The spicy smell of salep and the sound of frothing milk filled the air between the show tents. Vendors called…
“There is a Wolf”
There is a Wolf that Lives in the Woods and Speaks with a Loved One’s Voice The wolf is not…
“Le spectacle”
a memory
a memory everlasting, a line that twists into an oval, sprouting features, lips, contours of a face I’ve known for…
The Unstoppable Jaguar
The astounding motivation of African Americans is why the significant progression that will take place for Black America can only…
Opportunity and Proximity
It’s 3:30 on a Wednesday afternoon. The Texas sun illuminates the east side of campus as students trek towards the…
The Journey
The dark in you will say what it wants.. never listen to the darkness listen to the art the art…
The Power of Alternative Breaks
The Alternative Breaks Program (AB) within the Longhorn Center for Community Engagement aims to help students become more aware of…
Please Hear Us
#Metoo. Aziz Ansari. Cat Person. #Timesup. Performative allyship. Consent. Sex Ed. These are only some of phrases, names, and ideas…
The Lockers in Rainey Hall
There are very few buildings at UT that have been untouched by the university’s massive expansion and the need to…
LAC’s Inaugural Undergraduate Research Competition
Liberal Arts Council’s Academic Affairs Committee hosted their first Undergraduate Research Competition on Saturday, April 28th. Ten undergraduate students presented their…
The South Asian Dilemma
Written by Hira Vayani. Many South Asian children’s earliest memories include their family and a stethoscope. It’s the child’s 4th…
Funny For A Woman
Written by Amina Amdeen. Images provided by Kaci Beeler and Nancy Norton. Of all the universal truths, “laughter is the…
Long-term Mental Health Care at the University of Texas
Written by Shae Carey. In January, the University of Texas stopped charging the usual fee of ten dollars per session…
The Discrepancies of School Funding and Disabilities in Higher Education
Written by Yulissa Chavez. Image by Yulissa Chavez. Not every building on the University of Texas at Austin campus has…
It’s Complicated: Digitalization and Film
Written by Hayley Wood. Since its invention, theater has been a haven from the gleam of technology – a place…
Faces of COLA: International Women’s Day
Written by Hira Vayani. Images by Hira Vayani. The College of Liberal Arts is home to incredible faculty, degree plans,…
Professor Lorraine Pangle: An Educator and Philosopher in Search of the Truth in Happiness and Love
“Academia, leadership, and professorship are pillars of the UT Austin community. In the first article for our new series, Professor Profiles, Dr. Pangle shares how her intellectual curiosities have been directed towards projects that benefit UT.”
Novel Study Spots on the Forty Acres
Written by Reese Grayson. Images by Reese Grayson. Like many students, I have never been a fan of studying in…
Got Grit?
Written by Nathan Pastrano. Scholars have spent the last four decades debating about what, exactly, makes students “successful.” Angela Lee…
Teacher, Chemist, Leader: Meet UT’s First and Only Female President
Written by Christina Lopez. Lorene Lane Rogers was the 21st president of The University of Texas at Austin and is…
A Step Toward Sustainability
Written by Hayley Wood Shades of pretentiousness, urgency and obscurity tint the topic of sustainability. As a pillar of science,…
The 21st Century Muslim
Written by Hira Vayani Careful, condemned, curious are some words I would describe my experience as a 21st century Muslim.…
Redefining Computing: How Supercomputers are Changing Research
Written by Varun Hukeri For the past sixteen years, the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas…
De-Gentrify Your Rhetoric
Written by Brooke Quach We roll into Austin at 40 miles per hour, caught in the traffic of ACL, but…
“Dream Over”: The Repeal of DACA
Written by Yulissa Chavez Image by Yulissa Chavez. Back in September 2017, President Trump called to end the program Deferred…
A Brief Survey of the Modernist Canon
Written by Nathan Allen Pastrano “Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a…
Hot Chocolate with Charities
