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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Charlotte Keene, Senior Photographer

Charlotte Keene is a junior Journalism major from San Antonio, Texas. She enjoys making playlists and watching movies in her free time.

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Savannah Rakovalis, Kate McMillan and Kate Fiore browse the Blue Genie Art Bazaar after getting a recommendation from a coworker in Austin, Texas on Nov. 19, 2024.

[Photo] Blue Genie Art Bazaar brings handcrafted art to Austin holiday shoppers

November 21, 2024

Savannah Rakovalis, Kate McMillan and Kate Fiore browse the Blue Genie Art Bazaar after getting a recommendation from a coworker in Austin, Texas on Nov. 19, 2024.

Sophomore advertising student Enid Francis poses for a portrait in Parlin Hall Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024.

Sophomore advertising student Enid Francis poses for a portrait in Parlin Hall Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024.

Bollywood dance team Texas Dhoom performs a classical Kathak dance for the Indian Cultural Association's Jashan event in the WCP Student Activity Center on Oct. 18, 2024.

[Photo] Sixteen years later, Indian Cultural Association brings back event highlighting Indian culture

October 20, 2024

Bollywood dance team Texas Dhoom performs a classical Kathak dance for the Indian Cultural Association's Jashan event in the WCP Student Activity Center on Oct. 18, 2024.

Students gather in front of the UT Tower following a Palestine Solidarity Committee-led walkout on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

[Photo] Palestine Solidarity Committee hosts Week of Action to mark Oct. 7 one-year anniversary

October 10, 2024

Students gather in front of the UT Tower following a Palestine Solidarity Committee-led walkout on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Faculty join students in front of Main Mall to protest the day prior's arrests and the ongoing violence in Gaza on April 25, 2024. They also called on President Jay Hartzell to resign.

Faculty join students in front of Main Mall to protest the day prior's arrests and the ongoing violence in Gaza on April 25, 2024. They also called on President Jay Hartzell to resign.

Police attempt to push into Parlin Hall after calling protesters to disperse during a Palestinian Solidarity Committee organized movement on April 24, 2024.

Police attempt to push into Parlin Hall after calling protesters to disperse during a Palestinian Solidarity Committee organized movement on April 24, 2024.

President Biden speaks at the LBJ Library on UT Austin’s campus to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Monday. He also called for Supreme Court reform, addressing an audience of about a thousand.

[Photo] Student loan programs expired at end of September, restarting consequences for missed payments

October 8, 2024

President Biden speaks at the LBJ Library on UT Austin’s campus to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Monday. He also called for Supreme Court reform, addressing an audience...

Julieta Garcia poses with a ceramic she made for a portrait in her bedroom, where she creates and packs orders, on Sept. 30, 2024.

[Photo] Student entrepreneur molds personality into clay with her small business

October 3, 2024

Julieta Garcia poses with a ceramic she made for a portrait in her bedroom, where she creates and packs orders, on Sept. 30, 2024.

People browse vendor Get Bent Metal Works at Pecan Street Festival in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Artist Shawn Corder sculpts everything from robots, to lamps, to abstract decor.

People browse vendor Get Bent Metal Works at Pecan Street Festival in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Artist Shawn Corder sculpts everything from robots, to lamps, to abstract decor.

Peruvian and local artisan-owned Black Llama vends a variety of handmade art at the biannual Pecan Street Festival in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

Peruvian and local artisan-owned Black Llama vends a variety of handmade art at the biannual Pecan Street Festival in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

People walk along Sixth Street during the biannual Pecan Street Fest in Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

People walk along Sixth Street during the biannual Pecan Street Fest in Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

Festivalgoers cool off with fans as temperatures reach the high ninties during the outdoor Pecan Street Fest in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

Festivalgoers cool off with fans as temperatures reach the high ninties during the outdoor Pecan Street Fest in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

R.A.R. Grill food service workers cook for festivalgoers at Pecan Street Fest on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 in downtown Austin. The vending and catering company serve a variety of food ranging from funnel cakes to Philly Cheesesteaks.

R.A.R. Grill food service workers cook for festivalgoers at Pecan Street Fest on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 in downtown Austin. The vending and catering company serve a variety of food ranging from funnel...

Festivalgoers get lemonade as heat soars at the biannual Pecan Street Fest in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

Festivalgoers get lemonade as heat soars at the biannual Pecan Street Fest in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

People peruse an artists' booth at the 47th Fall Pecan Street Festival in downtown Ausitn on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Artisan craftsmanship was a main focus of many vendors, in addition to food and beverages.

