University of Texas apparel and design students showcased their senior collections inspired by the word “transcend” at the Division of Textiles and Apparel Annual Fashion Show on April 18. This year’s event marked the largest number of expected attendees in the show’s history.
On Dec. 14, 2012, 20 year-old Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. and opened fire. He killed 20 first grade students, seven adults, then himself. This event prompted a national discussion on gun control.
Over the course of 63 years, Art City Austin has evolved from its original manifestation as the Austin Fine Arts Festival, to the massive two-day event it is today. Originally taking place at Laguna Gloria, Art City now turns downtown Austin into a celebration of art, culture, and creativity for one weekend every April.
The Austin City Council implemented a city-wide bag ban on March 1, 2013. Here we explore the adjustments and how it is affecting the environment.
University of Texas apparel and design students showcased their senior collections inspired by the word “transcend” at the Division of Textiles and Apparel Annual Fashion Show on April 18. This year’s event marked the largest number of expected attendees in the show’s history.
Over the course of 63 years, Art City Austin has evolved from its original manifestation as the Austin Fine Arts Festival, to the massive two-day event it is today. Originally taking place at Laguna Gloria, Art City now turns downtown Austin into a celebration of art, culture, and creativity for one weekend every April.
From Cairo to Austin: When the internet and cell phone coverage was shut down for two days in Egypt on Jan. 27, Omar El-Batouty, an Egyptian-born student at the University of Texas, said that he was in a state of shock.
Over the course of 63 years, Art City Austin has evolved from its original manifestation as the Austin Fine Arts Festival, to the massive two-day event it is today. Originally taking place at Laguna Gloria, Art City now turns downtown Austin into a celebration of art, culture, and creativity for one weekend every April.
Amidst a deteriorated, yet transforming video game arcade culture, two Austin businesses aim to keep the vibe alive in their own ways.
The Mighty Texas Dog Walk drew thousands to Auditorium Shores on Saturday, March 23 to support Service Dogs, Inc.
Americans were enraged by Upton Sinclair’s depiction of food standards in ‘The Jungle’ over a century ago. President Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drug Act the same year Sinclair’s novel was released, providing standards for the handling of food. Now, many say the industry is over regulated.
The act of trolling is often meant to draw laughs or as a means of social commentary. But not all trolling is meant to be lighthearted or a form of social commentary. Recent reports of trolling has described it as a form of “cyberbullying” the dead.
In recent years there has been a revival of the circus arts. Along with traditional fare such as fire breathing, trapeze and juggling, devotees of circus practice acrobatic yoga, hula hooping, poi, staffs,and aerial silk. The revival is about much more than being able to keep a hula hoop up.
Clad in a button down “Team Rodeo Austin” shirt, cowboy hat, and boots, saddle bronc rider Chet Johnson gives a wry smile while recounting his serious rodeo injuries.
Food, Music, and people bring a piece of Lousiana culture to Austin in the 19th annual Lousianna Swamp Thing and Crawfish Festival.
The University of Texas makes strides towards a greener campus with the creation and initiation of a Micro-Farm as a part of their student led Green Fee initiative.
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