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UT students compete in NBC trivia show

UT students compete in NBC trivia show

Joe Freedman, Life and Arts General Reporter September 26, 2022

With bright lights shining down on their faces, a group of Longhorns prepared to once again compete against their age-old rival — Oklahoma. However, this Red River showdown did not take place at the...

Movie soundtracks to listen to during late-night study sessions

Movie soundtracks to listen to during late-night study sessions

Mimi Calzada, Life and Arts Reporter September 25, 2022

For students scrambling to prepare for midterms, the perfect study set-up includes several different components: a caffeinated drink of choice, a snuggly pair of sweatpants and most importantly the perfect...

Teens Thrive opens mental health conversations with UT, middle, high school students

Teens Thrive opens mental health conversations with UT, middle, high school students

Sebastian Barajas, Life&Arts Reporter September 23, 2022

UT students gather around the food trucks on West 26th Street and Rio Grande, laughing and sharing stories. Here, Teens Thrive holds their Cold Cookie Company profit share while members enjoy each other’s...

Black Food Week, an initiative promoting Austin’s Black-owned restaurants

Black Food Week, an initiative promoting Austin’s Black-owned restaurants

Sara Zaidi, Life & Arts general reporter September 22, 2022

Walking into the building with checkered floors, wooden walls and a menu displaying an animated chicken stirring a steaming pot of greens, Austin foodies know they are in for a treat. Whip My Soul, which...

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Tat Tuesday: Celebrating heritage, identity with tattoo

Mirya Dila, Life and Arts general reporter September 20, 2022

With her right palm outstretched to the sky, Tasha Anslyn watches the sunlight dance against the etched image of a young Asian woman adorned with flowers on her wrist. When Anslyn selected a predrawn...

Banned Books Week puts censorship on front page, students weigh in

Banned Books Week puts censorship on front page, students weigh in

Aaron Boehmer, Senior Life and Arts Reporter September 20, 2022

One thousand one hundred and forty five book titles by 874 different authors, 198 illustrators and 9 translators are banned from school shelves throughout the United States, according to data collected...

‘We’re small but we’re really strong’: Black student population remains underrepresented at UT

‘We’re small but we’re really strong’: Black student population remains underrepresented at UT

Ikram Mohamed, Projects Reporter September 20, 2022

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the population of undergraduate Black students at UT in 2021 was 5.2%, but it was 5.4%. The Texan regrets this error. This story has...

New student organization strives to make Austin art markets more accessible

New student organization strives to make Austin art markets more accessible

Mimi Calzada, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 15, 2022

Bonding over their El Paso roots and shared interest for art, Rachel Salcido, Paris Fitzgerald and Vivian Macias created a new student organization with the goal of improving accessibility at markets,...

Hispanic Business Student Association hosts 42nd annual ‘Company Night’ with over 350 attendees

Hispanic Business Student Association hosts 42nd annual ‘Company Night’ with over 350 attendees

Sebastian Barajas, Life & Arts Reporter September 15, 2022

The Hall of Honors bustles with excited students dressed in suits, their résumés and business cards in hand as they stop by blue booths to speak with business recruiters.  The Hispanic Business Student...

UT engineering students reflect on cooperative internship opportunities, challenges

UT engineering students reflect on cooperative internship opportunities, challenges

Mirya Dila, Life & Arts Reporter September 12, 2022

Patrick Munson shivered against the bitter May winds of North Dakota, staring out onto the barren fields and wondering what the next six months away from the warmth and familiarity of his life in Austin...

Flo Rida makes waves at free concert following UT-Alabama game

Flo Rida makes waves at free concert following UT-Alabama game

Grace Hare, Life & Arts Reporter September 11, 2022

Flo Rida looked out to waves of people awaiting the loud performance ahead. Wearing a UT jersey with his name on it, his voice was clear and confident as he called out, “Shawty had them Apple Bottom...

Art exhibitions on view around Austin explore identity, transformation, culture

Art exhibitions on view around Austin explore identity, transformation, culture

Aaron Boehmer, Senior Life and Arts Reporter September 11, 2022

Whether a quick stroll across campus or a short bus ride away, many current and upcoming art installations around Austin focus on artists’ lived experiences and perspectives. The Daily Texan compiled...

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