All content by Sarah Cooley
![Textile and apparel senior Ginger Hudson stands for a portrait on April 17, 2024 at Mary E. Gearing Hall. Before her is an outfit she designed and presented at the 2024 Austin Fashion Week for her capstone project.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-23-24_FashionWeekCapstone_ManooSirivelu-1-1200x913.jpg)
Fashion Capstone Projects showcases senior undergraduate designs
Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter
• April 23, 2024
![Festivales de abril en Austin](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-10-24_FestivalsListicle_EmmaGeorge-1200x1200.png)
Festivales de abril en Austin
Sarah Cooley and Citlali Martinez Hernandez
• April 12, 2024
![April festivals around Austin](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-10-24_FestivalsListicle_EmmaGeorge-1200x1200.png)
April festivals around Austin
Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter
• April 10, 2024
![¿Cómo celebrar el eclipse?](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-04-24_eclipse-listicle_Angela-John-1200x1200.png)
¿Cómo celebrar el eclipse?
Sarah Cooley and Arianna Lopez
• April 7, 2024
![How to celebrate the eclipse](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-04-24_eclipse-listicle_Angela-John-1200x1200.png)
How to celebrate the eclipse
Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter
• April 5, 2024
![Tamar Sanikidze, director of the Butler Opera Center and division head of Voice and Opera, rehearses an aria with her student in her office on Thursday.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-28-24_Dr.-Tamar-Sandikidze_Allie-Castaneda-1200x800.jpg)
Tamar Sanikidze to perform at Carnegie Hall in April
Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter
• April 3, 2024
![A volunteer demonstrates an activity to a girl at Girl Stem Day on Saturday. The annual recruitment event, which aims to diversify STEM fields, hosts elementary and middle school students and their families.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-24-24_girl-stem-day_naina-srivastava-1200x800.jpg)
STEM Girl Day at UT brings in students from all types of backgrounds
Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter
• February 27, 2024
![Vince Young speaks to students in the WCP on Tuesday.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/022024_Vince-Young_-Lorianne-Willett_4-1200x800.jpg)
Vince Young distinguished speaker at Campus Events and Entertainment’s Black History Month Event
Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter
• February 22, 2024
![Inexpensive Valentine’s Day dates](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/020824_InexpensiveValentine_Breyona-Mitchell--1200x1200.png)
Inexpensive Valentine’s Day dates
Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter
• February 8, 2024
![Divine Canines celebrates 20 years of helping people with therapy dogs](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-30-24_divine-canines_courtesy-Bells-and-Whistles-Productions-1200x800.jpg)
Divine Canines celebrates 20 years of helping people with therapy dogs
Sarah Cooley, Life&Arts General Reporter
• January 30, 2024
![Get into the holiday spirit during finals season](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-28-23_HolidayEvents_BreyonaMitchell-1200x1200.png)
Get into the holiday spirit during finals season
Sarah Cooley, Life&Arts General Reporter
• November 29, 2023
![Activity passports encourage Austinites to get out of their comfort zone, into the city](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9-26-23_Austinites101Passport-AfugaCoffee_MiyaTanner-155-1200x800.jpg)
Activity passports encourage Austinites to get out of their comfort zone, into the city
Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter
• October 4, 2023
![Butler Opera Center celebrates its 20th anniversary with a dedication to Dr. Robert DeSimone on the McCullough Theatre curtain on Sept. 17.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-18-23_Butler-Opera-Center_Charlotte-Keene-1200x800.jpg)
Butler Opera Center celebrates 20th anniversary this season
Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter
• September 18, 2023