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Artist talks new piece in the Visual Arts Center, abstraction, insects as material

By Ariana Arredondo - Updated on January 31, 2020 at 12:00 am

Argote’s work, titled “Me at Market” is an abstract piece made from lemon juice, linen, paper and cochineal insects. The Daily Texan spoke with Argote about the process and inspiration behind the piece.
Third-culture kids struggle with identity, search for community

By Jennifer Errico - Updated on January 30, 2020 at 12:01 am

Jordan Blumberg can answer the question “Where are you from?” in more than three different ways.

“I don’t have a good answer,” said Blumberg, an electrical engineering freshman. “No one understands that (I’ve) lived all over the world, just the same way that (I) don’t understand that they’ve lived in the same place for their entire lives.”
Interracial couples face discrimination, cultural differences

By Alejandra Gavilanes - Updated on January 29, 2020 at 11:52 pm

Interracial couples discuss their experiences with family judgement and cultural differences.
‘In Their Own Form’ explores black identity through time travel, alternate realities

By Grace Barnes - Updated on January 28, 2020 at 11:49 pm

Featuring artists from across the Black diaspora, “In Their Own Form” brings a range of narratives to UT that unites their experience through time and space.
UT business students develop, create skincare line

By Catherine Cardenas - Updated on January 28, 2020 at 11:35 pm

McCombs students develop a skincare line focused on anti-inflammatory products.
Australian UT students cope with bushfires back home while in Austin

By Aisling Ayers - Updated on January 28, 2020 at 12:03 am

When Liv Kohan and Liam Wilson waved goodbye to their families in August and each hopped on a plane to Austin, they saw blue and cheery Sydney skies. During their return to Australia over winter break, they were met with an entirely different sight.
Q&A: UT alumnus John Henderson discusses Guinness Record for longest marriage

By Avery Wohleb - Updated on January 27, 2020 at 12:05 am

Before there was Jendy’s, Speedway Mall and Kins Coffee at UT, there was John and Charlotte Henderson.
Alumna’s YouTube channel provides insight into Black college experience at UT

By Katya Bandouil - Updated on January 23, 2020 at 11:47 pm

After being an avid fan of video tutorials during her teenage years, UT alumna Lynette Adkins started a YouTube channel in 2018. Shortly after posting her first vlog, Adkins noticed that her viewership increased quickly.
Ranch Hand co-owners talk business, McCombs, how their food is more than just salad

By Grace Barnes - Updated on January 23, 2020 at 11:42 pm

In a little more than three years, health-conscious grain bowl business Ranch Hand has gone from a meal subscription service at UT to local food truck to sharing space with other small businesses at Native Hostel in Austin. And they’re only getting started.
Alum discovers planets before graduating, dubbed ‘planet hunter’

By Aisling Ayers - Updated on January 23, 2020 at 11:36 pm

Months before graduating from UT, Anne Dattilo discovered two new planets. They call her the “planet hunter.”

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