People peruse an artists' booth at the 47th Fall Pecan Street Festival in downtown Ausitn on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Artisan craftsmanship was a main focus of many vendors, in addition to food and beverages.

Festivalgoers try on vendor BG Hats' seagrass merchandise at Pecan Street Fest in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. This fall commemorated its 47th year.

Festivalgoers try on vendor BG Hats' seagrass merchandise at Pecan Street Fest in downtown Austin on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. This fall commemorated its 47th year.

A pedestrian crosses the street on  San Jacinto Boulevard on UT's campus on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

[Photo] City of Austin to improve transit, safety on Trinity Street, San Jacinto Boulevard

August 25, 2024

A pedestrian crosses the street on San Jacinto Boulevard on UT's campus on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

Ashley Craig, second from left, leads a mental health training for veterans and their relatives Friday in John W. Hargis Hall.

[Photo] UT’s Veteran Spouse Network hosts mental health event

August 5, 2024

Ashley Craig, second from left, leads a mental health training for veterans and their relatives Friday in John W. Hargis Hall.

Loading vehicles pictured near the DKR Stadium adjacent bike lanes on Robert Dedman Drive on Friday, August 2, 2024.

[Photo] Raised construction, valet parking around bike lanes raises safety concerns among student bikers

August 5, 2024

Loading vehicles pictured near the DKR Stadium adjacent bike lanes on Robert Dedman Drive on Friday, August 2, 2024.

President Biden speaks at the LBJ Library on UT Austin's campus to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Monday. He also called for Supreme Court reform, addressing an audience of about a thousand.

President Biden speaks at the LBJ Library on UT Austin's campus to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Monday. He also called for Supreme Court reform, addressing an audience of...

President Biden greets supporters on the tarmac after landing in at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Monday ahead of his speech at the LBJ Library on UT's campus.

[Photo] President Joe Biden delivers keynote address at LBJ Presidential Library

July 29, 2024

President Biden greets supporters on the tarmac after landing in at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Monday ahead of his speech at the LBJ Library on UT's campus.

Kaiya Emmert and Quinn Wiserman teach a hand building workshop at Art Garage in Austin on Sunday.

[Photo] Family-owned Art Garage brings Austin art-packed summer

July 29, 2024

Kaiya Emmert and Quinn Wiserman teach a hand building workshop at Art Garage in Austin on Sunday.

The crowd waits for Bevo during the SEC Celebration on UT Austin's campus on June 30.

[Photo] UT alumni highlight favorite parts of campus, culture at SEC Celebration

July 1, 2024

The crowd waits for Bevo during the SEC Celebration on UT Austin's campus on June 30.

Owner Luca Kisielius poses for a portrait at their desk inside Sunshine Vinyl on Saturday.

[Photo] New Austin vinyl shop opens for pride month, cultivates sense of community

June 24, 2024

Owner Luca Kisielius poses for a portrait at their desk inside Sunshine Vinyl on Saturday.

Members of an encampment on April 29 link arms as police officers work their way through the crowd in attempt to disperse the circle on UT Austin's campus.

[Photo] UT sends second wave of student conduct disciplinary notices to pro-Palestine protesters

June 20, 2024

Members of an encampment on April 29 link arms as police officers work their way through the crowd in attempt to disperse the circle on UT Austin's campus.

Co-hosts of the "AI for the Rest of Us" podcast Marc Airhart, left, and Casey Boyle, right, pose for a portrait in the LAITS studio in Mezes Hall on Thursday.

[Photo] UT releases new podcast ‘AI For the Rest of Us’

June 13, 2024

Co-hosts of the "AI for the Rest of Us" podcast Marc Airhart, left, and Casey Boyle, right, pose for a portrait in the LAITS studio in Mezes Hall on Thursday.

An employee stands outside Wheatsville Co-op on Guadalupe Street on Thursday.

[Photo] Wheatsville Co-op closing Guadalupe Street location after 43 years

June 13, 2024

An employee stands outside Wheatsville Co-op on Guadalupe Street on Thursday.

Faculty join students in front of Main Mall to protest yesterday's arrests and the ongoing violence in Gaza. They also called on President Jay Hartzell to resign.

[Photo] Faculty protest student arrests in front of Tower, call for Hartzell resignation

April 25, 2024

Faculty join students in front of Main Mall to protest yesterday's arrests and the ongoing violence in Gaza. They also called on President Jay Hartzell to resign.

A student walks down the Art Building stairs on San Jacinto Boulevard on Monday.

