Fiza is the fall ’22 managing editor, but over her time at the Texan, she worked as a general news reporter, life & arts senior reporter, life & arts editor and associate managing editor. Phew… You can find her in her basement office hunched over page edits likely with a Starbucks holiday drink.
After nearly two years, The Daily Texan sat down again the President Jay Hartzell to ask about the University's response to COVID-19, the overturning of Roe V. Wade, "The Eyes of Texas," housing affordability...
When I close my eyes and try to picture my life without the Texan, I just find myself staring at the back of my eyelids like someone who can’t conjure an apple in their mind. Let the record show, I can...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 14 de octubre y se tradujo al español.
Durante el verano, mientras me preparaba para ser editor gerente de The Daily Texan de otoño del...
Over the summer, as I prepared for my role as fall ‘22 managing editor of The Daily Texan, I went down a rabbit hole of reading college newspapers. One day, as I perused the University of Maryland’s...
Indie sensation Sloan Struble, known on stage as Dayglow, charms with his third album, People In Motion. Struble, a former UT student, returns with an album similar to his two first two projects, incorporating...
Sloan Struble, better known by the stage name Dayglow, wrote his bedroom pop debut album, Fuzzybrain, at UT. Now, he celebrates the release of his third album, People In Motion, with a tour that ends with...
Fiza Kuzhiyil, Associate Managing Editor
• May 23, 2022
Fans in lavender crop tops and prom dresses start lining up for the show before the sun rises. With an hour left until the doors open, the line wraps around the venue. Chart-topping artist Olivia Rodrigo...
Fiza Kuzhiyil, Associate Managing Editor
• February 28, 2022
Back pressed against lead singer Rob Laska, bassist Alex Dimauro plays a chord strong enough to vibrate through Antone’s. Guitarist Mickey Brandolino and drummer Karah James exchange laughs as the crowd...
Fiza Kuzhiyil, Life & Arts Editor
• October 15, 2021
For pop punk artist Jxdn, performing on one of the biggest stages at Austin City Limits Festival is nothing — he’s used to having over 9.3 million followers view his every move on Tik Tok.
Ahead...
Fiza Kuzhiyil, Life & Arts Editor
• October 13, 2021
A pink and purple ombre landscape lights up the screen behind two white lawn chairs. Thousands of people scream, some holding cardboard signs made out of broken down Boxed Water boxes. Then, accompanied...
Fiza Kuzhiyil, Life & Arts Editor
• October 11, 2021
After two weekends of rocking Zilker Park, Austin City Limits Festival 2021 finally came to a close this weekend. With over 130 artists to watch over the two weekends, it may be hard to tell who put on...
Fiza Kuzhiyil, Life and Arts Editor
• October 3, 2021
Under the Austin skyline, thousands of fans gathered at Lady Bird Stage six hours ahead of Doja Cat’s performance. As her crew set her stage with artificial plants, stragglers flowed in from the rest...
When Devashree Shah saw her fall 2021 schedule on the morning of registration, she couldn’t believe it. Beside the course number, every single one of her classes had a room number attached.
“I was...
Trigger warning: This story contains mentions of racism, hate crime and violence against Asian people. For a list of Anti-Asian violence resources look here: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
Growing...
As the spring semester comes to a close and some students gear up for another round of digital summer classes, The Daily Texan compiled a list of ways to stay engaged in online meetings and lectures.
To streamline the COVID-19 vaccination process in Gregory Gym, UT enlisted students to administer vaccines and help patients navigate the vaccination site.
If you owned a radio in 2008, you heard a song from Taylor Swift’s album, Fearless.
We danced to “You Belong With Me” at middle school dances and tried to shake earworms like “Love Story”...
As the sun beat down on the line outside of Gregory Gym, student volunteers helped guide people to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
On the way out, an elderly man stopped to thank volunteer...
Due to a large loss of employment within the Texas oil and gas industry, some students hoping to enter the once-booming industry have pursued further education or shifted career paths entirely.
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's March 10 print edition.
