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Students and professors discuss fanfiction, how it provides passion, comfort, representation

Students and professors discuss fanfiction, how it provides passion, comfort, representation

Isabella Gonzalez, Life and Arts general reporter May 4, 2022

With millions of users registered to fanfiction websites like Wattpad and Archive of Our Own, the prevalence of fanfiction in popular culture continues to grow in significant lengths. Recently, popular...

The Asian Memory Project reflects on Asian representation through music, art

The Asian Memory Project reflects on Asian representation through music, art

Isabella Gonzalez, Life & Arts Reporter April 28, 2022

Colorful lights cast playful shadows on the rehearsal room walls. Cherry blossom vines wrap around music stands. Three instruments adorn the Asian Memory Project’s makeshift stage: a grand piano, a cello...

Reflections on UT’s 1st Annual Film Festival

Reflections on UT’s 1st Annual Film Festival

Isabella Gonzalez, Life & Arts Reporter April 5, 2022

In middle school, Makayla George’s father encouraged her to explore writing by telling the stories of her superheroes. While curating these narratives, George found her first love: screenwriting. Since...

Students discuss impacts of Instagram, TikTok on self-image

Students discuss impacts of Instagram, TikTok on self-image

Isabella Gonzalez, Life & Arts Reporter February 8, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Feb. 4, 2022 flipbook. While watching the music video for Lady Gaga’s 2009 hit “Telephone” with a friend, Vivian Moyers came to a stark realization...

Aquaponics navigates broken greenhouse, shows creativity in face of adversity

Aquaponics navigates broken greenhouse, shows creativity in face of adversity

Isabella Gonzalez, Life & Arts Reporter February 1, 2022

Filled with lush greenery and bobbing iridescent fish, the Painter Greenhouse, which sits right behind Painter Hall, once served as a space for project-building, experimentation and community gathering....

‘Belle’ confuses audiences with imperfect plot threads, entices with breathtaking visuals

‘Belle’ confuses audiences with imperfect plot threads, entices with breathtaking visuals

Isabella Gonzalez, Life & Arts Reporter January 18, 2022

Mamoru Hosoda’s gorgeously animated film “Belle” comes to life bursting with colorful imagery and vibrant music. Released to select theaters in the U.S. on Jan. 14, the Japanese anime adventure,...

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