All it takes is a blanket, food, friends and the outdoors to enjoy picnics.
In honor of National Picnic Day on April 23, students share their picnic experiences in Austin. Nursing senior Madison Leonard...
Although social media encourages connectivity, some students choose to limit their use of these platforms.
Between short-term breaks from social media and longer refrains, students who choose to stay...
Moving into a dorm may take a center stage in the college housing experience, but the transition to apartments comes with its own set of complexities and experiences.
For many students, the topic of...
What started as a promotional video for Student Government candidates blossomed into a career for computer science sophomore Nabil Bayoumi.
Students seeking an opportunity to apply their creative skill...
There’s a science to walking for leisure.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adults who walk for transportation, fun or exercise increased 6% in five years from 2005...
Bernardo Chuecos didn’t realize the high stakes of attending one of the top universities in the country until he experienced constant pressure to achieve at the level expected by UT. He isn’t...
Locked in practice rooms and bent over their music, music students have prepared all semester for their spring recitals.
Music majors are required to perform recitals their junior or senior year to...
In his two terms as president, there were few people Barack Obama trusted more than Valerie Jarrett.
Since taking Michelle and Barack as young lawyers under her wing in the early 1990s, Jarrett...
If students want to shop ethically and sustainably for fashion, their options tend to lie between cheap thrift hubs or small, expensive boutiques.
Students following a sustainable lifestyle have to...
Under state law, 90% of UT-Austin’s incoming freshman class must be Texas residents.
Senate Bill 175, passed in 2009, specifies that in-state applicants must make up 75% of all admission offers...
For five semesters, Meghan Lloyd’s career as a track and cross country athlete was stable, until she was given startling news — she had thyroid cancer.
“That was something that really...
Emily Fernandez started noticing odd occurrences in her dorm, such as pieces of her laundry basket that resembled toenail clippings and wood chips behind her trash can. A week later, she requested a transfer...