From the Forty Acres to the virtual stage, several UT alumni will be speaking at the 2021 South by Southwest...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's March 10 print edition.
The Daily Texan’s team of South by Southwest Online reporters have created a list of must-sees for students...
From the hills of Taiwan to a South Korean warehouse, Asian artists took over the virtual stage of the South by Southwest 2021 virtual music festival. Many streamed their performances from unique locations...
TikTok creators, Dave Jorgenson, Ian McKenna and Jackie James talked about making news engaging in their South by Southwest 2021 conference session. During the session, each creator picked out a TikTok...
Emerging British jazz musicians performed at Abbey Road Studios in London on Tuesday, March 16 for the Jazz re:freshed Outernational showcase at the 2021 South by Southwest Music Festival.
British...
In front of an ethereal galaxy backdrop of the Black Fret showcase stage, the four members of Ley Line embrace in a huddle as they do before every show.
“This is this four-piece sisterhood, and...
TW: This story contains descriptions of drug abuse, sexual assault and eating disorders.
Singer and actress Demi Lovato is a familiar icon from her time on Disney Channel in the early 2010s and...
Creatives from the Biden-Harris campaign shared their experience conducting an online presidential campaign during the South by Southwest 2021 conference session “Politics x Design: How the Biden-Harris...
Editor’s Note: This story contains information about students’ experiences during the winter storm and may be difficult to read. At the bottom of this story, the Texan has linked to resources for students...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's March 5 print edition.
A pipe burst, and water soaked into the hardwood floor. The power went out, and food began to rot in the...
Editor’s Note: This story includes sources whose names have been changed to protect their employment. This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 26 print edition.
As the...
After UT students spent Monday sledding, dancing and taking pictures in the snow, Justin Phan and his roommate spent two hours picking up the trash they left behind on the South Mall lawn.
“If...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 5 online edition.
Michelle Nwaeri has a lingering fear. If she was ever in an accident, she’s afraid that someone...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 2 print edition.
In the Indian state of Punjab, farmers camp out on the cold streets to protest new agriculture laws. Over...
Quarantined in her Austin apartment in August, Fay Medina pressed her phone to her ear and came out to her mother as bisexual. There was a pause.
“You know you're going to hell, right?”...
“Welcome back to my channel, everyone,” Amanda Saunders said to the camera.
Saunders sat in front of her grandmother’s china cabinet, filming a video for her 7,000 subscribers on her...
Research by UT’s Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault found service gaps in sexual assault survivor’s resources in Texas, including mental health and legal services.
The research...
Austin residents can now apply for up to six months of rent assistance from the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, expanded from the three months it previously covered.
The Relief of Emergency...
Student Q-drop rates remained similar to previous semesters this fall despite the transition to online courses for fall 2020.
Mark Simpson, assistant vice provost and University registrar for the Office...
A team of UT researchers received a five year, $2.97 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to develop a water bottle, watch and app for monitoring water...
Some students have expressed anxiety about this years’ election results, saying it is one of the most important elections of their lifetime. With increased student involvement on social media,...
The Latinx Theatre Initiative, a theater-focused student group, created a virtual altar to celebrate Día de los Muertos for students to post photos of their ancestors from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.
Manuela...
About 80 members of the UT community are part of a weekly virtual reading club over Reddit and Discord to connect during COVID-19.
Jessica Shu, a finance and Plan II senior, said she suggested...
UT Health Austin will open an epilepsy clinic at Dell Children’s Medical Center for Spanish-speaking families by mid-November, lead doctor Karen Skjei said.
Skjei said the clinic has two goals:...
Jester City Limits dining hall will close Oct. 5 due to a low customer turnout this semester, said Rene Rodriguez, director of dining for University Housing and Dining.
UHD closed JCL after it averaged...
The U.S. News and World Report ranked UT’s First-Year Experience program 25 in the nation and second in universities with over 30,000 students, but the program continues to make adjustments for COVID-19.
UT’s...
UT researchers were selected for a grant from the National Institutes of Health for their antibody test to detect the virus that causes COVID-19.
Researchers will use the estimated $2.6 million grant...
