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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

UT sophomore Shea Anderson poses with her matchbook collection.

Collecting Matchbooks: A Forgotten Hobby Finds New Life for UT Student

Anna Galan, Trending Writer October 25, 2024

A nostalgic trend is sparking back to life: matchbook collecting. Once a staple at bars and restaurants, these small artifacts reignited as a passion among young enthusiasts who see beauty in their design...

UT Students Get Involved With Austin Fashion Week

UT Students Get Involved With Austin Fashion Week

Paulina Pearson May 1, 2024

Austin Fashion Week came and went in a flurry of tulle and taffeta. From April 18-20, Fashion by Texas held its semi-annual three-day runway shows and pop-up shops.  Austin Fashion Week came and...

Why You Should Stay in Your High School Relationship Going Into College (and How to Do It)

Why You Should Stay in Your High School Relationship Going Into College (and How to Do It)

Sabine Snyder February 19, 2024

As high school seniors are getting closer and closer to graduation, many may be struggling with a question that some of us here at the University of Texas might’ve asked ourselves all those months or...

The Beatles Say Goodbye in Their New Song, "Now and Then"

The Beatles Say Goodbye in Their New Song, “Now and Then”

Abby Russell November 15, 2023

The internet was taken by storm with the release of the new Beatles song, “Now and Then.” After five decades in the making, they were able to use new technology and John Lennon’s demos from the...

Chappell Roan Champions Community at her Austin Concert

Chappell Roan Champions Community at her Austin Concert

Kass Araque November 15, 2023

Chappell Roan’s Nov. 1 concert at Emo’s in Austin, Texas, created a sense of community for its attendees. With an emphasis on advocacy, Roan’s show centered LGBTQ+ joy. Over a month before her...

Photo by Lillian Vest

Drift Magazine Hosts its First Annual Hot Wing Showdown 

Clarissa Jasso November 13, 2023

Prepared with a bag of Tums and a bottle of milk, two University of Texas professors and one student competed in Drift Magazine's first-ever Hot Wing Showdown on Thursday.  The magazine hosted...

Movies That Will Make You Cry Your Eyes Out

Movies That Will Make You Cry Your Eyes Out

Sabine Snyder October 31, 2023

Fall is here! That means pumpkin spice, cute halloween costumes, and rewatching “Halloweentown” for the 40th time, for most of us, that is. But for some of us, Fall means seasonal depression and midterm...

Excuse Me, What Are You Listening to?

Excuse Me, What Are You Listening to?

Abby Russell October 31, 2023

In the heat of the semester, many students find themselves turning to music as a way to de-stress.  While walking through the UT Austin campus, it is rather noticeable how many students are listening...

Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs” and our Addiction to Lost Love

Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs” and our Addiction to Lost Love

Mandira Ganti October 31, 2023

The success of miniseries “Daisy Jones and The Six,” based on the book by Taylor Jenkins Reid, has reignited the internet’s obsession with Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham....