Skip to Main Content
Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

exc-5632603de4b0a7e6b9ec8790

Non-Offensive Costumes to Try This Halloween

October 29, 2015

Choosing a Halloween costume is difficult. We're here to make sure you don't choose a bad one. 

exc-563117b8e4b04841a2eb5945

Halloween Costumes According to Your Zodiac Sign

October 28, 2015

So what if it’s days before Halloween and you haven’t gotten a costume together? Look to the stars for help.

exc-56310d8ee4b0a9f05a2d98d7

DIY Halloween Inspired Treats

October 28, 2015

These DIY Halloween inspired treats will be a quick and delicious addition to the screams, howls and evil laughs that await.

exc-5631086ce4b076ec4eee5782

Events for Halloween Week 2015

October 28, 2015

Who says that Halloween is a one-day celebration?

exc-562a7031e4b02cbe914383b1

ICYMI: Corg-O-Ween

October 23, 2015

Corgis in costumes. Do we need to say more?

exc-54875ea0e4b01c9f673c8986

Humans of Sixth Street on Halloween

November 4, 2014

Sixth Street fills with a colorful myriad of characters, faces painted with bright red scars or hidden behind Scream masks. During Halloween, we hide our identities underneath wigs and costumes, but behind each disguise is a human being. Inspired by photographer Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York, here are the humans of Sixth Street on Halloween.

exc-54875cace4b07946ffacac0f

4 Ways to Dress Witchy for Fall

October 27, 2014

With Halloween looming near, take inspiration from the queens of the supernatural. It’s less about the pointy hats and more about the witchy vibes. Style yourself spooky in more ways than one with these trendy ideas for the modern witch.

exc-54875ea0e4b01c9f673c8963

Six Halloween Costumes That Actually Exist

October 27, 2014

Halloween is just around the corner, and with it comes Halloween costumes. For some, this means choosing a satirical disguise, whether it be mysteriously popular cultural phenomena or just some classic wordplay. For others, though, finding a Halloween costume entails desperately purusing thrift shops before giving up and drawing on some cat whiskers. For women looking to break out of a usual humdrum of sexy animal and sexy nurse costumes, here are some unusual, “sexy” costume options from various online stores.

exc-5485da7ee4b08063c0382a1d

ATX Rookie Guide to Halloween

October 27, 2014

As a first-year student last fall, I was clueless on how to spend Halloween night amid a city full of activities ranging from haunted houses to comedy shows. Partly because I had class the following morning, I ended up watching my friends doll up for the night, then stalking their cute pictures on my newsfeed. Here are a few guidelines and friendly tips on how to spice up your Halloween night (unless you want to end up at home alone watching Netflix and stuffing your face with candy).

Music Staff Selects: Best Halloween Songs

October 26, 2014

If you threw a Halloween party that didn’t have a badass playlist, did you really throw a Halloween party? The ORANGE Music staff doesn’t think so. To help you out, we present our top picks for a haunted soiree that’s so devilishly fun, it’ll wake the dead. Spoiler alert: “Monster Mash” is noticeably absent.

exc-54875caae4b07946ffacabc4

An On-Trend Halloween

October 26, 2014

With Halloween only days away, many of us will be rushing to put together a lastminute costume. Who says you can’t be fly as hell and still be in costume? Here are eight costume ideas you can pull off with on-trend pieces from your own closet.

exc-54875e9ce4b01c9f673c88e4

Horror Films For Your Halloween

October 5, 2014

Halloween is swiftly approaching, and you know what that means — it's time to sit down and watch a terrifying (and/or disturbing/gruesome/chilling) film that will make you wish for some butterflies and Happy Meals (or Big Kid Meals, if you're a Burger King kind of kid). Here are a some film screenings in Austin that will be taking place this month, as well as several movies to keep an eye out for at the local video store. Beware — they will give you the heebie-jeebies.