While studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, Devin Walker took a hike up Lion’s Head mountain. After making his way to the top, he was struck by the symbolism behind his journey.  Walker,...

When Marianna Garcia thinks of Venezuela, she thinks of her family’s toy store — the oldest in Caracas — the beaches of Puerto la Cruz her family drove to on Christmas day and the mango...

When Japhet left Nigeria, he was running for his life. “After I ran, I was just moving from place to place,” Japhet said. “I was miserable. I didn’t know what to do, the only...

After receiving news of the earthquake in Ecuador on April 16, business sophomore Bernardo Vallarino’s first instinct was to call his family. Despite his immense relief in discovering they were fine,...

In this compilation of stories, the Life & Arts department explores homelessness. Click on our interactive to learn about two initiatives to change negative perceptions about the homeless community, or...

Nursing senior Liana Chau is excited to graduate and go back to Houston over the summer. “I’m going to be relaxing and studying,” Chau said. “I need to pass my state board [exam]...

They met in the campus library, pouring over the same stack of 50 children’s books they procrastinated reading for the semester. Finals ended and they went their separate ways, but when they returned...

Several inches of snow coated Austin’s roads, power lines were down and everyone stayed in bed, confined to their homes. But when Alex woke up, he threw on his snow gear and made the trek...

Almost five thousand miles separated Saba A. from his future wife when he left Iran to pursue a degree in Estonia. He wasn’t looking for a relationship, but that changed once he met Rona A.  They...

Jennifer Smith proposed five times before Joshua Hilliard came around to the idea of marriage.  “He kept saying no — not like ‘No, I don’t want to marry you,’...

Like many new college students, biomedical engineering freshman Somya Agarwal was terrified entering her first class. But it wasn’t because she was afraid of the coursework — it was because...

When nursing junior Josh Ruiz walks into a patient’s hospital room, all he can think about is the adrenaline about to rush through his body. “[Giving IVs] pumps me up,” Ruiz said....