Texas Student Media

12/16/2025

⭐ TSM Student Spotlight: Avery Thorpe ⭐

If you’ve ever seen a great post from us and wondered who created it, that would be Avery Thorpe! Avery is an advertising senior at Moody College of Communication - UT Austin, and she’s been our social media graphic design and content creation intern since February.

In her time here, she’s created hits such as our Café TSM application info series, our viral UT Marketplace promotional post and a sit-down interview with Texas Student TV’s station manager, among many other projects. Unfortunately, this is Avery’s last week with us. She’s been selected to compete in the National Student Advertising Competition in Spring 2026, so please join us in wishing her and her team luck next semester!

Avery has also worked as an illustrator in The Daily Texan’s opinion department, served as an art direction intern at GSD&M, is an art director in Texas Advertising & Public Relations' Texas Creative program, and is co-president of Diversity in Advertising and PR.

We’re very sad to see Avery leave, but we know she’ll go on to accomplish many great achievements in the advertising industry. TSM forever! 🤘

12/12/2025

With the holiday season arriving and the weather getting colder, many will be preparing to travel home and spend time with family. The Texan has curated a list of five Austin-based artists for the perfect winter playlist. ❄️

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/12/02/5-austin-based-artists-perfect-for-winter-playlists/

12/12/2025

Thank you for a great year. 😌 We had so much fun at our 2025 holiday party!

12/09/2025

Check out today’s comics page from the Texan comics department!

🎨: Merideth Weddle, Ruby Walker, Angela John, Analise Pickerrell, Clara Webb

12/02/2025

For Giving Tuesday, we’re introducing our series on the impact of Texas Student Media! In this post, we explore the timeline of TSM’s student-led organizations, which spans more than 130 years.

Since 1894 when the Cactus Yearbook was founded, students have gained a wide range of skills in news, design, sports, management, music, advertising, comedy, marketing and business operations.

Visit supportstudentvoices.org to read the full impact report and contribute to the TSM Excellence Fund. Stay tuned for the next post in this series!

11/26/2025

Excited about the big game? Catch up on all the drama with our A&M Rivalry Edition magazine.

UT edition 🤘: https://thedailytexan.com/2025/11/24/dc-11-15-15-am-rivalry-edition/ #1

A&M edition 👎: https://issuu.com/thebatt/docs/maroon_life_magazine_rivalry_2025

11/26/2025

11/13/2025

We had an amazing time at this year’s College Media Business and Advertising Managers Conference at Cal State Fullerton! Last week was about learning and connecting — and our students brought home three awards:

1st Place: Best Sales Proposal
3rd Place: Best Sales Promotional Material
Honorable Mention: Best Social Media Promotion

We heard from two inspiring keynote speakers, attended informative breakout sessions and held a roundtable on developing a social influencer program. It was also great to see TSM alum Ryan Ranc join the alumni panel.

Special shoutout to our new friends from The Fresno State Collegian! They were a great group to hang out with throughout the event.

Can’t wait to do it all next year right here at The University of Texas at Austin. 🤘

10/30/2025

UT students Jet Sullivan, Lailah Licon and Natalie Tran won the People’s Choice Award for their short film, “Pixel’s Paradise,” in the first-ever Cidercade Creator Cup on Thursday. The filmmaking trio blended arcade-inspired visuals and vintage charm to create a world of pixelated art for their project, and earned local recognition as they took home a $1,000 cash prize.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/10/28/3-ut-students-win-peoples-choice-award-in-first-cidercade-creator-cup/

10/30/2025

Texas women’s basketball defeated Texas Women’s University 108-54 in its last exhibition game marking its final opportunity to tune up its performance before its season opener. Despite finishing with a substantial lead, the Longhorns struggled with self-inflicted errors and personnel combinations, both sources of concern for head coach Vic Schaefer.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/10/28/double-edged-sword-texas-womens-basketball-plays-fast-physical-in-final-exhibition/

10/20/2025

This is your moment to leave your mark! Come take your FREE graduation portrait on campus for UT Austin's Cactus Yearbook. You can also get your professional headshot during your appointment. Sessions open now until Oct. 31.

Instructions on our website: https://sites.utexas.edu/cactus/news/

Additional spots available until Nov. 7.

Not graduating this school year? You can still order a copy of the book at https://buytsm.com/product-category/cactus-yearbook/!

10/09/2025

🎓 The 2025 UT Austin Graduate School Fair is coming to campus next Tuesday! Explore your future by connecting with recruiters from more than 110 schools and programs worldwide.

Select institutions will also host additional sessions Monday through Wednesday, giving you the chance to dive deeper into conversations and get your questions answered.

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025
🕚 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
📍 Speedway Plaza

Check the schedule and full details on our website graduatesoftexas.com.