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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Student Life

Angélique Roché, the author of My Super Hero Is Black speaks at the The Power of BIPOC PoP: Comics, Gaming, Animation and Multimedia Arts Symposium on March 7, 2024.

Power of BIPOC Symposium comes together to discuss diversity, representation in storytelling arts

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter March 8, 2024

Snip, fold, sketch, color and staple. Workshop leaders help students, scholars and visitors alike create a zine, or a mini comic book. Colors and characters pop from the pages of the collaborative zine...

Natural Sciences Week event blends science and art in student showcase

Natural Sciences Week event blends science and art in student showcase

Paisley Garza, General Life&Arts Reporter March 7, 2024

Science and art converged in a celebration of student talent at the Texas Science and Natural History Museum during the three-part gala, “A Night at the Texas Science Museum: Thermodynamics in Exhibit”...

Volunteers from The University of Texas help paint a mural designed by Christina Ciaburri at Widèn Elementary School on March 2, 2024.

Street Art Muralist Organization paints Mural of Hope for The Project at Dove Springs

Chloe Ching, General Life&Arts Reporter March 5, 2024

Buckets of paint in every color imaginable surrounded Kenzo Revilla and volunteers. Every brush stroke made the expansive design a reality in the hopeful halls of Widén Elementary School.   Human...

Psychology freshman Leslie Alina wins the Texas Revue talent competition on March 2, 2024.

2024 Texas Revue continues century-old tradition, showcases diverse array of student artistic passions

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter March 4, 2024

From acapella groups to yo-yoers, a diverse array of talent took the stage at Texas Revue at the newly-renovated Hogg Memorial Auditorium. First hosted in 1920, this century-old tradition highlights a...

UT Scholarships with spring 2024 application deadlines

UT Scholarships with spring 2024 application deadlines

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter February 28, 2024

For many students, finding scholarships proves to be a daunting task. Most scholarships include strict requirements that narrow an ever-growing pool of applicants. Luckily, the UT community provides countless...

Undergraduate Student Screenwriting Festival builds RTF community

Undergraduate Student Screenwriting Festival builds RTF community

Laura Baker, General Life&Arts Reporter February 27, 2024

As Helene Bechtel recalled stories her dad would tell her growing up, she found the picture painted through the oral stories shaped her conception of storytelling and influenced her pursuit of screenwriting....

Masters of Fine Arts candidate in sculpture June Chau sits in his studio in the art building on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. June is one of many artists who opened their studios on Saturday during the MFA Open Studios and Silent Auction.

MFA Open Studios, Silent Auction showcase graduate student artwork

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter February 27, 2024

Beckoned by the scent of paint and earthy sawdust, visitors enter a place of cyclical creativity, contemplation and revision, otherwise known as an artist’s studio. Rather than polished wall placards,...

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...

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