Senate Bill 17 went into effect in January 2024, banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs at all Texas public universities. In an effort to comply with the law, the University of Texas...

For the last seven years, my mother has received a phone call nearly every Monday and Thursday night, anywhere from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. It always starts the same way. “I’m walking back from...

  While not officially a part of campus, the stretch of Guadalupe Street from 21st to 28th, known affectionately as The Drag, has been an integral backdrop to the University of Texas experience...

Until 2021, a student could walk into the University Co-Op, and buy a jersey with their favorite athlete’s name and number on it, and that student-athlete would not have made a single penny from that...

2009 In 2009, former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon sued the NCAA for using his likeness in a video game without his consent or any monetary compensation. Twenty other collegiate athletes joined...

Editor’s Note: The implementation of Senate Bill 17 meant the loss of diversity, equity and inclusion offices, positions and resources throughout campus. The Texan’s projects department reached out...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 12 de abril del 2024 por Trisha Dasgupta y fue traducido al español por Valeria Mota. Cuando pensamos en protestas estudiantiles,...

When thinking about student protests, images of students conducting sit-ins for civil rights, marching against the Vietnam War or walking for Roe v. Wade might come to mind. However, tucked between...

In a bare 1960s Boston suburb, not much grows but obsession for Eileen Dunlop, the main character of “Eileen,” the new thriller based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s award-winning book of the same name. Starring...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 30 de octubre por Trisha Dasgupta,  y fue traducido al español por Amy DonJuan. Con tres No. 1 singles y el Grammy por Álbum del Año...

With three No. 1 singles and the Grammy for 2016’s Album of the Year, Taylor Swift’s 1989 came as a monumental moment both in popular culture and Swift’s career. On Oct. 27, nine years to the day...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 15 de octubre del 2023 por Logan Dubel y Trisha Dasgupta y fue traducido al español por Valeria Mota. Registrarse para votar a lo mejor...

Mother Nature took solace on Austinites and travelers from all around the past two weekends by providing festival goers with the first chill of Texas autumn for this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival....

Black and white screens. Constant swigs from a silver flask. Clouds of cigarette smoke in between lyrics.  The 1975 brought their “Still… At Their Very Best” tour and 2014 Tumblr aesthetics to...

The sun starts to set over Zilker Park, painting an anxious crowd of fans golden. As the clock nears 7 p.m., chants start from the thousands gathered at the T-Mobile stage to see singer-songwriter Noah...

Hundreds gathered at ACL to watch alt-pop princess Suki Waterhouse take the Miller Lite stage on Sunday, enjoying a set filled with dreamy tracks from the charismatic singer. However, even more watched...

Registering to vote might not be top of mind for the half million festival goers rocking out with their favorite artists at Austin City Limits. But beyond the electric stages and endless instagram-friendly...

Deep sounds of an organ reverberate through the crowd at the InterContinental Hotel Group stage at Austin City Limits. The screen flickers with footage of classic Americana: a long-haired, vibrant teenager...

2023 marked one of Austin’s hottest summer yet on record according to KXAN, bringing 38 Excessive Heat Warnings and over 70 days of triple-digit heat as of Oct. 8.  With the increasing temperatures...

Steadily featuring more diverse artists every year, Austin City Limits’ lineup looks much different than when it first started in 2002. Texas’ biggest music festival, ACL, is a great way to see long-beloved...

Thousands of students will return to campus this month, and whether they’re coming home to the Forty Acres after a long summer apart from friends or discovering the bustling Austin community for the...

More than 40,000 tickets have already been purchased for the highly anticipated July 21 release day of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” With the double feature...

The latest re-release in her journey to reclaim her discography, Taylor Swift’s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) features six new tracks originally written in 2010. The album, released on July 7, delivers...

With hundreds of venues and a thriving live music scene known worldwide, Austin boasts plenty of opportunities to catch concerts from all types of artists. The Daily Texan compiled a list of July music...

Austin boasts the title of the Live Music Capital of the world, offering hundreds of unique venues around the city for music lovers to catch shows from both local and world-class musicians alike. From...

With the arrival of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Austin’s lively culture provides opportunities to engage with the local queer community in a plethora of ways this June. As the summer ramps up, The Daily Texan...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 12 de abril por Trisha Dasgupta y fue traducido al español por Paula Botello.  Gina Chavez comenzó a lanzar música en 2007, haciendo...

Gina Chavez started releasing music in 2007, making waves as an internationally-acclaimed Latinx pop artist. Resonating with audiences around Austin and the world for the past 16 years, her most recent...

Screams erupt across AT&T Stadium in Dallas as the lights dim, revealing a giant stopwatch on 110-foot-tall screens. Over the speakers, Lesley Gore’s 1963 anthem “You Don’t Own Me” begins to...

In 2021, comedian Vir Das came under fire for his viral speech “I Come From Two Indias,” a monologue that landed Das several criminal charges from Indian officials, including counts of defamation and...

Ruthless negotiating, back-stabbing family members, outrageously out-of-touch billionaire sons — the Roy family is back.  The highly anticipated first episode of the fourth and final season of HBO’s...

Angela Lim, Life&Arts Editor The 10-day festival marathon began with artist interviews at hotels and ended at Paramount Theatre, a venue this musically inclined editor had never stepped foot in...

Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual harassment. Transformed by the new wave of increasingly accessible artificial intelligence, the internet grows more similar to the wild, wild...

Previously the writer behind  “Crazy Rich Asians,” Adele Lim’s outstandingly outrageous directorial debut “Joy Ride” received an explosive round of applause and laughter from the Paramount Theatre...

The Daily Texan took to the “Joy Ride” red carpet to talk to its cast and crew members about Adele Lim’s directorial debut and the raunchy comedy that follows four women who find their way across...

Standing in front of rows of conference seating at the Austin Convention Center might not be where alt-rocker Sabrina Teitelbaum normally performs. However, that did not stop Teitelbaum, known by the stage...

Emilio Mejia, a theatre and dance sophomore, made his film debut at SXSW in Rosemary Rodriguez’s film “Hail Mary,” a modern retelling of the biblical story of Mary and Joseph.  The Daily Texan...

Grammy-nominated country artist Martina McBride wanted to make a Spotify playlist. She opened the app, clicked “new playlist” and named it “Country Music.” Spotify auto-populated suggestions based...

The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers put on a showcase Tuesday night at Hole in the Wall to call for fair pay for musicians at South by Southwest.  Featuring local Austin bands such as Pleasure...

Utilizing artificial intelligence tools, researchers at Johns Hopkins University aim to fight against and prepare for the worsening effects of climate change. In a South by Southwest session on Wednesday,...

Earlier this year, indie rock band Circa Waves released their much-anticipated album, Never Going Under, their first project after the pandemic. Exploring themes of disillusionment and unhappiness, the...

Professor and author Dr. Simran Jeet Singh opened the 2023 South by Southwest conference with a reflective speech about using Sikh traditions in daily life and looking for the good in the world Friday,...

Eleven years old. That’s how old Dr. Simran Jeet Singh was when a referee at a soccer game asked to pat down his turban to check for “knives and bombs.” It marked the first time someone called...

In 1975, after relishing in the beginnings of what promised to be a booming blues scene, Clifford Antone decided to open one of the first nightclubs on Sixth Street.  Driven by his passion for blues,...

Before this year’s New York Fashion Week, Seth Brogdon, a textiles and apparels junior, had never walked down a runway as a model. Until then, his work in fashion revolved around working backstage,...

Disco balls littered the shimmering stage at Parish while restless concert-goers dressed in sparkling costumes and neon cowboy hats eagerly awaited the performance of indie pop artist Chappell Roan.  As...

For many, Valentine’s Day remains closely coupled with romance. However, there are many types of love to be celebrated: love for family, friends and community. In order to honor all forms of love this...

Emo’s Austin became “The Coolest Place In The World” on Tuesday. On the latest stop of model-turned-alternative singer Suki Waterhouse’s North American tour, she lit up the Emo’s stage performing...

A little more than halfway through its second season, ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” cements itself amongst the ranks of stellar mockumentary sitcoms. Both heartwarming and hilarious, the show’s continuation...

Formed in 2018 by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, indie rock trio boygenius garnered critical acclaim with their self-titled debut EP, becoming the ninth highest-selling independent record...

When Thomas Kurtz woke up one morning in 2016, he found that he could not play his saxophone, the instrument he had loved since he was 10 years old. With his fingers paralyzed, Kurtz said he could no...

Staring out into the distance, plagued by the urgency to make the decision of her lifetime, season three of the highly divisive comedy “Emily in Paris” starts with the main heroine, Emily Cooper (Lily...

With just a few months between them and graduation, art student and soon-to-be UT graduate Alfren, had a decision to make in late 2020: find a tattoo studio in Austin or move abroad to find a place where...

Winter break promises a long reprieve from work, full of relaxation and lounging, but that’s not the case for members of the Mohini dance team, who spent the week before spring classes in dance boot...

On a rare cool summer evening in Texas, a storm passes through Round Top, where UT’s Winedale Historical Center stands.  With no electricity under a cover of darkness, the sounds of rain in the distance...

Editor's note: a previous version of this story said 49% of students said influenza negatively impacted their academic performance. The story has been updated to reflect the correct number of 61%. The...

Una nueva organización estudiantil llamada “Longhorn Made” está ayudando a emprendedores del UT a construir una comunidad y base de consumidores con el objetivo de empoderar a estudiantes con negocios...

A new student organization called Longhorn Made is helping UT entrepreneurs build a community and consumer base with the goal to empower students with small businesses. The group helps small businesses...

In her tenth studio album “Midnights,” released Oct. 21, Taylor Swift delivered 20 pop songs  exploring passionate stories of love, heartbreak, revenge and grief. Created in collaboration with...

UT’s premier Bollywood fusion dance competition, Jhalak, is one of the biggest college dance competitions in the nation. On Oct. 15, Jhalak’s 21st year in a row, eight college dance teams across the...

University Health Services has been providing low-cost flu shots to UT faculty, staff and students for over 20 years, but the number of students willing to get those shots has almost halved since 2020.  In...

Since her 2006 debut, Taylor Swift continues to reach the hearts of hopeless romantics all over the world with an extensive catalog of love songs and heartbreak anthems. For those looking for more nostalgic...

According to data from a study conducted by polling firm TargetSmart, more than 300,000 people ages 18-25 have registered to vote in Texas since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.  Marina Garfield, a Plan...