Written by Shae Carey On Monday, November 27th, the Fall 2017 new members of the Liberal Arts Council put on…
Obtaining the Best: The Acquisitions Process of the Harry Ransom Center
Written by Shae Carey On the corner of 21st and Guadalupe Street lies a building that houses the collections of…
Texas Performing Arts Presents “The Crucible”
Written by Yulissa Chavez From November 8 to November 19, Texas Performing Arts showcased Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, a story…
LAC Volunteers for Feed My People
Written by Christina Lopez The air was thick with conversation and the smell of coffee as over 200 people filed…
USIT Hosts 4th Annual Texas Charity Pitch
Written by Reese Grayson On October 28th, the University Securities Investment Team (USIT) at UT Austin held its annual Texas…
Policy Brunch: Students Aim to Improve Legislation Literacy
Written by Grace Schrobilgen On Saturday, November 4th, Liberal Arts Council Policy Coordinators Chloe Kersh and Ardian Shaholli and Vice…
Fundamental Foragers: How UT Austin’s BEEVO is Creating a Pollinator Haven
Written by Hayley Wood When we think of the benefits bees carry, honey is normally the first thing that comes…
Checking in with MasculinUT
Written by Reese Grayson Over two years ago, the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center’s Voices Against Violence program started…
The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree
Written by Hira Vayani Unemployment, easy, useless––these are some common words people use to describe a liberal arts degree. These…
Liberal Arts Week: Espresso with Experts
Written by Grace Schrobilgen as part of the series of event coverage for Liberal Arts Week. From October 23-October 27, Liberal…
Fully Booked: College Students Don’t Have Time to Read for Pleasure
Written by Grace Schrobilgen During my first year at UT, I stopped reading for pleasure. I was so overwhelmed by…
Liberal Arts Week: On Helping Others for a Living
Written by Madalynn Hitchcock as part of the series of event coverage for Liberal Arts Week. When asked what she does for…
Liberal Arts Week: Non-Profits and the Liberal Arts
Written by Varun Hukeri as part of the series of event coverage for Liberal Arts Week. An education in the liberal…
Liberal Arts Week: Love Letters for Liberal Arts
Written by Hira Vayani as part of the series of event coverage for Liberal Arts Week. After hard work and…
Throwback to Tribune: The Right Response on Sexual Assault
Written by Varun Hukeri Imagine the relationship between a university and its students through the lens of the social contract…
Throwback to Tribune: Veep Imitates Life
Written by Brooke Quach On September 23, 2017, Frank Rich, writer and producer of HBO’s award-winning comedy Veep, appeared via…
Throwback to Tribune: “One on One with Beto O’Rourke”
Written by Christina Lopez The “One on One with Beto O’Rourke” convened on September 23rd, 2017 during the seventh annual…
“Iron” by Siqi Jiang
Poem by Siqi Jiang. Originally published in the POWER issue, Jiang was the winner of our 2017 Creative Writing Contest. Image:…
Changing the World? (Yes, You Are.)
Written by McKenzie Hohenberger. Also published in the Liberator’s Spring 2017 print issue. What starts here changes the world. It…
A City Divided
A City Divided By Robyn Yeh In the early 1900s, the US Supreme Court passed a series of policies…
Student Empowerment in the Age of Trump
Written by Varun Hukeri. Also published in the Liberator’s Spring 2017 print issue. There is no doubt that 2016 has…
The Power of the Mind
The Power of the Mind Written by Jacob Hood. Originally published in the Spring 2017 “Power” Issue. The Counseling and…
Policy, IUPRA, and a New Political Climate
Written by: Jacob Hood Images credited in captions. On November 8th, 2016, America saw a shift in the political atmosphere. On…
Interview with a “Vampire”: Dr. Elizabeth Richmond-Garza on Gothic Literature
Written by: Rebekah Edwards Vampires, werewolves, zombies –– all manner of supernatural creatures have been making a comeback. Recently, scores…
A Presentation of Truths
Last spring, I found myself doing what I considered to be daring. No, not daring as in eating an…
