All content by Alexa Leon
![Embracing the nontraditional](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/041923-CarlyssaPhoon-Nontraditional-900x675.png)
Embracing the nontraditional
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan
• April 20, 2023
![Longhorns abroad](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/040623-CarlyssaPhoon-StudyAbroad-900x675.png)
Longhorns abroad
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan
• April 12, 2023
![On March 28, UT-Austin associate professor Monica Muñoz Martinez poses outside of a history building on campus. Recently, Martinez was named USA Today Woman of the Year.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-30-23_monicamartinez_Peyton-Sims-1-900x600.jpg)
Profesora de historia de UT nombrada Mujer del Año de USA Today
Tess Harmon, Celeste Hoover, and Alexa Leon
• April 10, 2023
![On March 28, UT-Austin associate professor Monica Muñoz Martinez poses outside of a history building on campus. Recently, Martinez was named USA Today Woman of the Year.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-30-23_monicamartinez_Peyton-Sims-1-900x600.jpg)
Profesora de historia de UT nombrada Mujer del Año de USA Today
Tess Harmon and Alexa Leon
• April 7, 2023
![Is government overstepping?](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/033023-CarlyssaPhoon-Government-675x900.png)
Is government overstepping?
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan
• April 5, 2023
![Crisis de vivienda en el corazón de Texas](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/032323-Carlyssa-Phoon-Housing-900x675.png)
Crisis de vivienda en el corazón de Texas
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, Tommy Wan, and Amy DonJuan
• March 29, 2023
![Housing crisis in heart of Texas](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/032323-Carlyssa-Phoon-Housing-900x675.png)
Housing crisis in heart of Texas
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan
• March 27, 2023
![Fostering innovation in STEM](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Schuyler-Burke_STEM-900x696.png)
Fostering innovation in STEM
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan
• March 20, 2023
![Reflectando en nuestro patrimonio cultural](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/021623-CarlyPhoon-CultureEditorial-900x675-1.png)
Reflectando en nuestro patrimonio cultural
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, Tommy Wan, and Andrea Arias-Zarate
• February 21, 2023
![Our cultural identities define us](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/021623-CarlyPhoon-CultureEditorial-900x675.png)
Our cultural identities define us
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan
• February 17, 2023
![Reconsiderando el sueño Americano](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Schuyler-Burke-1-900x720.png)
Reconsiderando el sueño Americano
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, Tommy Wan, and Hannel Suarez
• February 12, 2023
![La Fundación Mellon otorga fondos para 3 proyectos de artes liberales](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCF8514-900x600.jpg)
La Fundación Mellon otorga fondos para 3 proyectos de artes liberales
Sowmya Sridhar and Alexa Leon
• February 12, 2023
![Reconsidering the American dream](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Schuyler-Burke-1-900x720.png)
Reconsidering the American dream
Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan
• February 10, 2023
![There’s no such thing as balance: Be who you are](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Aruna-Muthupillai-19.50.44-900x600.jpeg)
There’s no such thing as balance: Be who you are
Alexa Leon, Forum Editor
• January 11, 2023
![Student teachers deserve more support](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102522-MEREDITHROBERTS-ALEXA_STUDENTTEACHERS-WEB-900x600.jpg)
Student teachers deserve more support
Alexa Leon, Columnist
• November 30, 2022
![Caffeine: Blessing, curse](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/110622-Lizzy-Gonzalez_Caffeine-WEB-900x600.png)
Caffeine: Blessing, curse
Alexa Leon, Columnist
• November 28, 2022
![I regret trauma dumping in my admissions essay](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-2-900x675.jpeg)
I regret trauma dumping in my admissions essay
Alexa Leon, Columnist
• November 8, 2022
![Freshmen should consider getting STI tested](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10162022-LizzieLi-Alexa_STI-COLOR-900x637.jpg)
Freshmen should consider getting STI tested
Alexa Leon, Columnist
• November 1, 2022
![Gov. Abbott’s rhetoric towards immigrants is dangerous](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101122-CarlyPhoon-Abbott-900x815.png)
Gov. Abbott’s rhetoric towards immigrants is dangerous
Alexa Leon, Columnist
• October 16, 2022
![UT needs more Hispanic faculty](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/091922-LizzyGonzalez-Hispanic-WEB-900x600.png)
UT needs more Hispanic faculty
Alexa Leon, Columnist
• September 20, 2022