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The cast and crew of "Accidental Monster Hunter’s Guide to Magical Phenomena" stand for a portrait on the WCP auditorium stage on Sunday. The musical is the final production from the Creative Arts + Theater Committee this spring. It features a student written script blending magic, comedy, mystery and pop music.

Creative Arts + Theatre Committee investigates beast in woods during spring production ‘Accidental Monster Hunter’s Guide to Magical Phenomena’

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter April 17, 2024

In a small town called Westfield, something sinister lurks within the trees. When teenagers begin to go missing, a group of college students set out for the woods to discover the source of the disappearance.  Creative...

UT professor Elizabeth McCracken sits outside the Harry Ransom Center on October 3, 2022. McCracken recently The Wingate Prize for her novel "The Hero of this Book."

Q&A: UT professor Elizabeth McCracken talks about award-winning novel, ‘The Hero of This Book’

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter April 1, 2024

UT professor and author Elizabeth McCracken recently won the Wingate Prize, a literary award given to the best book exploring Jewish identity, for her novel, “The Hero of This Book.” The novel follows...

Welcome to the CyborgSpace!: Expanded Media students unveil art exhibit at Museum of Human Achievement

Welcome to the CyborgSpace!: Expanded Media students unveil art exhibit at Museum of Human Achievement

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter March 27, 2024

As if conjured from the digital ether, a whirlwind of swiping, scrolling and saving envelops visitors as they step into a rendition of the hyper-stimulus within their smartphones. Venturing deeper into...

Julia Otofu Ayaku, an art history and African and African Diaspora studies sophomore, and Kendall Ketchum, an arts and entertainment technologies freshman at the UT Poetry Center on March 21, 2024.

Obsidian magazine, Black Queer and Trans Collective host artshare, open mic event to celebrate student art

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter March 21, 2024

With all the joys, pains and vulnerabilities that accompany poetry, each student will step up to the mic or accompany an art piece full of expression. Friday’s event goes beyond appreciating performance,...

Angélique Roché, the author of "My Super Hero Is Black" speaks at the "The Power of BIPOC PoP: Comics, Gaming, Animation and Multimedia Arts Symposium" on March 7, 2024.

Power of BIPOC Symposium comes together to discuss diversity, representation in storytelling arts

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter March 7, 2024

Snip, fold, sketch, color and staple. Workshop leaders help students, scholars and visitors alike create a zine, or a mini comic book. Colors and characters pop from the pages of the collaborative zine...

Masters of Fine Arts candidate in sculpture June Chau sits in his studio in the art building on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. June is one of many artists who opened their studios on Saturday during the MFA Open Studios and Silent Auction.

MFA Open Studios, Silent Auction showcase graduate student artwork

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter February 27, 2024

Beckoned by the scent of paint and earthy sawdust, visitors enter a place of cyclical creativity, contemplation and revision, otherwise known as an artist’s studio. Rather than polished wall placards,...

Creative Arts + Theatre Committee presents ‘Deadly Night at the Opera’ improv show

Creative Arts + Theatre Committee presents ‘Deadly Night at the Opera’ improv show

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter February 20, 2024

Ten suspects stand on the stage shrouded in dark curtains, eager to prove their innocence and not so eager to reveal the motives they might have for the murder. Campus Events + Entertainment’s Creative...

Recreation Committee hosts Comic Con, Super Smash Bros. tournament, cosplay contest

Recreation Committee hosts Comic Con, Super Smash Bros. tournament, cosplay contest

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter February 12, 2024

Generations of friends and fans alike flip through the ink-scented, vivid pages of a comic book. Passed-down collections allow beloved characters like Superman and Spider-Man to fight the same villains...

Campus Events + Entertainment Ancestral Appreciation and Culture Committee hosts Lunar New Year celebration

Campus Events + Entertainment Ancestral Appreciation and Culture Committee hosts Lunar New Year celebration

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter February 9, 2024

Sharp cymbal clangs pierce the air accompanied by the deep rumble of drums that resonate throughout the ballroom, stirring the hearts of the crowd and causing the floorboards to tremble. Three sky-blue...

