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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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UT resident quartet’s collaboration with fellow Austin musicians earns Grammy nomination

UT resident quartet’s collaboration with fellow Austin musicians earns Grammy nomination

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter November 27, 2023

When Austin choral group Conspirare’s album House of Belonging received a Grammy nomination for 2024 Best Choral Performance this month, all contributors appreciated the recognition of their hard work....

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Radio-television-film freshmen get creative producing short films, friendships

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter November 17, 2023

When Jane Nam, Olivia Scott and Ana Orellana came to UT, they realized that as radio-television-film majors they wouldn’t have full access to UT’s film resources or media studies until they became...

UT alumna Lady Bird Johnson’s voice lives on through diary recordings in new Hulu documentary

UT alumna Lady Bird Johnson’s voice lives on through diary recordings in new Hulu documentary

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter November 16, 2023

Through her own gentle narration, the newly released Hulu documentary “The Lady Bird Diaries” gives an inside look into Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson’s time behind White House doors. Director...

La disertación de exalumna de UT influye inesperadamente en la conversación sobre injusticia reproductiva

La disertación de exalumna de UT influye inesperadamente en la conversación sobre injusticia reproductiva

Flora Farr and Isabela Ocampo Restrepo November 3, 2023

Nota del editor: este articulo fue publicado por primera vez el primero de noviembre de 2023 por Flora Farr y fue traducido al espanol por Isabela Ocampo Restrepo.  La Dra. Elizabeth O'Brien siempre...

UT alumna’s dissertation unexpectedly influences reproductive injustice conversation

UT alumna’s dissertation unexpectedly influences reproductive injustice conversation

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter November 1, 2023

Dr. Elizabeth O’Brien has always displayed an interest in medical history. Whether reading medical textbooks for pleasure or hearing patient stories from her mother’s OBGYN hospital shifts, O’Brien...

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.

Film festival offers further inclusion off campus for students with disabilities

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter October 22, 2023

A happy community gathered at the Long Center this weekend united by the 20th annual Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival. The dark theater provided an open floor for accessibility purposes and the...

Libros para leer rápidamente antes del estreno de sus adaptaciones cinematográficas en 2023

Libros para leer rápidamente antes del estreno de sus adaptaciones cinematográficas en 2023

Flora Farr and Dieter Kingwergs October 19, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el por Flora Farr el 17 de Octubre del 2023 y fue traducido al español por Dieter Kingwergs.  El debate ancestral sobre si las adaptaciones...

Books to read fast before their movie 2023 adaptations premiere

Books to read fast before their movie 2023 adaptations premiere

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter October 17, 2023

The age-old debate over whether movie adaptations come out better than their source books always proves a controversial but exciting part of the movie-going experience. The Daily Texan compiled a list...

The Texan Recap: Drag Ban found Unconstitutional, Lifetime Achievement Award

Editor's note: This podcast was originally published on Spotify on Oct. 15, 2023.  In this week of The Texan Recap, audio producer Sriya Dommaraju talks about Senate Bill 12, a law that restricted...

Professor Lori Holleran Steiker stands in the stairway of the main building on Oct. 6, 2023.

Professor’s 36 years of recovery, lifetime of achievements

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter October 9, 2023

Sitting in the car with her husband, professor Lori Holleran Steiker suddenly felt moved to tears. On Aug. 30, Holleran Steiker casually checked her phone to find an email from RecoveryPeople awarding...

The UT Dance Team performs at the Texas Fight Rally and Parade on Oct. 4, 2023. The team recently partnered with Free People Movement to help raise funds.

UT Dance Team gets creative with student-led funding

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter October 5, 2023

In full makeup and Texas gear, the UT Dance Team shared smiles and fun choreography to hype up the crowd at the Texas Fight Rally this Wednesday. Their infectious positivity reflected the team’s high...

Películas y series del año pasado que valen la pena ver este mes de la herencia hispana

Películas y series del año pasado que valen la pena ver este mes de la herencia hispana

Flora Farr and Evelyn Martinez October 1, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 28 de septiembre por Flora Farr y fue traducido al español por Evelyn Martinez.  Al pensar en películas qué ver durante el mes de la...

Movies, TV from the past year worth watching this Hispanic Heritage Month

Movies, TV from the past year worth watching this Hispanic Heritage Month

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter September 28, 2023

When thinking of movies to watch during Hispanic Heritage Month, it can be hard not to think of classics such as “Frida,” “Pan’s Labyrinth” or “Selena.” The Daily Texan compiled a list of...

Professor’s new residency promises growth in New York, Austin art worlds

Professor’s new residency promises growth in New York, Austin art worlds

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter September 21, 2023

Art history professor C. Ondine Chavoya was enjoying a walk through the Blanton Museum of Art one day when he received a call from a New York number. When he returned the missed call from what turned out...

Gone to Texas video contest winner confident in picking UT

Gone to Texas video contest winner confident in picking UT

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter September 14, 2023

Thousands of students gathered in front of the Tower to celebrate Gone to Texas, a longstanding tradition for new students to commemorate the start of the semester. Freshman Dhilan Nag watched from the...

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