Life and Arts

5 last-minute Valentine’s Day date ideas around campus

By Ariana Arredondo - Updated on February 12, 2020 at 11:25 pm

Don't have anything planned for Valentine's Day yet? The Daily Texan has compiled some on-campus date ideas for you and your loved ones.
Q&A: Claudia Wells from original ‘Back to the Future’ discusses legacy of the blockbuster film

By Avery Wohleb - Updated on February 11, 2020 at 11:54 pm

The Daily Texan spoke with Claudia Wells on the legacy of the blockbuster movie “Back to the Future.” Wells is most commonly known for her role as Marty McFly’s girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, in the trilogy’s first film.
UT-Austin students in Singapore face relocation, temperature checks in reaction to coronavirus

By Faley Goyette - Updated on February 11, 2020 at 11:51 pm

Despite living on the same campus as coronavirus quarantine facilities in Singapore, daily life for some UT students studying abroad remains mostly the same aside from temperature checks and dorm relocations.
‘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.
MannMukti prioritizes removing stigma around mental health

By Sana Hameed - Updated on February 11, 2020 at 12:43 am

MannMukti co-presidents Jaish Bhowanji and Fatima Hameed reach students who needed support.
'Shh, They’re Vegan’: A local vegan bakery’s story

By Maya Shamir - Updated on February 11, 2020 at 12:40 am

Skull and Cakebones owners Sascha Biesi and Yauss Berenji pose in their brick and mortar location.
‘Locke & Key’ serves up generic fun along with tonal inconsistencies

By Noah Levine - Updated on February 10, 2020 at 10:16 pm

Tyler (Connor Jessup) and Kinsey (Emilia Jones) explore the caves beneath the Locke estate.
Austin photographers face social media pressures

By Aisling Ayers - Updated on February 10, 2020 at 10:12 pm

Competing in a city full of creatives, millennial photographers have to find ways to set themselves apart or get lost in an endless Instagram feed.
‘Horse Girl’ underwhelms with lackluster handling of subject matter

By Noah Levine - Updated on February 10, 2020 at 12:12 am

Now streaming on Netflix following its Jan. 27 Sundance premiere, “Horse Girl” follows a woman named Sarah whose experience of unusual lucid dreams lead her to question the limits of reality.
One special fish named Loompa brings UT-Austin community together

By Catherine Cardenas - Updated on February 10, 2020 at 12:07 am

When Loompa the mosquito fish arrived on campus with Paige Stetson in August 2019, he was just another fish in the sea. Now, Loompa is swimming among viral videos and international attention.

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