Members of the Heavenly Dragon Lion Dance Association perform a traditional Chinese Dragon Dance at the Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom in the Texas Union on Tuesday. Daniel Nguyen, Wesley Vu Tran, Maya Goodman, Greyson Baker, Anthony Pham and Aria Guat performed the dance, while Kevin Gian, James Dam, Tia Truong and Kelly Phan played the musical accompaniment.

UT Ancestral Appreciation and Culture Committee hosts Lunar New Year celebration

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter February 7, 2024

Sharp cymbal clangs pierce the air accompanied by the deep rumble of drums that resonate throughout the ballroom, stirring the hearts of the crowd and causing the floorboards to tremble. Three sky-blue...

The Women's Community Center is pictured on Wednesday.

T Time club helps build transgender, nonbinary student community

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter February 2, 2024

With the warm scent of tea and hot cocoa wafting from an open door, the sound of laughter and spirited discussion spills out of the Women’s Community Center. T Time, a group for transgender, nonbinary...

Austin Alternative Protein Project encourages education, research of alternative proteins

Austin Alternative Protein Project encourages education, research of alternative proteins

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter January 24, 2024

The challenge seemed simple.  With one nugget made of white chicken meat and the other made up of soy, the Speedway taste testers tried to discern which of the two nuggets was the alternative protein....

Somos Recuerdos exhibit curators Juilo Martinez and Fabiana Munoz-Olin stand in the exhibit space, which is still in progress, on Jan. 15, 2024.

Exposición estudiantil ‘Somos Recuerdos’ explora identidades y la historia Latina

Joey Clark and Nicolas Siman January 24, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 22 de enero de 2024 por Joey Clark y fue traducido al español por Nicolas Siman. Un par de botas vaqueras de color arena descansan contra...

Somos Recuerdos exhibit curators Juilo Martinez and Fabiana Munoz-Olin stand in the exhibit space, which is still in progress, on Jan. 15, 2024.

‘Somos Recuerdos’ student-led exhibit explores Latinx identities, history

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter January 22, 2024

Two sandstone-colored cowboy boots rest against a short stack of cinderblocks, one stamped with a snarling wildcat, the other a U.S. Homeland Security document impression. A strip of leopard print and...

Students walk the crosswalk in front of the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Building on Nov. 27, 2023.

Doctoral student receives American Psychological Association Student of the Year award

Joey Clark, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

Psychology doctoral student William Costello won the American Psychological Association’s Division 51: Society for the Psychological Study of Men & Masculinities Student of the Year award for his...

N.O.A. discusses midnight release, relationship to music

N.O.A. discusses midnight release, relationship to music

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter November 12, 2023

Israeli-Moroccan singer, songwriter, and Texas-Ex Noa Belillti, otherwise known as N.O.A., will release her newest song, “Ba Li,” and an accompanying music video on Monday. With an energetic trap beat...

Madrigal Dinner cast members perform for rehearsals in the Texas Union Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom on Nov. 6, 2023. This event is hosted annually by Texas Creative Arts + Theatre.

Creative Arts + Theatre presents four-act Renaissance dinner theatre show, For Those Who Seek Answers

Joey Clark, General News Reporter November 6, 2023

A Campus Events + Entertainment student committee will host the 42nd Annual Madrigal Renaissance Dinner, from Nov. 9-11 in the Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom, filling the Texas Union with sword fights, set...

Five documentaries to watch when celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month

Five documentaries to watch when celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter October 30, 2023

To round out LGBTQ+ History Month, the Daily Texan compiled a list of documentaries spotlighting the struggles, achievements and joys of the LGBTQ+ community and their history.  PRIDE This Hulu...

