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Travis Scott, Michael Rubin talk failure, entrepreneurship at Hogg Auditorium

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 5, 2024

Rapper and entrepreneur Travis Scott visited the University on Thursday as a part of a three-stop college tour promoting his brand Cactus Jack’s new collaboration with multi-billion dollar merchandise...

From left, Ray Chang, Joel Setiawan Chong and Michael Ning pose for a portrait at the Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field on Monday, April 1, 2024.

Chess Run Club combines physical, mental strengths on campus

Chloe Ching, General Life&Arts Reporter April 3, 2024

Two students sit around a chess table, focused on their next move as their running shoes tap underneath. Prior to the chess game, they raced each other around the Caven-Clark Field.  Computer science...

Linguistic major Hongli Zhang starts to strum a balalaika in preparation of a slavic dance performance at the Jester dormitories auditorium on April 1, 2024.

EurasiaVision brings popular European show Eurovision to UT

Riddhi Bora, General Life&Arts Reporter April 3, 2024

The Jester auditorium stage illuminated a group of students in colorful, sparkly clothes with a warm light. As a Slavic song echoed through the room, the students began jumping, kicking in kick-lines and...

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Q&A: years after freshman theatre debut, alums are Broadway stars

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 1, 2024

In April 2014, Trey Curtis took the lead role in UT’s production of “In the Heights” as a freshman. This January, Curtis took on the titular role in the hit Broadway show “Hamilton” after having...

Campus Conquest Players discuss game strategy during an 8 p.m. session of the game at the WCP Black Box Theater on Wednesday March 27, 2024.

TXTPED debuts ‘Final Exam: Campus Conquest’ immersive board game experience

Atahan Koksoy, General Life&Arts Reporter April 1, 2024

On Thursday evening, a large crowd of students patiently waited outside the William C. Powers Student Activity Center’s Black Box Theater. After viewing a short video and dividing into teams, the group...

Dog socialization club promotes camaraderie, boosts serotonin

Dog socialization club promotes camaraderie, boosts serotonin

Trinity Orosco, General Life&Arts Reporter March 29, 2024

Students gather in the grassy plain of Zilker every other Saturday to decompress, mingle with peers and play fetch with dogs.  The Dog Socialization Club at UT meets on Saturdays for students and...

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Longhorn Urbanists educate, build community while bringing light to urban issues

Riddhi Bora, General Life&Arts Reporter March 29, 2024

At Robert L. Patton (RLP) room 0.104, a group of students participates in a game of Kahoot! The topic? General urban facts. Spring of 2024 marks Longhorn Urbanists’ first semester as an active student...

First-year mechanical engineering masters student Anastasia Timoshenko collects a token at one of the fair tables while fellow students watch. At the event, students had opportunities to answer questions and engage in activities to earn tokens for prizes.

Recreation Committee hosts School-Astic, brings nostalgia to students

Paisley Garza, General Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2024

Winding down after studying for midterms, a wave of nostalgia washed over students as they immersed themselves in a world of fun-colored school supplies, book-related activities and entertaining contests...

Welcome to the CyborgSpace!: Expanded Media students unveil art exhibit at Museum of Human Achievement

Welcome to the CyborgSpace!: Expanded Media students unveil art exhibit at Museum of Human Achievement

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2024

As if conjured from the digital ether, a whirlwind of swiping, scrolling and saving envelops visitors as they step into a rendition of the hyper-stimulus within their smartphones. Venturing deeper into...

New materials exhibition at School of Architecture bursts with creativity

New materials exhibition at School of Architecture bursts with creativity

Atahan Koksoy, General Life&Arts Reporter March 27, 2024

The School of Architecture’s Materials Lab is an industrial display of various colors, textures and media. Atop neatly arranged shelves of building materials sit small blue dioramas. These dioramas are...

The Texans spring cleaning guide for any dorm

The Texan’s spring cleaning guide for any dorm

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter March 25, 2024

As the sun sets later and the weather warms, a sense of renewal sweeps over many people, often beginning with their living spaces. For everyone from seasoned cleaning pros to independent living beginners,...

Actor and puppeteer Ayhan Hulagu demonstrates how his puppets are used during a puppet-making workshop on Tuesday. The puppets depict Karagöz and Hacivat, the lead characters of traditional Turkish shadow puppet plays.

‘It chose me’: Kurdish artist tells his story through centuries-old shadow puppet show

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter March 21, 2024

Few people knew about traditional Turkish theater before Kurdish immigrant and professional artist, Ayhan Hulagu, arrived in the United States. Despite challenges with linguistic and cultural barriers,...

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