March Madness is Every College Hoops Fan’s Favorite Time of Year

byDebanny Cerda

AUSTIN, Texas –– March Madness is finally here and 68 teams punched their tickets in. Texas and seven other teams in the Big 12 Conference earned spots in the big dance. Texas is one of the eight teams in the Big 12 conference that are featured in the big dance. The national champion will be crowned […]

Austin Animal Center Hosts Adoption Event for Cats in Need of Homes

byAmberlyn Negron

AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Animal Center (AAC) hosted a Desperate Housecats event to boost adoption for its cats in higher need of homes. Cats in the program are a mix from the shelter and foster homes who are older than two, sick or timid. AAC volunteer Maggie Brys said most people look for younger cats […]

Texas Women’s Basketball Earns a No. 1 Seed in the NCAA Tournament

byAndrés Calixto

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas women’s basketball team and fans gathered Sunday at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium to watch the women’s NCAA March Madness bracket selection show. Fans went wild when Texas was revealed as a No. 1 seed. Cheers and claps flooded the Carpenter-Winkel Centennial Room. The last time the Longhorns were a […]

UT Club Baseball Team Travels to Florida for NCBA Tournament

byPaulina Pearson

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – The University of Texas club baseball team spent Spring Break playing in the “Swing into Spring” tournament run by the National Club Baseball Association. Club teams must play at least one non-conference game a season, so this tournament fulfills that requirement while also allowing players to compete against schools they […]

The Red Dress Exhibition Illuminates a National Crisis Among Indigenous Women

byTanya Velazquez

AUSTIN, Texas –  Over 20 indigenous Texans revved motorcycles Saturday outside the George Washington Carver Museum, kicking off the Red Dress Exhibition. More than 30 red dresses suspended from the lobby ceiling highlighted a fatal issue. “Each one of those dresses represents the person who would be wearing that dress if they were here today… […]

Low Attendance at Women’s Basketball Games

byDebanny Cerda

AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas at Austin women’s basketball team has struggled with getting people to attend the games. The Longhorns closed out the regular season at home against BYU on March 2. They finished with a record of 27-4 heading into the Big 12 Tournament. While the team is succeeding, Texas Athletics […]

Texas Tribune Leads Discussion Ahead of 2024 Elections

byHaley Pacheco

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Tribune hosted a panel of experts on Feb. 21 to discuss key issues and races up and down the ballot for this year’s election, and why young voters aren’t going out to the polls. Compared to a 25.3% turnout in the 2020 primaries, 18% of registered voters cast ballots on […]

First Contested Daily Texan Election in Four Years

byAmberlyn Negron

AUSTIN, Texas – UT students had a decision to make this spring about the leadership of the student newspaper after years of having no say in the matter. They elected McKenzie Henningsen as the Daily Texan editor-in-chief. Voting took place on Feb. 26 and 27 online via the Office of the Dean of Students official […]

Concert at the Turtle Pond Rallies Voters

byMahlah Freeman

AUSTIN, Texas — At the University of Texas Turtle Pond, 100 students sat under the stars and listened to melodies belted by local singers. The on-campus concert, hosted by TX Votes, hopes to encourage early voting.  Founded in 2006, TX Votes is housed in the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life in the Moody College […]

Dripping Springs Soccer Star Headed to College One Year Early

byPaula Klauss

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas– A Dripping Springs High School senior is headed to the fighting Irish. However, she is doing all of this one year early.  Ellie Hodsden isn’t just a star forward on her high school soccer team – this Dripping Springs student is graduating following her junior year after being recruited to play at […]

Young Students From All Over Texas Visit UT Campus for STEM Girl Day

byJulia Mahavier

AUSTIN, Texas – Sometimes Speedway can be more than just a walk to class. For elementary and middle school students from different cities across Texas, it provided a path to learning about science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  “I came here to see future college paths I can take and what I like the most about […]

Cheers to Romance: ‘The Bachelor’ Takes Over Victory Lap Bar

byJasmine Palacios

AUSTIN, Texas — The new season of  “The Bachelor” hit the screen on Jan. 29 and a  well-known West Campus sports bar decided to get in on the hype.  Hundreds of students gathered around the large screen on Victory Lap’s lawn. This event brought in a new sense of excitement as the crowds grew week […]

UT Multi-Day Exhibition Highlighted Drag Performance in South Texas

byEvelyn Martinez

AUSTIN, Texas – Spanish pop and rhinestone gowns welcomed visitors to University of Texas Ph.D. graduate Sergio Barrera’s exhibit centered around queer artistry in South Texas. It debuted on campus at the Gordon White Building on Feb. 27. The eight-month long research project on drag culture in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) region featured a […]

UTPD is Moving This Semester

byCashmir Khawaja

AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas at Austin Police Department (UTPD) will relocate its headquarters to West Campus as part of its commitments to campus safety. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies since July 2007, UTPD boasts a comprehensive array of resources and services aimed at ensuring the safety and […]

Austinites Celebrate Black History Month by Educating Youth

byAndres Calixto

AUSTIN, Texas – Children painted, danced, and created artwork during the final event of the George Washington Carver Museum’s Black History Month program.  The annual Black History Month Kids Day event took place Feb. 24 to educate young children on Black culture. More than 800 attendees including children, parents and grandparents celebrated Black history.  Faith […]

Ballet Austin Rehearses for World Premiere Performance of Poe / A Tale of Madness

byPaulina Pearson

AUSTIN, Texas – A new show reflecting the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe will premiere March 22. Ballet Austin artistic director Stephen Mills choreographed “Poe / A Tale of Madness” to showcase the author’s troubled life of Poe.  “I think that dance is most effective when you can get to the metaphor of […]

UT Social Work Community Reacts to Planned Building Demolition

byLogan Dubel

AUSTIN, Texas – The building currently home to the Steve Hicks School of Social Work will face a wrecking ball after this semester, as Texas Athletics plans construction of a new practice facility.  “I was surprised that they were taking down something that’s really important to the history of the university, but I was curious […]

Music America Strikes a Chord with Iconic Artifacts at LBJ Presidential Library

byCampbell Choate

AUSTIN, Texas – The history of American music is now on display in the Live Music Capital of the World. The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music created “Music America,” a touring exhibit currently at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. Music America features iconic artifacts such as the boots Gene Autry’s widow […]

Mozart’s Coffee Roasters Hosts Lunar New Year Celebration

byTori Garcia

AUSTIN, Texas — Lion dance performances, scrumptious treats, martial arts demonstrations and face painting attracted locals to Mozart’s Coffee Roasters on Feb. 24 for a Lunar New Year festival. Lunar New Year, a celebration across Asia, is a commemoration of the arrival of spring and the start of a new year based on the lunisolar […]

Cupid’s Undie Runners Drop Their Pants for Charity

byMelody Jones

AUSTIN, Texas — Around 150 people ran through the streets of Austin in February wearing nothing but their underwear to bring awareness to Neurofibromatosis. Cupid’s Undie Run benefits the Children’s Tumor Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for Neurofibromatosis (NF). Cupid’s Undie Run event director Meera Rajagopalan said the disease causes tumors […]