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5 opportunities to volunteer around the holidays

5 opportunities to volunteer around the holidays

Samantha Nowlin, General Life&Arts Reporter November 6, 2025

As the weather gets colder and students begin to decorate their apartments with holiday decorations, the season of giving provides the perfect time to volunteer in the Austin community. The Daily Texan...

Liveshot: ‘Cabaret’ shines light on complacency with fun, insightful production

Liveshot: ‘Cabaret’ shines light on complacency with fun, insightful production

Samantha Nowlin, General Life&Arts Reporter November 4, 2025

From the balconies, actors in captivating burlesque costumes engaged with the audience by waving, dancing and blowing kisses. As the lights dimmed, the theater hushed in anticipation. Music began to play...

Kids play on the Cactlandia fort in the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on Oct. 18.

‘Fortlandia’ trae diversión educativa y fantasía al LBJ Centro de Flores Silverstres 

Samantha Nowlin and Zamira Galvan October 30, 2025

Nota del Editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez por Samantha Nowlin el 19 de octubre de 2025 y fue traducido al español por Zamira Galvan el 21 de octubre de 2025. Risas y gritos de emoción...

Attendees try jellybeans to test out their sense of smell and taste at the Fest of Senses event at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum on Oct. 17. Dr. Molly Conner Ogorzaly, pictured in the white lab coat, led the experiment to educate attendees on how taste is 80-90% dependent on smell.

‘Fest of the Senses’ merges science, fun for a larger audience

Samantha Nowlin, General Life&Arts Reporter October 20, 2025

A kaleidoscope of lights illuminated the grand hall of the Texas Science and Natural History Museum as people wandered its floors, exploring each station that dives into the science of the senses.  Attendees...

Kids play on the Cactlandia fort in the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on Oct. 18.

‘Fortlandia’ brings educational play, whimsy to LBJ Wildflower Center

Samantha Nowlin, General Life&Arts Reporter October 19, 2025

Laughter and excited screams interrupted the previously peaceful scene, children exploring unique forts sprawled across the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s Fortlandia exhibition. Open from Oct....

 UT aluma and founder of Tozi Superfoods, Rocio Leon, poses in front of McCombs School of Business showing her products on Oct. 5, 2025. Tozi Superfoods won first place in H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best, which searches for the best products made by Texans.

Alumni-founded Tozi Superfoods wins H-E-B’s ‘Quest for Texas Best’ competition

Samantha Nowlin, General Life&Arts Reporter October 6, 2025

Out of more than 370 businesses, 10 finalists competed in H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best competition, hoping to get their product into stores around Texas. Two hopeful entrepreneurs and alumni, Rocío...

Alumna, author Stephanie Elizondo Griest talks new book, ‘Art Above Everything’

Samantha Nowlin, General Life&Arts Reporter September 30, 2025

Stephanie Elizondo Griest said she travelled to various countries over 10 years and interviewed 70 women to find the answer to a question that haunted her entire career. Transforming art into medicine,...

Alumna Stephanie Elizondo Griest, author and professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, informs students of her relationship with art on Speaking about her book, “Art Above Everything,” in the DMC on Sept. 25, 2025. Griest has written other books such as “Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana” and “Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines.”

Alumna, author Stephanie Elizondo Griest talks new book, ‘Art Above Everything’

Samantha Nowlin, General Life&Arts Reporter September 28, 2025

Stephanie Elizondo Griest said she travelled to various countries over 10 years and interviewed 70 women to find the answer to a question that haunted her entire career. Transforming art into medicine,...

Estudiantes ayudan a niños con condiciones que alteran sus vidas a experimentar deportes

Estudiantes ayudan a niños con condiciones que alteran sus vidas a experimentar deportes

Samantha Nowlin and Dania Lopez-Gomez September 28, 2025

Nota del editor: Este artículo fue publicado originalmente el 24 de septiembre de 2025 por Samantha Nowlin y fue traducido al español por Dania Lopez-Gomez el 25 de septiembre de 2025. Un paseo en...

Students help kids with life-altering conditions experience sports

Students help kids with life-altering conditions experience sports

Samantha Nowlin, General Life&Arts Reporter September 24, 2025

A limo ride to the stadium, an air-conditioned box to watch the entire UT football game and a photo with the tallest players — 10-year-old Sloane Rainey's dream day may not be out of reach anymore. Through...

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