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Anderson's Spotify metal playlist is 34 hours long, and his chart showing different metal genres and their relationship to each other looks like a constellation of stars.

Turns out you can judge a band by its album cover

September 28, 2020

In the third installment of

FISH No. 3: “Vape”

September 25, 2020

The Longhorn Band performs at a pre-pandemic football game. At the Texas football season home opener against UTEP last Saturday, the alma mater was played over the loud speaker because the band was not in attendance. Photo originally accessed on the losays Flickr account. Reposted here with permission under a creative commons license.

Minstrel roots of “The Eyes of Texas” ignite debate within UT community

September 17, 2020

EXPLORING AROUND: Me, my sister, an my dog have become a trio since quarantine started. We have been exploring all around the neighborhood, including the drainage tunnels. Photo by Ella Rosenblatt.

Pandemic brings people closer to their pets

September 1, 2020

Senior Marlee Foster, AKA Merlin, released

Merlin pairs powerful lyrics with upbeat, laid-back style

August 28, 2020

Interim principal Nicole Griffith wasn't the only new voice in our first podcast of the year. The audio engineer and the hosts were also new. The episode allows listeners to travel from Texas to Chicago, to Australia, to Paris and back to Austin without leaving their homes. Graphic by Theo Roe.

Griffith: Authentic tasks create best student experience

August 23, 2020

Talk of worn-in, laced-up shoes and discount deals spill from the front desk into the game and bowling areas on the final days before Dart Bowl's closure.

A trip down Dart Bowl’s memory lanes

July 31, 2020

Carbajal to continue football career at Trinity Valley

June 22, 2020

FINDING A PLACE TO WORK: My dad's an architect, and since the stay-at-home order, he hasn't been able to go into his office. Because our house is small, he built himself a desk in his room, so he could have his own space to work. He's always very resourceful, so he was able to build a desk out of an old art table and some pieces of wood he had lying around. Photo by Kate Boyle.

Balancing work and family in COVID-19 times

May 5, 2020

Dr. Mark McCellan said there is a very good chance that there will be a vaccine by 2021, and that we will return to school campuses in the fall even if all campus activities won't resume in the same way.

Dr. Mark McClellan: There are brighter days ahead if we stay patient, vigilant, disciplined

April 30, 2020

TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE WE GO: At the beginning of the quarantine, my mom ordered masks online for me, herself, my dad and my grandma. We wear these masks anytime we are going outside to do anything. This picture was taken outside of my grandma's apartment before we delivered her some groceries. Photo by Jolie Gabriel.

As in the comic books, these heroes wear masks

April 28, 2020

ZOOM TIME! For a kindergartner, it’s very difficult to find ways to learn while practicing social distancing and having two working parents. The solution to this? Well, obviously a Zoom class. Here my little brother joined his first Zoom on a Tuesday morning. He waves to his fellow classmates through the screen after not seeing them for weeks. Photo by Anna Garcia.

An inside look at distance learning

April 23, 2020

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