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-554c2d4be4b0ee9452ba4da8

Pinterest Impossible

May 8, 2015

Pinterest has become the go-to source for wedding inspiration and DIY tutorials. The site makes it easy for users to find DIYs, but their attempts are often unsuccessful. ORANGE tackled some of the more popular DIYs on Pinterest to divide the possible from the practical

exc-5522d071e4b0ef65b022168b

The Life of Student and Model Ash Kim

April 6, 2015

She walks across a field in a jeweled, cream crop top and matching trouser skirt. Her pink heels match the hot-pink manes and tails of the live ponies grazing behind her. This photoshoot for Vogue Korea is just another day in the life of UT student and model Ash Kim.

exc-5519939fe4b0570dfe25b17b

5-1-Tunes: Mezuo

March 30, 2015

Not every up-and-coming rapper gets the chance to perform at Houston’s Warehouse Live, let alone open up for American rapper Chris Webby. But that chance became a reality for 17-year-old Charles Chaiemezuo O’Kehie, also known by his stage name Mezuo.

Dominican Joe Coffee Shop Benefits Education Abroad

October 6, 2014

Sharla Megilligan looks like any other coffee shop goer, nestled in her wooden chair, working on her computer after a caffeine fix at Dominican Joe Coffee Shop. Other coffee-drinkers fill the cozy interior, which features pictures of people of the Dominican Republic, those whom the coffee shop aims to help. But Megilligan is not just the average customer—she is the co-owner of Dominican Joe Coffee Shop and founder of the non-profit Makarios International, which aims to help the impoverished people in the Dominican Republic through education and Christian outreach programs.

exc-5485da77e4b08063c0382967

Hooked on Hookah

October 6, 2014

Although an age-old tradition overseas, hookah has become a hot trend among young adults in the U.S. The University of Texas at Austin is no exception, but hookah’s popularity may be growing for all of the wrong reasons.