There are a number of ways we can commemorate Selena, like dancing and singing along in a room full of fellow fans as hundreds did this past Tuesday at Barbarella here in Austin.

With her nose buried deep in Goethe’s “Faust,” Aliyah Conley doesn’t immediately stand out nestled in the corner of a crowded coffeehouse. Reading for her world literature class with a stack of various books at her side, Conley seems like just another student studying for class. But for Aliyah Conley class is always in session. As a Plan II freshman at the University of Texas at Austin and the youngest instructor at Black Swan Yoga studio, her time is stretched between learning and teaching.