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Future UT-Austin student sells over 10,000 Girl Scout cookie boxes, breaks Central Texas record

By Jennifer Errico - Updated on February 26, 2020 at 11:05 pm

Marillah King numbered and signed the last 10 boxes. Seven were sold to students outside the University Co-op. The last box she would sell as a Girl Scout was bought by her grandparents. On Sunday, King broke her own record, selling over 10,000 boxes.
Q&A: UT alumna Brittany Bernstrom discusses works in Art for the People gallery

By Kaylee Benavides - Updated on February 24, 2020 at 10:29 pm

Including paintings of famous people and pets, the “Celebrities” exhibition at the Art for the People features two paintings by artist and UT alumna Brittany Bernstrom — “Boston Terrier” and “Two-Tone Cat.”
Freshman starts Nigerian-inspired makeup business that caters to Black women

By Angelica Arinze - Updated on February 24, 2020 at 10:26 pm

Business freshman Kachi Akamelu said her love affair with makeup began at 16 in the Walmart makeup aisle. Now, she runs a makeup business in Austin and Houston, offering a wide range of looks and services.
Backpack Languages offers affordable language learning

By Anissa Reyes - Updated on February 21, 2020 at 12:23 am

Because of his love for traveling and teaching, Blake Maynard started reaching out to his Instagram followers to offer English language lessons via Skype calls.
512 Rage Room offers unconventional stress relief

By Hannah Heckman - Updated on February 20, 2020 at 12:15 am

512 Rage Room is a good and healthy way to let out anger by destroying trash.
Full-time RV couple discuss living on road, breaking from routine

By Faley Goyette - Updated on February 18, 2020 at 12:38 am

Tom and Stacie Langland talk to the The Daily Texan about their business and YouTube channel, RV Texas Y'all, which centers around their experience living in an RV full time.
Q&A: Cuban comics curator talks exhibit, Cuban revolution

By Kate Williams - Updated on February 18, 2020 at 12:34 am

UT alumnus Gilbert Borrego spoke with The Daily Texan about the exhibit of Cuban comics and what he hopes visitors can learn from it.
‘Paddles with a Purpose’ team of breast cancer survivors find community in dragon boating

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on February 11, 2020 at 11:47 pm

The dragon boating team, Paddles with a Purpose, formed in July and applied for a nonprofit license in August, making it the first breast cancer survivor team in the Austin area. They are composed of 35 breast cancer survivors from Round Rock to San Marcos, ages 40 to 82.
UT-Austin students launch art-based makeup brand, zine Musée Beauty

By Carlie Whisman - Updated on February 7, 2020 at 12:04 am

Tejal Bhikha paints using a different kind of canvas — her face. She said she was originally inspired by art history in college, recreating famous paintings such as Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss.” This was the inspiration behind her brand Musée Beauty, a magazine and collective focused on the intersection between art and makeup.
Law students create a space for law-themed puns, runaway dinos

By Kaylee Benavides - Updated on February 6, 2020 at 12:20 am

Assault & Flattery, a theater performance group made up of law students, prepare for the premiere of their newest parody play "Scalia Mia!: May He Rise Again."