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Resources to prepare for freezing weather in Austin

Resources to prepare for freezing weather in Austin

Kaeli Kampschmidt, General Life&Arts Reporter January 30, 2024

This season brings freezing temperatures to the Austin area and nationwide reports alert audiences about increasingly unpredictable weather as the climate changes more and more each year. With this in...

Community members attend the Visual Arts Center’s grand opening for the RRK Collection: Wood Type on Jan. 26, 2024.

Visual Arts Center features students’ wood type projects

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter January 28, 2024

Arranging wooden letter blocks, students in the design studio skillfully lay out their desired pattern. This creative process unfolds as a sheet of paper rolls through the carefully arranged blocks, resulting...

Engineering Chamber Orchestra holds its first rehearsal of 2024 in Music Building and Recital Hall on Jan. 24

Engineering Chamber Orchestra allows STEM students to nurture their love of music

Paisley Garza, Life&Arts General Reporter January 26, 2024

Crescendoing melodies ring throughout the Music Building and Recital Hall as violins, trumpets and more play harmoniously every Wednesday in room 2.106. This auditory spectacle of music comes from the...

Students arrive early for UT Showtimes Thursday night show of Five Nights at Freddys at the Union Theater on Jan. 18.

UT Showtime: fusing movie screening with communal energy

Diego Saldana, General Life&Arts Reporter January 26, 2024

Easily overlooked in the hub of students frenzying to grab a bite, The Texas Union houses a 300-person theater on the north end of the ground floor. However, stopping by on a Wednesday or Thursday night,...

Rooted members leave to pick up the pieces after SB 17 shuts down partnering program, Monarch

Rooted members leave to pick up the pieces after SB 17 shuts down partnering program, Monarch

Trinity Orosco, General Life&Arts Reporter January 24, 2024

An anonymous alumna said she found herself overcome with disbelief and confusion upon the shutdown of Monarch, a program that provided resources and community for undocumented, DACA and other students...

Winedale ‘band of brothers’ to honor professor in spring production

Winedale ‘band of brothers’ to honor professor in spring production

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter January 19, 2024

In 1983, when 18-year-old James Loehlin first stood in Winedale’s theater barn, he found a home in its isolated wooden magic. Seen by classmates as a ‘boy genius’ due to his extensive knowledge of...

Second Saturdays: The Blanton Museum rings in the new year with live music, silent disco

Second Saturdays: The Blanton Museum rings in the new year with live music, silent disco

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter January 17, 2024

As visitors filed into the Blanton Museum of Art on Saturday, they joined a crowd in the lobby dancing to a live set from Austin-based DJ crew, Peligrosa. Peligrosa, along with Austin musician Ray Prim,...

Realistic New Year’s resolutions for a successful semester

Realistic New Year’s resolutions for a successful semester

Laura Baker, General Life&Arts Reporter January 17, 2024

As Longhorns return to campus with a renewed energy, many feel ready for a fresh start. The beginning of a new year brings the opportunity to reflect and rebuild, providing the perfect time for those who...

How to have an ‘academic comeback’ this semester

How to have an ‘academic comeback’ this semester

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter January 16, 2024

As students head back to campus, some may wonder how they can improve their grades and work ethic this semester. Some might suggest new study spaces or music to improve their focus. To help students seeking...

K-pop dance team, Kontrol Crew Texas, fosters diverse, welcoming community through dance

K-pop dance team, Kontrol Crew Texas, fosters diverse, welcoming community through dance

Riddhi Bora, General Life&Arts Reporter January 16, 2024

K-pop (Korean pop) reigns as a global phenomenon, with the top 100 K-pop artists of 2023 boasting a combined 90.4 billion audio and video streams worldwide, according to luminatadata.com. The emergence...

Texas Outdoor Adventures offers opportunities to explore the outdoors, wellness

Texas Outdoor Adventures offers opportunities to explore the outdoors, wellness

Esteban Elias, General Life&Arts Reporter January 15, 2024

Located in Gregory Gymnasium on Speedway, UT RecSports offers UT students several opportunities per semester to experience the outdoors. Through the Texas Outdoor Adventures program, leaders like alumni...

Things to do in New Orleans before you cheer UT on at the Sugar Bowl

Things to do in New Orleans before you cheer UT on at the Sugar Bowl

Mimi Calzada, Life&Arts Editor December 7, 2023

This New Year’s, Longhorns will travel from far and wide to cheer on Texas football at their historic game against the Washington Huskies at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. A city with a rich history...

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