Life and Arts

UT alumna creates entrepreneurship opportunities for students in new position at Blackstone LaunchPad

By Amarachi Ngwakwe - Updated on November 15, 2019 at 12:21 am

Frustrated by the lack of resources available for liberal arts students to explore entrepreneurship, Nina Ho marched into the office f the former director of the Liberal Arts Honors program, Dr. Larry Carver, to air her grievances.
Turkey Trot Champions talk strategy, share memories

By Nataleah Small - Updated on November 14, 2019 at 12:04 am

For the past 28 years, runners have braved the late autumn chill to participate in the ThunderCloud Subs Turket Trot on Thanksgiving morning.
Sexual health clinic helps sponsor Austin International Drag Festival

By Nataleah Small - Updated on November 14, 2019 at 12:02 am

The Austin International Drag Festival brings performers and audiences from across the world to the Texas capital. From Nov. 14-17, nearly 2,000 spectators are expected to watch the event according to Jamie Bancroft, president and founder of the Austin International Drag Foundation.
UT honors student takes on professional modeling, 2020 Olympics

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on November 14, 2019 at 12:00 am

After her sophomore year in the business honors program and running track and field at UT, Kendall Baisden left her comfort zone to run professionally for Team USA. After years on the track, she’s back on the Forty Acres.
Austin-grown Eterneva will turn the ashes of loved ones into diamond

By James Robertson - Updated on November 13, 2019 at 11:56 pm

From urns to funerary jewelry, it’s commonplace for the ashes of loved ones to be placed in physical keepsakes. This Austin company takes another approach — they turn ashes into diamonds.
New Austin league Belles & Chimes gives women, nonbinary people space to enjoy pinball

By Aimee Knight - Updated on November 12, 2019 at 11:48 pm

Pinball might seem like an arcade staple, popular with preteen boys. But two Austin women are getting the ball rolling on growing female interest in this niche, nifty activity.
‘Charlie’s Angels’ proves women are stronger together

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on November 12, 2019 at 11:42 pm

Elizabeth Banks’ star-studded cast in her “Charlie’s Angels” reboot takes on female empowerment while paying homage to the original TV series and movies.
Q&A: Abstract artist Ayla Erdener talks LGBTQ+ community, cultural heritage, life as local artist

By Saachi Subramaniam - Updated on November 12, 2019 at 11:41 pm

Artist Ayla Erdener opens new exhibit “Queers of Austin,” an ode to those who have supported her LGBTQ+ journey.
Siblings start tamale business, aim to pay bills and save money

By Ariana Arredondo - Updated on November 12, 2019 at 12:04 am

The smell of flour dough and chicken wafts around Lesly Reza Olguin’s apartment as she helps her brother Hector make dozens of tamales to deliver to students in the upcoming week.
‘What’s your Twenty?’ New app brings students together

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on November 12, 2019 at 12:02 am

The Twenty app has arrived on the Forty Acres, and it's not another social media app. It's an app that makes users more social.

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