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Six apps every UT student should download

Six apps every UT student should download

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter October 9, 2024

There's just about an app for everything now. This comes in handy as balancing academics, extracurriculars and social life at the University proves hectic. Whether you’re a freshman still trying...

Sam Brashesr (left) and Zhouli Xie (right) applaud winning contestant Stella Frasier (middle) after judges Ben Kompare and Denny Sebold make the tie breaking call during the comedy game show, Masters of None on Monday Sept 30, 2024.

British television’s ‘Taskmaster’ comes to life on UT stage with TSTV’s ‘Master of None’

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter October 1, 2024

Anxious energy radiated from five students as they stepped up on stage to present their unconventional replacements for a ring while asking for the “Master of None” taskmasters’ hands in marriage:...

Students collaborate to create a video game at the EGADS Game Jam from Sept. 27, 2024 to Sept. 29, 2024. The event offered an opportunity for students to gain experience in game development and network with industry professionals.

Electronic Game Developers Society hosts Texas Game Jam

Maya Thakur, Life&Arts General Reporter September 30, 2024

From Friday, Sept. 27 to Sunday, Sept. 29, teams of programmers, sound designers and artists filled the atrium bridges of the Gates-Dell Complex. As participants of the Electronic Game Developers Society’s...

Learning Spanish with grandparents, dancing salsa with cousins, playing Loteria on Friday nights or visiting the graves of loved ones on Dia de los Muertos are just a few traditions that emphasize Hispanic people’s connections to their heritage. At UT, another way people feel connected is by joining one of the more than 20 Hispanic-centered student organizations.

UT Hispanic-centered organizations build connections, safe learning environments, community on campus

Brynn Dominguez, General Life&Arts Reporter September 27, 2024

Learning Spanish with grandparents, dancing salsa with cousins, playing Loteria on Friday nights or visiting the graves of loved ones on Dia de los Muertos are just a few traditions that emphasize...

Co-founders of the All Girls Skate Club, Olivia Snelgrove (left) and Adriana Garris (right) skate around the Flawn Academic Center on Sept. 21, 2024. The two hope to unite all types of female skaters by practicing together as a community.

New skate club hosts first meeting, offering uniting space for UT roller skaters

Ana Taveira, Life&Arts General Reporter September 24, 2024

Advertising junior Adriana Garris and microbiology junior Olivia Snelgrove felt surprised to learn that although there are over one thousand organizations on campus, UT did not have a single skating club...

The audience applauds the founder of Career City Limits, Jamil Hooper, and the four speakers from HEB Digital on Wednesday Sept. 4, 2024. From left to right, Maria Rodriguez, Emily Do, Claren Moyers, Jamil Hooper, and Alyssa Zuniga Patel who joined the panel via Zoom.

Career City Limits speaker sessions connect students to employers

Behr Rinke, Life&Arts General Reporter September 22, 2024

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a UT faculty member sought to bridge the gap between students and future employers. Jamil Hooper founded what is now Career City Limits, a week-long speaker series...

Five on-campus mental health resources to keep in mind this Suicide Prevention Month

Five on-campus mental health resources to keep in mind this Suicide Prevention Month

Joe Ferrara, General Life&Arts Reporter September 18, 2024

With school starting, striking a balance between all aspects of life can prove overwhelming. Luckily, there are a plethora of on-campus mental health resources available to students. This Suicide Prevention...

Student builds nail art business, celebrates 19.3k Instagram followers sharing artistic process

Student builds nail art business, celebrates 19.3k Instagram followers sharing artistic process

Angelina Liu, General Life&Arts Reporter September 12, 2024

Hunched over a glossy white desk, advertising sophomore Grace Joh meticulously molds a cotton-candy blue lollipop on a pale yellow press-on nail. Despite the complexity of the design, she spends only an...

Freshman philosophy student William Bui studies in the newly renovated Classics Library pictured in Waggener Hall on Monday, Sep. 9, 2024.

Faculty, students enjoy remodeled UT Classics Library resources

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter September 12, 2024

Strolling through the newly remodeled UT Classics Library, scholars and professors approach the question “Bonus liber melior est quisque quo major” (The bigger a good book is, the better) or “μέγα...

Annual race Zilker Relays prepares for record-breaking number of runners, Longhorns share their experience

Trinity Orosco, Life&Arts Desk Editor September 5, 2024

Gathered at the starting line, Austinites and Longhorns — past and present — fill Zilker Park with anticipation, tennis shoes and relay batons.  Zilker Relays, a 10-mile race with teams of four...

Hook 'Em walks down Bevo Blvd. during the parade held before kickoff for the Texas football game vs. Colorado State on Aug. 31, 2024.

Tailgating tradition Bevo Blvd evokes nostalgia among Texas football fans, provides free fun before home game

Amelia Engstrom and Minza Mirza September 2, 2024

In the late 70s, Sherry Millington and her roommate’s tailgating tradition involved a station wagon, ice chests full of beers and camaraderie. Now, returning to UT for the first football game of the...

Used book stores in Austin available for course book shopping

Used book stores in Austin available for course book shopping

Flora Farr, Life&Arts Desk Editor August 29, 2024

When students order used course books online to cut expenses, it is easy to feel unsure about the condition their purchases might arrive in. With syllabus week over, The Daily Texan compiled a list of...

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