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Student Life

Students host celebration of Hispanic, Latinx culture at on-campus quinceañera

Students host celebration of Hispanic, Latinx culture at on-campus quinceañera

Melani Alanis, General Life&Arts Reporter April 5, 2023

Celebrated among Latinx and Hispanic communities, a quinceañera typically happens on a girl’s 15th birthday. This celebration symbolizes her passage into adulthood, and is normally hosted alongside...

Around Austin: events, things to do this April

Around Austin: events, things to do this April

Logan Dubel, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 3, 2023

On the heels of the Country Music Television Music Awards, the month of April showers Austin with a variety of activities, including events focusing on sports, fashion, music and more. As the semester...

Off the Cuff: University Fashion Group builds viral community on TikTok

Off the Cuff: University Fashion Group builds viral community on TikTok

Celeste Hoover, General Life&Arts Reporter March 23, 2023

A UT student smiles as she points out each element of her carefully curated outfit to the camera, from her thrifted denim skirt to her pink tank top adorned with ruffles and gold sequins. She giggles as...

University Co-op’s Tower Thrift provides close-to-campus thrifting, with profits going to scholarships

University Co-op’s Tower Thrift provides close-to-campus thrifting, with profits going to scholarships

Arlinne Montemayor, Life&Arts General Reporter March 21, 2023

Racks of clothes fill the warmly lit, retro-inspired department. However, Tower Thrift does not stand alone like many other thrift spots. Instead, the new section operates on one half of the University...

‘A Burning’ reading event gives insight to future writers, activists

‘A Burning’ reading event gives insight to future writers, activists

Anai Jaime, General Life&Arts Reporter March 10, 2023

Megha Majumdar, with her creation in hand and a fire in her eyes, stands illuminated by the glow of the Harry Ransom Center’s stage, ready to share a vulnerable part of her life in reading her debut...

Digital interview series ‘People of Liberal Arts’ showcases COLA’s finest

Digital interview series ‘People of Liberal Arts’ showcases COLA’s finest

Stephanie Jumper, General Life&Arts Reporter March 7, 2023

Upbeat tunes signaling the introduction fade as light gleams against the interviewee’s face. The guest poses across from a social media intern sitting off screen. Even after their conversation ends,...

Polymath Creative Collective art gallery showcases student art, gives back to community

Polymath Creative Collective art gallery showcases student art, gives back to community

Minza Mirza, General Life&Arts Reporter March 7, 2023

With steady hands, Ren Daley gathers her apparatus for the procedure. The neuroscience sophomore wields the needle carefully against her subject, stopping every now and then to ensure absolute precision....

Around Austin: events, things to do this March

Around Austin: events, things to do this March

Logan Dubel, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 1, 2023

No matter the month, Austin boasts an endless list of exciting events. As the semester reaches the halfway mark, temperatures heat up and Texas bluebonnets bloom along the Main Mall, The Daily Texan compiled...

UT neurodiversity program advocates for education and connection

UT neurodiversity program advocates for education and connection

Celeste Hoover, General Life&Arts Reporter February 21, 2023

Skyler Allen takes a deep breath and settles down into a comfortable chair across from their Longhorn Transition, Inclusion, Empower, Success Neurodiversity Support coach.  At their biweekly meetings,...

Corporate communications junior Audrey Atienza poses outside of the DMC on February 15, 2023. Atienza is a popular YouTuber with over 130,000 subscribers.

UT student YouTuber Audrey Atienza talks documenting college life, staying authentic to herself

Isabella Zeff, General Life & Arts Reporter February 19, 2023

Audrey Atienza started her YouTube channel in 2018 with no intention of going viral. “I wanted something that was completely by me,” said corporate communications junior Atienza. “I decided to...

Celebrate Black History Month with these Austin Events

Celebrate Black History Month with these Austin Events

Celeste Hoover, General Life&Arts Reporter February 14, 2023

While people in Austin can learn about Black history year-round by reading anti-racist literature, learning from Black scholars, supporting Black-owned businesses and more, events on campus and around...

Where to spend your 2023 Palentine’s Day in Austin

Where to spend your 2023 Palentine’s Day in Austin

Corinne Piorkowski, General Life & Arts Reporter February 12, 2023

With February’s recent arrival, Palentine’s Day quickly approaches. Beyond chocolate, flowers and gifts, Austin offers many opportunities to spend the holiday with friends. The Daily Texan compiled...

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