Environmental engineering senior Sophie Snapp presents an award to Dr. Janet Ellzey, a professor in the mechanical engineering department, at the Texas Orange Jackets Awards on Oct. 23, 2023.

Texas Orange Jackets reconocen profesores con Premios Tenet

Joey Clark and Emma Rikalo October 25, 2023

Los Texas Orange Jackets honraron a cuatro profesores con los Premios Tenet en su evento semestral Professor Tea el lunes para celebrar sus contribuciones excepcionales a la universidad. Los Texas Orange...

The perfect read for iconic UT locations

The perfect read for iconic UT locations

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter October 24, 2023

True bibliophiles understand the importance of setting the right mood before reading to fully immerse themselves in the world of a good book. Yet, the demanding schedules of college students often leave...

Environmental engineering senior Sophie Snapp presents an award to Dr. Janet Ellzey, a professor in the mechanical engineering department, at the Texas Orange Jackets Awards on Oct. 23, 2023.

Texas Orange Jackets recognize professors with Tenet Awards

Joey Clark, General News Reporter October 24, 2023

The Texas Orange Jackets honored four professors with the Tenet Awards at their semesterly Professor Tea event on Monday to celebrate their exceptional contributions to the University.  The Texas Orange...

Longhorn Bakers gathers cooking community

Longhorn Bakers gathers cooking community

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter October 17, 2023

A sugary aroma wafts from the San Jacinto dorm kitchen, followed by the lively chatter and laughter of student bakers. The Longhorn Bakers invite all with a passion for pastries, combining their love for...

Volunteers test markers for repurposing at the Austin Creative Reuse Center on Oct. 11, 2023.

Austin Creative Reuse sells crafting materials, gathers creative community

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter October 12, 2023

A large unicorn with flowing beaded hair and a pair of painted butterfly wings made out of plastic sleds greets visitors walking into Austin Creative Reuse. The nonprofit center sells donated crafting...

Visual arts liaison librarian Tina Tran poses with two magazines on Oct. 9, 2023. This section is dedicated entirely to magazines and is located in the Fine Arts Library.

UT zine library records history, creativity through self-published works

Joey Clark, General News Reporter October 9, 2023

On the fifth floor of the University Fine Arts Library, a section crammed with over 600 plain gray folders conceals a colorful, creative collection of zines.  A zine, pronounced “zeen,” like a...

Two people discuss which album to get at the Austin Record Convention. The ARC is the largest record convention in the USA and has been hosted since 1981. Taken on October 1, 2023.

Austin Record Convention preserves music history, brings together vinyl community

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter October 2, 2023

Beyond heavy metal doors, a new world unfolds ushering its visitors in with the smell of aging cardboard and walls of ordinary valuables. Vendors familiar with this land speak in another dialect, throwing...

Singer-songwriter Noa Belillti, also known as N.O.A., and accompanying band perform on the rooftop of the Austin Central Public Library on Sept. 26, 2023. This performance was the last of the concert series “Live from the Library.”

N.O.A performs at rooftop Live from the Library concert

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter September 27, 2023

Freedom. That’s how singer-songwriter Noa Belillti, otherwise known as N.O.A, describes the feeling of performing live. Framed by the Austin skyline, Belillti’s balanced vocals drive over a backdrop...

A woman looks through old University of Texas cheerleading uniforms at the UT ReUse store on Sept. 21, 2023.

UT Surplus REuse Store recovers, resells UT merchandise

Joey Clark, General News Reporter September 25, 2023

A maze of unique furniture, gently-used office supplies, iconic record vinyls and art pieces compromise the merchandise of the Surplus REuse Store, the University of Texas’ outlet to sustainably sell...

UT Libraries gain free New York Times subscriptions for students, faculty

UT Libraries gain free New York Times subscriptions for students, faculty

Joey Clark, General News Reporter September 17, 2023

UT Libraries announced that it obtained free New York Times online subscriptions on Aug. 28 for all students and faculty, granting unlimited access to the multimedia journalism website and app. Campus...

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