Naina is a sophomore journalism and American studies dual major from Mountain View, California. She is currently senior photographer and general projects reporter at the Texan. Previously, she was a senior news reporter.
Drag performer Natasha Nova does a student's makeup at the Day of Drag on April 298, 2025. She wears a sash that reads "Queen of Draggieland 2025" — a nod to her win at Texas A&M's award-winning drag...
Drag performers Cream Puff, Maxine LaQueene, Xtra and Butch Chastity do drag makeup at Day of Drag on April 28, 2025. The event took place at Gregory Gym Plaza.
Drag performer Cream Puff does drag makeup on Isabella Thomas, a government and Spanish junior, on April 28, 2025. Thomas organized the Day of Drag event.
The day after the 2024 presidential election, an undocumented UT student, who will further be referred to as Jane, woke up and cried. She knew what Donald Trump had promised with a second term: sweeping...
A crowd of protesters listen to speakers in front of the Texas State Capitol on Feb. 8, 2025. The event intended to peacefully protest mass deportations and ongoing immigrant raids.
Students walk across a snow-covered UT Tower Plaza on the morning of Jan. 21, 2025. The University cancelled classes for the day due to winter weather.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday that Texas lawmakers will consider a bill banning all consumable forms of tetrahydrocannabinol during the upcoming legislative session.
Republican Sen. Charles...
The city will consider a $350 million plan to “end homelessness” after the Austin Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, or ECHO, presented the plan at a Nov. 6 Public Health Committee meeting.
The...
Legislators filed at least 29 bills related to higher education on Tuesday, the first day of filing for the 89th Texas legislative session, which starts in January.
The proposed bills address various...
Before giving birth, Grace Todd joined the waitlist for UT’s Childcare Development Center. As a single mother, Todd knew childcare would be a necessity for her and her daughter, Clementine.
She...
President Jay Hartzell testified about diversity, equity and inclusion at a Texas Senate higher education subcommittee hearing on Monday.
The hearing comes after Texas universities implemented Senate...
Freshman Bryanna Preston shoots the ball at Texas Women’s Basketball’s first game of the season, against Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 10, 2024. The Longhorns won the game, 119-47.
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 6 de noviembre por Naina Srivastava y fue traducido al español por Angela Garcia.
El expresidente Donald Trump fue elegido el 47.º...
Former President Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, securing over 270 electoral college votes early Wednesday morning, according to election results platform Decision...
Updated Nov. 14, 9:09 p.m.
Nov. 14
9:09 p.m.: Kirk Watson is set to serve a fourth term as Austin Mayor, narrowly avoiding a runoff with 50% of all votes.
Nov. 7
10:39 a.m.: President Joe Biden...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 29 de octubre por Naina Srivastava y fue traducido al español por Jessica Nino.
Los oficiales de policía de la universidad arrestaron...
University police officers arrested an individual on Sunday for driving while intoxicated after the individual crashed a vehicle on campus early that morning, according to a Tuesday police report.
Officers...
When incoming freshmen attended the Black Student Alliance’s annual Black Welcome Week in August, they left as registered voters.
Over the following months, the BSA continued to register students...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 14 de octubre por Naina Srivastava y fue traducido al español por Maryella Diaz.
Una guía generativa de inteligencia artificial y...
A generative artificial intelligence guide and AI tutor are the University’s latest additions in its effort to promote ethical AI use on campus, UT announced in a press release late last month.
The...
Texas high school students can now see which state universities will admit them based on their academic information prior to submitting an application, state officials announced Friday.
The Direct Admissions...
Palestinian and Lebanese flags lined the grass of the South Lawn for an Oct. 1 vigil, hosted by the Arab Students Association, to honor those killed within the past year in Gaza and Lebanon.
Hadi,...
Protestors rally outside of the Texas Capitol to show support for Palestine on Oct. 15, 2023. The demonstration was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a UT student organization for Palestinian...
A pro-Israel protestor outside of the Texas Capitol on Oct. 15, 2023. A rally in support of Israel took place and ended before the Palestine protest began.
Thousands of Texans marched through downtown Austin in a pro-Palestine protest on Nov. 12, 2023. Many held Palestine flags or posters reading “Ceasefire Now,” “End the Genocide,” and “Free Palestine.”
Anne-Marie Jardine, an International Relations and Global Studies senior, poses at the intersection of 24th and Guadalupe Street on April 26, 2024. Jardine was arrested on the South Lawn at a pro-Palestine...
Three Austin Police Department officers carry a protester out of an attempted encampment on April 29, 2024. Over 100 state troopers, Austin and UT police officers made arrests at the protest.
Nearly 1,000 attendees gathered in Hogg Memorial Auditorium on Monday for the “Together We Stand” ceremony, which organizers said was the city’s largest Oct. 7 anniversary memorial.
The event...
Over one thousand students gathered on campus Tuesday for an “Our Fight Our Future” rally where multiple prominent progressive politicians spoke about upcoming election races.
The rally, organized...
Owner Seth Gonzalez and employee Mark Lundy, a UT PhD student, read a book at Livra Books on Sept. 28, 2024. The book — the oldest in the store's collection — is from 1612.
Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 26 de septiembre de 2024 por Naina Srivastava y fue traducido al español por Priscilla Durling.
Un nuevo servicio de transporte autónomo...
A new self-driving transportation service will be available in Austin early next year, Uber and Waymo announced in a partnership on Sept. 13.
Waymo One, which already operates in San Francisco,...
Former U.S. representative Beto O’Rourke spoke to over 400 students Monday about voting rights and getting involved in elections at his “Ready to Vote” rally.
The event, held in collaboration...
Singer and songwriter Caroline Hale performs at the Ballroom at Spider House on Sept. 12. She performed songs from her debut EP, which released Sept. 6.
The Travis County Clerk’s office will take additional steps to reduce waiting times for the November election at the Texas Union polling location, the office said in an Aug. 26 memo.
The Union will...
