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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Podcasts to Listen to When You're Feeling Bleh

Podcasts to Listen to When You’re Feeling Bleh

Briana Martinez April 28, 2022

This is the first “normal” Spring semester UT has had since the start of the pandemic. It might feel overwhelming to be back, even after experiencing the fall semester, and some of us may feel burnt...

How To De-stress: Burnout Edition

How To De-stress: Burnout Edition

Andrea Arias-Zarate April 28, 2022

It’s that point in the semester where everything seems dreadful and mentally draining. So here’s a gentle reminder that it’s okay to take a break from schoolwork and relax. What are some ways to...

How to Consume Social Media In A Healthy Way

How to Consume Social Media In A Healthy Way

Kaitlyn Rouse April 27, 2022

Even though social media intends to connect people from all over the world, it can often make us feel more isolated when consumed in an unhealthy way. It’s so easy to compare yourself to someone else’s...

So, You Want to Start Therapy?

So, You Want to Start Therapy?

Talisa Trevino December 8, 2021

At one point or another many of us have dealt with the ups and downs of life. But for some of us, the downs stick around a little longer and can make us feel lost and hopeless. In an article in Forbes...

Mid-semester Madness: A Personal Reflection

Mid-semester Madness: A Personal Reflection

Lucero Lopez November 10, 2021

Tired and overwhelmed — the two perfect words to describe how I’ve been feeling lately.  There’s a certain sensation that buzzes around in the October air that looms around for quite a while,...

A Plant Mom’s Guide to Taking Care of Succulents

A Plant Mom’s Guide to Taking Care of Succulents

Morgan Severson November 9, 2021

Owning succulents has seen a growth in popularity among young adults in the past few years. Not only are succulents fairly easy to take care of, but they are also an inexpensive way to liven up any space....

Hugs and Human Connection

Hugs and Human Connection

Kaitlyn Rouse October 25, 2021

Family therapist Virginia Satir says “We need four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs a day for maintenance and 12 hugs a day for growth.” As a freshman on campus this year in the midst of a global...

How to start life planning

How to start life planning

Morgan Severson October 22, 2021

What is Life Planning?   Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash  To me, life planning is using a planner to organize all aspects of your life, from academic to social to fitness and more!...

10 Tips for a Smooth Transition from Online to In-person

10 Tips for a Smooth Transition from Online to In-person

Trisha Lobo October 5, 2021

We’ve all spent the last year glued to our screens, whether it’s trying to decipher what our professor is saying or scrolling through Tik Tok. In the midst of all the Zoom meetings, Discord chats,...

"covid learning" could revolutionize school for students with anxiety at UT

“covid learning” could revolutionize school for students with anxiety at UT

Sloane Wick February 26, 2021

Heart beating, palms sweating, stomach churning, intensifying fear: These are all symptoms of social anxiety. Socially anxious students may be avoiding these symptoms this semester with the aid of the...

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The Dangers of Living Productively

November 17, 2020

There are many things that a pandemic can teach us.

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Mental Health and Coping in the Age of Corona

October 27, 2020

At the beginning of my final year at the University of Texas at Austin, I met new anxieties and creeping thoughts that had the power to consume all of me. This new layer forced me to confront the resurfacing...