore Austin, drink sustainably

Ana Taveira, General Life&Arts Reporter April 21, 2025

Sydney Baker and Alysa Madriz met the summer before freshman year, quickly bonding over their shared love of coffee. In hopes of exploring Austin, the two made a pact to try a new local coffee shop every...

Members of the Texas Pre-Dental Society hold up numbered paper plates to bid on various items during their auction benefiting Kids Tooth Team Outreach on April 9, 2025. Kids Tooth Team Outreach, the main non-profit Texas Pre-Dental Society works with, is a mobile dental clinic providing dental procedures to uninsured kids in rural and low-income communities in central Texas.

Texas Pre-Dental Society auction raises money for mobile dental clinic, spotlights creative student donations

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter April 21, 2025

On weekdays, a colorfully painted dental van pulls into local elementary schools, transforming into a mobile clinic where children receive cleanings, x-rays and fillings — often for the first time. Behind...

Ethan Lanting outside J2 dining, April 15, 2025.

New app improves UT dining hall experience

Brynn Dominguez, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 17, 2025

Hungry after a gym session, a computer science freshman was dissatisfied with how difficult it was to track the J2 menu. In an attempt to make his life easier, he created a new app, “UT Dining.” Under...

Textiles and apparel degree track changes met with student controversy

Textiles and apparel degree track changes met with student controversy

Diego Hernandez, Senior News Reporter April 17, 2025

Ever since she bought her first sewing kit in eighth grade, Nathalia Gomez had one question: how can she turn fashion design into her career? As a freshman in textiles and apparel, she strives for that...

Japanese Association members after Gold Week Festival.

Golden Week Festival shines, demonstrating Japanese Culture

Brynn Dominguez, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 15, 2025

Traditional Japanese games, food and drinks, clothing and performances filled the Gregory Gymnasium Plaza yesterday for the annual Golden Week Festival. Golden Week is a historic week in Japan filled...

The award winners of the Empower Your Pitch event from left to right, Ellen Sirower, Lisa Wang, Adwait Pradhan and Cole Maguire, stand in front of an applauding audience at the FAC on April 9th, 2025.

UT Career Center empowers graduate students, postdoctoral scholars to share research creatively with the public

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts April 15, 2025

Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars stared out confidently as they presented their research to a room full of friends, family and judges for a chance to win $1,000 in this year’s UT Career Center...

Participants exploring in the Museum of Interpersonal Communication at The Texas Immersive Institute Showcase "Pulse: Echoes of Humanity" on April 11, 2025.

Texas Immersive Institute’s final production premieres after 6 months of hard work

Madison West, Life&Arts General Reporter April 14, 2025

Headsets were on and lights dimmed as the doors to Pulse: Echoes of Humanity, a Texas Immersive experience, opened to a group of 20 “test subjects.” Led by scientists in white coats through a series...

Where to bring parents around Austin during parents’ weekend

Where to bring parents around Austin during parents’ weekend

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter April 10, 2025

This weekend celebrates UT’s official parents weekend, during which the University holds events for students’ families and friends. The college experience extends far beyond campus and into the city...

Duet performance to highlight relationship complexity through dance at Cohen New Works Festival

Duet performance to highlight relationship complexity through dance at Cohen New Works Festival

Gianna Means, General Life&Arts Reporter April 7, 2025

Amidst white noise and birdsong echo, dancers step into a world where love unfolds like a dream — electric and captivating. “You Got My Heart,” a dance performance debuting at the Cohen New Works...

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