Brooke Sjoberg

Heading off to college is the subject of Hollywood films, Broadway musicals and even a song or two. This week, however, it’s real life for incoming UT freshmen at their orientation. 

In 2016, after the Presidential election, many were looking for a story of hope and inspiration. Director Rachel Lears found that hope and inspiration in the insurgents who began campaigning for the next election as a response to the results of the previous one. “Knock Down The House” follows four such insurgents, running grassroots campaigns to represent the working class in House of Representatives and Senate.

The shootout scene was filmed in the original location where Bonnie and Clyde met their grisly end.

The case of Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter could very well set a precedent for how laws can be interpreted in the smartphone era.

Those who thought “Get Out” was as dark as Jordan Peele’s rabbit hole could go are certainly mistaken.

The Fyre Fest debacle of 2017 is one of the most publicized cases of wire fraud in modern history. Marketed by influencers and models, the music festival promised a luxury private island experience with celebrities.

Allen's book, “A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia,” tells the story of their Uncle Bob’s being schizophrenic in America.

Ever wondered what a monster with a permanently flaccid penis for a nose looks like? “Big Mouth” is here to satisfy that curiosity.

“Lessons From Dunblane: Notes from a School Shooting” premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and earned the title of Best Short Film.

Joshua and Luke Gall are the co-founders of Ultimate Drill Book, which began when they saw a need for updated methods of creating marching drill.

The legacy of intelligent, socially conscious comedy lives on in the fifth season of Netflix Original “BoJack Horseman.”

Christina Lopez, an English and international relations and global studies junior, received a scholarship from the Liberal Arts Honors Program to help cover tuition costs. She will not receive the funds until over a month after tuition was due in August. Lopez said she has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship to be split between two semesters this school year. Without a timely tuition payment, students can’t be sure their classes are secured for the semester.   

Each year, college students across the nation leave the luxury of home-cooked meals behind and venture into a life of finding sustenance in the cafeteria or dorm microwave. After leaving the nest, a first foray into self-sufficiency for many young adults is cooking, a seemingly daunting process when living in a dorm room where hot plates are not allowed. Here are five simple five-minute meals to make when the dining hall is just too far away.   

It is the first day of a new semester, and depending on your birthday, you may be ready to take the day head-on or forego academic pursuits in favor of a good Netflix binge.

To provide some clarity for those who are not clear on the intricacies of Cinco de Mayo, The Daily Texan spoke with faculty experts and students who personally celebrate the holiday.

Students can avoid last minute cramming and anxiety by meeting with a Sanger learning specialist to discuss their study habits, or their professor to discuss their performance on past exams.

Longhorns joined one another this past Friday in the dark comfort of the Texas Union Theater to share in a bright, colorful experience which shed light on the magic of music in the lives of their peers.

The Austin Children’s Museum is giving adults an opportunity to explore the physicality of sound, with a little booze thrown in for kicks.

Now under new ownership, the former Vintage Heart Cafe has found life as Revival Coffee.

The latest season of Victor Fresco’s Netflix Original, “Santa Clarita Diet,” is a gory exploration of sitcoms, zombie cinema and a family holding together through difficult circumstances — and is bloodier than the last.

The film is as bloody as its name suggests, with over 40 gallons of fake blood used to create massive carnage.

“More Human Than Human” spends too much time reiterating what people have already said about AI, and offers little new information to its viewers.

So a couple walks into a bar… and walks out with a mystical alchemist, who drives them to a male stripper and an escort.

While Gaffigan’s performance leaves something to be desired, Lakin and Bailey have not exactly given him the best material to work with.

While there are many South by Southwest alumni returning to share their latest films, the festival presents an opportunity for new and unknown directors to make their debuts to large audiences.

Here are The Daily Texan’s top SXSW speaking and networking events for women-led startups. 

Ron Campbell spoke with the Texan in preview of an exhibition of his art Feb. 23-25 in Austin, where he will be demonstrating his skills and selling his work to benefit charity.

Alumna Susan Gayle Todd is bringing the bedtime stories her husband told their children to life on stage. Written by Todd, “The Wazir of Oz” takes the classic narrative of “The Wizard of Oz,” and gives the production a Bollywood spin.

Foods such as strawberries and chocolate might be innocent separately, but together on a Valentine’s night, they might evolve from more a tasty treat to a potential aphrodisiac.

With softly milled flour sifting through their fingers, two art students spread the white powder across the concrete floor of UT’s Visual Arts Center.

“Wanders of the Night” is a 136-page collection of poetry, written by sociology sophomore Keilah Granados and inspired by her own experiences. The book is published under her pseudonym, Keilah Belen, and features an ironic image of the night sky on its cover.

Despite the association of Austinites with art culture, art museums remain inaccessible to disadvantaged residents. To preserve the city’s artsy reputation, the Blanton Museum of Art maintains free admission every Thursday and extends its hours to 9 p.m. every third Thursday of the month.

Last Friday, Movetia Salter watched “Selma” for the first time in the theater of the George Washington Carver Museum and Genealogical Center.

A diverse room of students discussed on Wednesday afternoon how to make college campuses inhospitable to white supremacy with George Ciccariello-Maher, associate professor of global studies and modern languages at Drexel University.

STEM education is not truly fair for young black children, said Fikile Nxumalo, an assistant professor in the department of curriculum and instruction, during a Friday presentation about findings of institutional bias against black children in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

Even in their daycares, children are not safe from the detrimental health effects of indoor pollution, said Jules Elkins, a College of Liberal Arts lecturer, on Friday.

Lululemon executives discussed career advice and the apparel industry on Friday during a panel facilitated by the Division of Textiles and Apparel.

The mating habits of the animal kingdom really aren’t so different than what we see at UT, said evolutionary psychologist David Buss during a Friday lecture.

The line between hate speech and protected speech often gets blurred, said professors, students and alumni in a panel concerning the reach of free speech on campus.

The second-floor auditorium of the Belo Center for New Media fell silent as former CBS anchor Dan Rather took the stage to discuss his journalistic career Wednesday night.

Health care workers are reluctant to come to work during a disaster because they doubt their effectiveness in recovery and response efforts, said Johns Hopkins University professor Daniel J. Barnett in a lecture on Friday.