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Keshi takes center stage at Cactus Café, sharing stories, songs with UT students

Keshi takes center stage at Cactus Café, sharing stories, songs with UT students

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 12, 2024

Students lined up hours early at the Cactus Café entrance Monday, hoping to score one of just 120 wristbands to see Casey Thai Luong, professionally known as Keshi. Excited fans, some attending their...

Luke Larter delivers a lecture on nocturnal callers in Austin for the Science Under The Stars outdoor lecture series at Brackenridge Field Laboratory on Nov. 7, 2024. The planned outdoor lecture was moved indoors to accommodate potential rainfall.

UT graduate students showcase Austin’s nocturnal nature at Science Under the Stars

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 12, 2024

Luke Larter’s journey into studying Austin’s nocturnal creatures began when the pandemic shifted his focus from Panama’s frogs to local species. His nightly walks in Hyde Park turned into a chance...

Students work during a “quiet time” session at the Music to Draw To event at the Kendra Scott Center in the Doty Fine Arts Building on Nov. 1, 2024.

Kid Koala brings ‘Music to Draw’ event to campus, inspiring creativity, calm amid midterms

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 5, 2024

Eric San, known on stage as Kid Koala, mixed a mellow track in the E. William Doty Fine Arts Building while students quietly spread across the room, some sketching or writing while others simply listened....

Q&A: ‘Party People’ premiers at Austin Film Festival, celebrating local culture through the eyes of UT alumni

Q&A: ‘Party People’ premiers at Austin Film Festival, celebrating local culture through the eyes of UT alumni

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 29, 2024

The film “Party People” premiered on Oct. 24 and 28 at the 31st Austin Film Festival. Director Joey LePage (mathematics, theatre and dance, ‘10) and writer Lindsey Robertson (theatre, ‘13), also...

Pizza & Politics event offers students candid insights into political discourse

Pizza & Politics event offers students candid insights into political discourse

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 24, 2024

Students gathered for a candid discussion with Paul Begala, former UT student body president, renowned political strategist and CNN commentator, at the Annette Strauss Institute’s Pizza & Politics...

SHEspeaks brings panel of founding businesswomen to campus, sharing their success through failure

SHEspeaks brings panel of founding businesswomen to campus, sharing their success through failure

Katherine Jones, Life&Arts Senior Reporter October 22, 2024

A panel of female founders and leaders shared their journeys and insights at the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute’s SHEspeaks event. Sharing anecdotes on milestones as well...

Woman looks through clothes on Oct. 12 at newly opened 2nd Street Vintage located on Guadalupe Street.

2nd Street’s grand opening brings sustainable style to UT’s campus

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 17, 2024

The vibrant energy of The Drag welcomes its newest addition: 2nd Street. The establishment opened its doors on Oct. 5, bringing sustainable fashion right across campus for students. 2nd Street boasts...

Andy Langer in front of the Cactus Cafe on Oct. 14, 2024.

New senior director of live music and entertainment, Andy Langer aims to revive UT’s live music and entertainment scene

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 16, 2024

Thirty years after earning his degree, Andy Langer, a journalism alumnus from the class of ‘94, returns to the University as the senior director of live music and entertainment. Langer said this role...

Austin-based Chief Cleopatra gears up for her biggest stage yet

Austin-based Chief Cleopatra gears up for her biggest stage yet

Katherine Jones, General Life&Arts Reporter October 9, 2024

Five years after releasing her debut EP, Lesa X Lenny Vol.1, Chief Cleopatra has gone from small local gigs to landing a coveted spot at this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival. Originally from...

Singers Aden Botschway (left) and Nico Medel (right) of the band "Lady Monday" smile on 6th Street before their performance at the Pecan Street Festival on Sunday Sept. 15, 2024.

El Festival anual de otoño 47º de Pecan Street muestra el corazón y el espíritu de Austin

Katherine Jones and Desiree Marquez September 19, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 17 de septiembre del 2024 por Katherine Jones y fue traducido al español por Desiree Marquez.  Antes de ganarse el apodo de "Dirty...

Singers Aden Botschway (left) and Nico Medel (right) of the band "Lady Monday" smile on 6th Street before their performance at the Pecan Street Festival on Sept. 15.

47th annual fall Pecan Street Festival showcases Austin’s heart, spirit

Katherine Jones, General Life&Arts Reporter September 17, 2024

Before earning its notorious nickname “Dirty Sixth,” Sixth Street was known by a different name: Pecan Street. The stretch of road, now synonymous with nightlife, transforms twice a year for the...

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