[Photo] Antiquities Action Symposium opens dialogue on antiquities trafficking

April 15, 2024

A student walks down the Art Building stairs on San Jacinto Boulevard on Monday.

Coach Vic Schaefer watches from the sidelines at the women's basketball game against Bringham Young University on March 2, 2024

[Photo] El equipo de baloncesto femenino de Texas es el sembrado No. 1 por primera vez desde 2004

March 20, 2024

Coach Vic Schaefer watches from the sidelines at the women's basketball game against Bringham Young University on March 2, 2024

From left to right, Executive Producer Jeremy O. Harris, Director Olmo Schnabel and Lead Darío Yazeb Bernal pose for a portrait on 2nd Street in downtown Austin on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. “Pet Shop Days” is Schnabel’s directorial debut and Yazeb Bernal’s first American movie.

[Photo] 'Pet Shop Days' cast, crew on importance of community

March 17, 2024

From left to right, Executive Producer Jeremy O. Harris, Director Olmo Schnabel and Lead Darío Yazeb Bernal pose for a portrait on 2nd Street in downtown Austin on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. “Pet Shop...

Luvella, represented by UT's record label UTalent Records, performs at Antone's Nightclub for the UT Student Showcase on Friday. She performed her soon to be released single, "Forever's in a Moment,"  for the first time live.

[Photo] Student Artists take on SXSW at UT’s Hook ‘Em House

March 11, 2024

Luvella, represented by UT's record label UTalent Records, performs at Antone's Nightclub for the UT Student Showcase on Friday. She performed her soon to be released single, "Forever's in a Moment," ...

Texas Guard Shay Holle defends against BYU Guard Kailey Woolston in the game on Saturday at Moody Center. The Longhorns defeated the Cougars 71-46, ending their season before the Big 12 Championshiop.

[Photo] Texas women’s basketball advances to semifinals in win against Jayhawks

March 10, 2024

Texas Guard Shay Holle defends against BYU Guard Kailey Woolston in the game on Saturday at Moody Center. The Longhorns defeated the Cougars 71-46, ending their season before the Big 12 Championshiop.

Melotheory members Austin Pedersen (left) and Patrick Insull (right) perform "Breathe" in their Austin apartment on Wednesday. Gearing up for an album release, the duo cited early Coldplay and Cage the Elephant's "Cigarette Daydreams" as musical inspiration for the single.  Insull said that Melotheory intially began as a fun distraction from his engineering schoolwork, but now the duo plan to pursue music full-time.

[Photo] Indie-pop band melotheory set to release new single ‘Breathe’

March 1, 2024

Melotheory members Austin Pedersen (left) and Patrick Insull (right) perform "Breathe" in their Austin apartment on Wednesday. Gearing up for an album release, the duo cited early Coldplay and Cage the...

Professor Jay Banner guides his science of environmental justice class through testing the water quality of Waller Creek on East 23rd Street on Feb. 2.

[Photo] UT geosciences professor receives prestigious Cherry Award

February 6, 2024

Professor Jay Banner guides his science of environmental justice class through testing the water quality of Waller Creek on East 23rd Street on Feb. 2.

A person wears a Palestinian flag as protestors rally at the Capitol in support of a ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday.

[Photo] Thousands gather at Texas Capitol to call for US support of UN top court ruling, ceasefire in Gaza strip

February 6, 2024

A person wears a Palestinian flag as protestors rally at the Capitol in support of a ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday.

A child chants with the crowd at the "All out for Palestine and Yemen" protest at the Capitol on Jan. 21, 2024.

[Photo] ‘We will never let you die!’: Protesters march at Texas Capitol, calling for ceasefire in Palestine, support for Yemen

January 22, 2024

A child chants with the crowd at the "All out for Palestine and Yemen" protest at the Capitol on Jan. 21, 2024.

"Shakespeare Through Performance" students, taught by Clayton Stromberger, perform practiced scenes for their peers outside Calhoun Hall on Jan. 18.

"Shakespeare Through Performance" students, taught by Clayton Stromberger, perform practiced scenes for their peers outside Calhoun Hall on Jan. 18.

Community organizers address the crowd with rhetoric against the financial support of Israel at the Walkout for Palestine on Nov. 9, 2023.

[Photo] Photo Gallery: Palestine Solidarity Walkout

November 10, 2023

Community organizers address the crowd with rhetoric against the financial support of Israel at the Walkout for Palestine on Nov. 9, 2023.

