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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Reality Dating Shows: Why Do We Like Them So Much?

Reality Dating Shows: Why Do We Like Them So Much?

Lucero Lopez September 23, 2021

Living vicariously through strangers’ lives and then judging them for it? Sign me up! Reality dating shows have started to take over mainstream television. Shows like Love Island, Too Hot to Handle,...

5 Things you (won't!) be missing During virtual orientation

5 Things you (won’t!) be missing During virtual orientation

Sloane Wick August 17, 2021

The University of Texas is holding freshman orientation online this year rather than on campus. So, if you're an incoming freshman you may be wondering "what am I missing?" Well, I'm here to tell you...

The best classes at ut: According to ut students

The best classes at ut: According to ut students

Sloane Wick March 24, 2021

There are a LOT of classes at UT: History of Religion, Architecture and Society, Introduction to Geology, etc. So, how are Longhorns supposed to pick what to take this fall? How about recommendations...

"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...

The empty desk at the end of the hall

The empty desk at the end of the hall

Sloane Wick October 21, 2020

Rumors circulate around Littlefield dormitory, UT's oldest residence hall. Does more than just dust float through these nearly 100-year-old halls? Perhaps, even the ghost of Alice Littlefield herself?...

6 Easy Recipes for Students Living Off-Campus for the First Time

6 Easy Recipes for Students Living Off-Campus for the First Time

Ren Breach October 6, 2020
Living off-campus for the first time can be overwhelming; balancing food, school, work and a social life is a constant battle. Therefore, I've compiled a list of my 6 all-time favorite recipes to help make this transition just a little bit easier.
The Eyes of Black Students Are Upon You

The Eyes of Black Students Are Upon You

Skyler King June 26, 2020

Amid this revolutionary movement occurring around the world, it is going to take a lot more than statements and videos to show that Black Lives Matter.  On Memorial Day George Floyd, an African...

Things to Do While Social Distancing

Things to Do While Social Distancing

Courtney Smith March 18, 2020

The past few weeks have been a difficult and often scary time. Between UT’s shift to online classes and the continuously changing state of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), it’s easy to get overwhelmed...

The Voices of Student Filmmakers Echo at TUFF

The Voices of Student Filmmakers Echo at TUFF

Skyler King March 2, 2020

The Texas Union Film Festival displays the best creative, moving and hilarious films student filmmakers have to offer. The 11th annual TUFF ceremony was held on February 20 at the Texas Union Theatre....

TX VOTES: KEEPING UT VOTERS REGISTERED AND EDUCATED

TX VOTES: KEEPING UT VOTERS REGISTERED AND EDUCATED

Evelyn Garcia February 19, 2020

You’ve probably seen them in your classrooms and if you haven’t, then you’ve definitely seen them tabling on Speedway. TX Votes is a non-partisan student organization that not only hopes to get...

Orange bike project Keeps wheels turning at UT

Orange bike project Keeps wheels turning at UT

Kara Fields February 6, 2020

First published in print. Give a man a bicycle and he’ll ride for a day; teach a man to repair a bike and he’ll ride around Austin for a lifetime. Located on the first floor of the 27th street...

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The Monster that Lurks at Night: UT Students Present The Creek Monster Habitat

November 22, 2019

This year students from UT Austin’s Texas Applied Arts partnered with Waterloo Conservancy to create an interactive and “multi-sensory experience” for Austin’s light installation show at Waller Creek.