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Mar 28, 2024

UT Students Create Buzz with Shaved Heads for Cancer Research

AUSTIN, Texas  – Students with UT SMILE shaved heads Friday for pediatric cancer research. The organization’s Brave the Shave event on March 22 at Gregory Gymnasium raised more than $5,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which prioritizes engaging with child cancer survivors and youth who want to help. Brave the Shave coordinator Miya Walker said […]

Mar 28, 2024

Bastrop County Renaissance Festival Draws Thousands of Attendees

MCDADE, Texas – The 15th annual Sherwood Forest Faire is open for the season. Robin Hood’s Spring Faire opened March 2 and runs through April 21 with more than 150 live shows, food and games. The festival is a locally owned medieval-style village 35 miles east of Austin, between McDade and Paige. Opened in 2010, […]

Mar 28, 2024

E-Scooters Raise Accessibility Concerns for Disabled Students on UT Campus

AUSTIN, Texas – The growing use of rentable electric scooters across the city can be seen by anyone who’s walked downtown in recent years, often roughly parked along sidewalks or splayed across pedestrian walkways. But what may be a nuisance for residents out for a daily stroll can be actively harmful for those living with […]

Mar 28, 2024

Women’s Basketball Fans Rally as March Madness Comes to Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – A crowded sea of burnt orange lined up outside of the Moody Center Sunday as the Longhorns hosted Alabama for the second round of the March Madness tournament. “Hopefully they get to the third round. We’ve been coming to every game this whole season and it’s very exciting every time we come,” […]

Mar 28, 2024

UT Beach Volleyball Hosts First Home Matches

AUSTIN, Texas – The new University of Texas volleyball team made history this month, under the sun on sand. Texas Beach Volleyball played a few away games last season but finally hosted home matches March 20 at the Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex. The Longhorns first defeated Houston Christian University, 3-2, but then lost 4-1 to No. […]

Mar 24, 2024

Reporting Texas TV – March 21, 2024

Journalism students at the University of Texas produced their first newscast of the Spring 2024 semester on March 21. Student journalists reported this week on the Longhorns women’s basketball team receiving a top seed in the NCAA tournament, the excitement of filling out brackets as the men’s basketball team faces Colorado State in the first […]

Mar 24, 2024

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

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 […]

Mar 23, 2024

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

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 […]

Mar 22, 2024

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

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 […]

Mar 21, 2024

UT Club Baseball Team Travels to Florida for NCBA Tournament

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 […]

Mar 21, 2024

The Red Dress Exhibition Illuminates a National Crisis Among Indigenous Women

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… […]

Mar 21, 2024

Low Attendance at Women’s Basketball Games

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 […]

Mar 21, 2024

Texas Tribune Leads Discussion Ahead of 2024 Elections

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 […]

Mar 20, 2024

First Contested Daily Texan Election in Four Years

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 […]

Mar 19, 2024

Concert at the Turtle Pond Rallies Voters

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 […]

Mar 18, 2024

Dripping Springs Soccer Star Headed to College One Year Early

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 […]

Mar 18, 2024

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

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 […]

Mar 17, 2024

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

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 […]

Mar 17, 2024

UT Multi-Day Exhibition Highlighted Drag Performance in South Texas

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 […]

Mar 17, 2024

UTPD is Moving This Semester

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 […]