At LASA, for some, success and accomplishments are beginning to be measured by the amount of AP classes taken, highest test scores, minimal hours of sleep per night, or activities crammed within one singular day. The idea behind this behavior is related...

When I first heard about the college sports transfer portal, I thought it sounded like freedom: real freedom. The kind athletes rarely have, and at first, it felt empowering. If a school wasn’t the right fit, you could move on. If you weren’t getting...

Whether it be fact or fiction, brooms have the ability to play a role in many different sports. There is Quidditch, a fictional sport from J. K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” where people fly around on magic brooms and swat cannonballs at each other,...

Austin has a vibrant music scene, with dozens of music festivals and hundreds of venues. According to the University of Texas at Austin, in 1991, the City of Austin coined the term “Live Music Capitol of the World.” Thousands of concerts are held...

Behind many of the Alley Cat Players’ theater productions is a group of musicians the audience rarely sees but constantly hears. For “The Addams Family”, the pit orchestra played a role in creating the show’s energy, timing, and emotion for the...

There is one question that sits in my mind and the minds of my fellow students both before and after a major test: is there going to be a curve? They are not thinking about if they understood the material. They are not thinking about what they may have...

As temperatures cool and the year winds down, Austin erupts with winter events that bring the community together. Light shows, holiday markets, and festive performances appear throughout the city, offering people numerous opportunities to celebrate the...

Georgia Fink- Peppermint Bark Right after Halloween is over, stores move every holiday item to the front. All of the treats that are packaged in colorful holiday boxes and bags are put on shelves that you see right when you walk in at almost every...

ACL showcases many popular artists, and with over 100 musicians showcased, there are a plethora of small musicians that perform throughout the festival. One of these bands is Hotline TNT, an alternative rock band started and led by Will Anderson and is...