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Anonymous notes left around campus uplift students

Anonymous notes left around campus uplift students

Carolyn Parmer, Life and Arts reporter December 17, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the October 26 flipbook. As Madeline Salinas walked home from hours of studying on campus at the end of a long Monday, a white envelope sticking out from...

Longhorn Powerlifting’s Bench for Breasts fundraiser raises breast cancer awareness

Longhorn Powerlifting’s Bench for Breasts fundraiser raises breast cancer awareness

Sofia Treviño, Life and Arts Reporter December 17, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the October 19 flipbook. On a Wednesday afternoon, grunts from bench pressing and cheers of support filled the air on Speedway — except the lifters...

Black, Hispanic women share feelings of “impostorism,” self-doubt

Black, Hispanic women share feelings of “impostorism,” self-doubt

Sofia Treviño, Life and Arts reporter December 17, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the October 19 flipbook. Attending Calculus I office hours for the first time her freshman year, Rebecca Cedillo remembers her professor saying civil...

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Students of color reflect on the impact of eurocentric beauty standards

Ikram Mohamed, Life & Arts Senior Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 30 flipbook.  Staring back at their reflection through the mirror, Angel Coleman took the last glimpse of their heat-damaged, stick-straight...

International organizations on campus help students help find belonging on campus

International organizations on campus help students help find belonging on campus

Isabella Gonzalez-Lawson, Life & Arts General Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 23 flipbook. Suitcase in hand and thousands of miles away from her home in Beijing, Yuying Ma seemed ready to start a new life at UT....

Get into the spirit with 5 live theater opportunities this holiday season

Get into the spirit with 5 live theater opportunities this holiday season

Caroline Culberson, Life & Arts General Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 19 flipbook.  As the temperature drops, the chill in the air calls habitual theatergoers to return to long aisles and hallowed halls...

UT community discusses experiences in month after West Campus shooting

UT community discusses experiences in month after West Campus shooting

Mackenzie Sullivan and Kaiya Little, Life & Arts General Reporters December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 19 flipbook.  Removing her attention from her friend, Aliza Gomzin’s phone flashed with chat notifications. Chaos rising with each...

Female engineering majors discuss feeling underestimated by their male classmates and professors

Female engineering majors discuss feeling underestimated by their male classmates and professors

Ikram Mohamed, Life and Arts Senior Reporter December 15, 2021

Huddled around her lab table, Haylie Nguyen watched as her male groupmates erased and rewrote her original answer in their own words. “They completely changed what I did, and it wasn’t even to make...

The Phoenix keeps Austinites active on their path to sobriety

The Phoenix keeps Austinites active on their path to sobriety

Caroline Culberson, Life & Arts General Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 12 flipbook.  The often packed Mozart’s Coffee Roasters offers students and tourists alike a space to gather and drink in a magical...

Students with dual citizenship share the benefits of being from multiple countries

Students with dual citizenship share the benefits of being from multiple countries

Sage Dunlap, Life & Arts Senior Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 12 flipbook. Peering out an airplane window with wide 9-year-old eyes, Sofia Vargas Karam examined the sprawling Houston skyline for...

UT University Orchestra members share experiences of pursuing music in college

UT University Orchestra members share experiences of pursuing music in college

Isabella Lawson, Life & Arts General Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 9 flipbook.  Caitlin O’Callaghan spends most of her days cracking computer algorithms and coding JavaScript. But twice a week, she...

Seeking community, mixed students navigate cultural identity

Seeking community, mixed students navigate cultural identity

Isabella Gonzalez-Lawson, Life & Arts General Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the October 8 flipbook. For many, identifying one’s race or ethnicity on a generic form or questionnaire can be achieved with a single, simple...

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