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A diagram explaining the meaning behind Austin's new logo. Image courtesy of austintexas.gov

Where’s the weird?

Zanna Allen, staff reporter
October 3, 2025
The Friday crowd as the sunsets at ACL 2024 with the Austin skyline in the back.

Just for the experience

Harper Maxwell, staff reporter
October 3, 2025
زیبایی افغانستان و فرهنگ آن

زیبایی افغانستان و فرهنگ آن

نوشته: زهره لشکری, گزارشگر کارکنان
September 29, 2025
The beauty of Afghanistan and its culture

The beauty of Afghanistan and its culture

Zuhra Lashkari, staff reporter
September 29, 2025
With the start of the 2025-26 school year, a new policy has been implemented. After the passing of House Bill 1481, all personal devices that are capable of receiving communication are not aloud on public school campuses during school hours.

Screen fiends

JoJo Barnard, print managing editor
September 26, 2025
Dangers of using AI

Dangers of using AI

Eva Sanchez, staff reporter
September 19, 2025
President Trump at CPAC in 2017 during his first term.

Nothing is beautiful about this bill

Arwen Pelletier, staff reporter
July 4, 2025
There is so much more thought and painstaking detail that goes into playing records: operating the needle with a gentle touch so as not to accidentally damage record or player, carefully cleaning the grooves of a record before playing it so it doesn’t skip and placing the vinyl slowly back into its sleeve. Photo accessed on the Lena Flickr account. Reposted here with permission under a creative commons license.

Losing its musical magic

Camilla Vandegrift, social media managing editor
May 21, 2025
Let’s be honest: we use our phones for social media diversions not for learning. They made it harder for us to succeed and to build community in the classroom.

Out of sight, out of mind

Sarah Le Goff, Mac photojournalism
May 8, 2025
In less than 100 days in office, Trump has shredded a federal support for values that are near and dear to the McCallum community.

Challenging Trump 2.0

Shield editorial board
April 25, 2025
Graphic depicting the duality of female pop stardom, ranging from countercultural subversion to conservatism.

Modern female pop stardom necessitates conformity

Beatrix Lozach, staff writer
April 11, 2025
The vast majority of women in the U.S. have used contraception in the last year and 18 million use birth control to treat medical conditions. The infant mortality rate has increased significantly in Texas since the abortion ban went into effect. Sources: Kaiser Family Foundation, JAMA Pediatrics.

Birth control ills

Riley Pita, staff reporter
April 4, 2025
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