Students honor lost loved ones on the ofrenda at the Mexican American Culture Committee and Living the Longhorn Life's Día de los Muertos event in the WCP Ballroom on Nov. 2, 2023.

[Photo] MACC celebra Día de los Muertos con actuaciones, ofrenda comunitaria

November 5, 2023

Students honor lost loved ones on the ofrenda at the Mexican American Culture Committee and Living the Longhorn Life's Día de los Muertos event in the WCP Ballroom on Nov. 2, 2023.

A performer dances to drums in the Danza Aztec Exhibition at the Sacred Springs Powwow in San Marcos on Oct. 8, 2023.

[Photo] Sacred Springs Powwow Reunites Indigenous People With Their Cultural Heritage

November 5, 2023

A performer dances to drums in the Danza Aztec Exhibition at the Sacred Springs Powwow in San Marcos on Oct. 8, 2023.

The Ofrenda at the Mexican American Culture Committee's Día de los Muertos event in the WCP Ballroom on Nov. 2, 2023.

[Photo] ‘Podemos compartir un pedazo de nosotros con los demás’: estudiantes y exalumnos se reúnen para celebrar el Día de los Muertos

November 5, 2023

The Ofrenda at the Mexican American Culture Committee's Día de los Muertos event in the WCP Ballroom on Nov. 2, 2023.

A woman walks by the main entrance of the Dell Children’s Center in Austin, Texas on Oct. 27, 2023.

A woman walks by the main entrance of the Dell Children’s Center in Austin, Texas on Oct. 27, 2023.

A group passes through during the 40th annual Viva la Vida Parade in celebration of Día de los Muertos on Oct. 28, 2023 in downtown Austin, Texas.

[Photo] Hermandad de UT toma parte en las celebraciones del desfile anual de día de los muertos 

November 1, 2023

A group passes through during the 40th annual Viva la Vida Parade in celebration of Día de los Muertos on Oct. 28, 2023 in downtown Austin, Texas.

The Center for the Theater of the Oppressed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil performs “Gêneres” in the art building, beginning the week-long symposium on Oct. 21, 2023.

The Center for the Theater of the Oppressed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil performs “Gêneres” in the art building, beginning the week-long symposium on Oct. 21, 2023.

Leo Bopp (right) answers questions and leads a chant during the 20th annual Cinema Touching Film Festival, held by the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, at the Rollins Theater at the Long Center in Austin, Texas on Oct. 19, 2023. Leo Bopp was the star of Deaf Capo, one of the short films shown at the event, which noted how he engages audiences with American Sign Language at Austin FC games.

[Photo] Film festival offers further inclusion off campus for students with disabilities

October 22, 2023

Leo Bopp (right) answers questions and leads a chant during the 20th annual Cinema Touching Film Festival, held by the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, at the Rollins Theater at the Long Center in...

Dr. Leonard Moore, Founding Director of the College Football Research Project, poses next to a bookshelf in his office on Sept. 20, 2023. The shelves are almost entirely filled with football books including the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia.

[Photo] From touchdown to theory: Dr. Moore’s new project takes football into academia

September 27, 2023

Dr. Leonard Moore, Founding Director of the College Football Research Project, poses next to a bookshelf in his office on Sept. 20, 2023. The shelves are almost entirely filled with football books including...

Butler Opera Center celebrates its 20th anniversary with a dedication to Dr. Robert DeSimone on the McCullough Theatre curtain on Sept. 17.

[Photo] Butler Opera Center celebrates 20th anniversary this season

September 18, 2023

Butler Opera Center celebrates its 20th anniversary with a dedication to Dr. Robert DeSimone on the McCullough Theatre curtain on Sept. 17.

Students play musical chairs at the Mexican American Culture Committee’s ¡Celebración! event for Latin American Independence on Sept. 14, 2023.

[Photo] ¡Celebración! Festejo de la independencia mexicana

September 17, 2023

Students play musical chairs at the Mexican American Culture Committee’s ¡Celebración! event for Latin American Independence on Sept. 14, 2023.

A group of Canfield Business Honors freshman socialize in front of Littlefield Fountain and enjoy the sunlight after a long bus ride on Sept. 04, 2023. They are just returning to campus following a Canfield Business Honors weekend retreat.

[Photo] Photo Gallery: Tryout Submissions

September 5, 2023

A group of Canfield Business Honors freshman socialize in front of Littlefield Fountain and enjoy the sunlight after a long bus ride on Sept. 04, 2023. They are just returning to campus following a Canfield...

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