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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Daily Drills and Parke’s FOMO Marketing Has Clothes Selling Out in Minutes

Daily Drills and Parke’s FOMO Marketing Has Clothes Selling Out in Minutes

Emma Slaughter, Trending Writer March 13, 2025

Many UT students walk through campus wearing clothes from trending brands like Daily Drills and Parke. These brands recently grew in popularity using an advertising strategy that creates a shopping frenzy...

Left to right: Samantha LeBlanc, Leslie Hutson, Deandre Moore Jr., Michael Taaffe and Lailah Licon at the Puppy Love event hosted by Victory Lap.

‘And They Call it Puppy Love’

Sabine Snyder, Voice Writer February 24, 2025

Victory Lap hosted a fundraising and adoption event for PAWS Shelter of Central Texas on Thursday in collaboration with Texas Football.  The event, titled Puppy Love, was a creative way for the shelter...

I Tried Every Pumpkin Spice Latte in West Campus – Here’s What I Thought

I Tried Every Pumpkin Spice Latte in West Campus – Here’s What I Thought

Grace Hurley, Eats Writer October 25, 2024

Grab your infinity scarf and wide-brimmed, millennial hat because pumpkin spice lattes are back. As I’m sure the coffee-obsessed University of Texas at Austin population has noticed by now, West Campus...

Photo of Florence Fadipe, founder and CEO of Glamir AI, courtesy of Christy Zhuang

UT Nursing Student Launches AI-Powered Makeup Consultant

Lillian Vest, Managing Editor October 24, 2024

Whether you’re experienced with makeup or a beginner, finding the best products and techniques to use to enhance your look or try a new one can be hard. Florence Fadipe found a way to use AI to make...

Jack Antonoff on stage at a Bleachers concert in 2014. Courtesy of Rachel Lynch

An Honest Reaction to Bleachers’ “A Stranger Desired”

Hasina Shah, Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2024

The first time I heard a Bleachers song, I was mindlessly scrolling through Instagram when a black and white photo of a handsome, baby-faced Jack Antonoff caught my attention. He was wearing his signature...

Afro-Latin Student Association arrives at UT Austin

Afro-Latin Student Association arrives at UT Austin

Kendall Washington June 6, 2024

With a Black student population of only 4.5%, every time I enter a classroom, I am reminded of the low Black population at the University of Texas. It's sad to say that I’m used to it, but this isn’t...

Photo by Emma Slaughter

Take Cleaning Your Shoes off Your Chore List

Emma Slaughter June 5, 2024

Golden Goose, a shoe brand that has become quite controversial in recent years, is known for breaking the status quo and designing faux-distressed shoes. A new pair of Golden Goose arrives to customers...

Graphic by Sara Kinney

The TikTok Ban: A Simplified Breakdown

Madeline Dorjee June 5, 2024

Editor’s note: Since this story was written, the TikTok ban-or-sell bill was passed in the Senate and signed into law by President Joe Biden. In May, TikTok and ByteDance, its parent company, sued the...

Graphic by Sara Kinney

Are Dating Shows Worth Watching?

Andrea Arias-Zarate June 5, 2024

It’s hard to escape reality shows when I turn on the TV. All I see is people bickering or falling in love, usually making me click away.  However, I never thought that reality TV could be a...

Graphic by Sara Kinney

“Miller’s Girl” is Jenna Ortega’s New Film Romanticizing Age Gaps?

Sabine Snyder June 5, 2024

WARNING: This article contains descriptions of an inappropriate student-teacher relationship with a large age gap, as seen in the film “Miller’s Girl.” This link is at the end of the “Miller’s...

Graphic by Sara Kinney

Austin’s Silver Screen Secrets

Caleigh Doucet June 5, 2024

Interstate 35, U.S. Highway 290 and Mopac Express Lane are different ways to journey through the city of Austin. However, these roadways are pretty boring and traffic-packed avenues of exploration. Maybe...