Life and Arts

Students who choose to stay off social media platforms face challenges but find other ways to stay in the loop with their peers.

Each Saturday at 6:50 a.m., Open Door co-coordinators Wanda and C.L. Evans start the first shift of Open Door Service. Regardless of weather or time of the year, Open Door provides access to a clothing closet, free meal and community for the homeless population in Austin.

UT alumnae twins Ashley and Leslie Saunders, who both graduated in 2010, broke into the young adult fiction genre last year with their debut novel “The Rule of One.” This novel tells the story of twin sisters Mira and Ava Goodwin’s fight for survival in a dystopian Texas.

With the popularity of Juul e-cigarettes, UT students have bought into an addicting trend marking its presence on college campuses. Two students have set out to curtail nicotine addiction by creating and selling nicotine-free Juul pods through their company, EnAIRgy.