The Liberal Arts Honors Theatre Troupe, Foot in the Door announces auditions for Noises Off by Michael Frayn and The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.  Auditions will be held Tuesday, September 7 from 7:00-9:00 pm in BUR 112 and Wednesday, September 8 from 7:00-9:00 pm in UTC 3.110. Actors will read select scenes [...]

Analecta Literary Journal, UT’s official literary and arts journal, is now accepting staff applications for the 2010-2011 academic year. Analecta seeks highly-motivated, literary-minded undergraduates to serve as readers and editors for its 37th edition. Open positions — including Managing Editor, Section Editors, Design Team,and Readers — offer varying levels of time-commitment and responsibility. First, second, and third year [...]

LAUNCH, the liberal arts chapter of undergraduate research, promotes undergraduate liberal arts research by hosting bi-monthly general assemblies led by professors or graduate students conducting research in various departments. For the 2010-2011 school year, we are looking for chair people to help our executive team. If you are interested in participating, submit the LAUNCH application [...]

Normandy Scholar Program on World War Two (NSP) as a part of your educational experience at The University of Texas at Austin.  The Normandy Program, which is open to all majors on campus, offers one-semester (Spring 2011) of intensive study of World War Two combined with a three week-long faculty-led study visit to the most [...]

Beginning September 20, Joynes will be giving away free copies of the book Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace, by David Lipsky, an award-winning journalist for Rolling Stone magazine. Honors students will have the opportunity to sign up for a book group that will meet with [...]

The time has arrived to pick up the LAH t-shirt you pre-ordered this summer! Stop on by the LAH office this week to pick up your shirt ($12 each). A list with the quantity and sizes you reserved will be at the front desk. Didn’t reserve a shirt but still want one? Don’t worry, there [...]

Rounding Up Service Are you looking for a way to get involved in the community?  LAHSO can help.  LAHSO, which stands for Liberal Arts Honors Service Organization, was created to offer the LAHers regular volunteer opportunities that they can do with other LAHers.  Through LAHSO, you can volunteer your time, make new friends in LAH, [...]

The University of Texas at Austin now has an exciting new option for students who wish to further their academic pursuits: DemTex. DemTex, short for “Democratic Education at Texas,” is a Senate of College Councils pilot program coordinated through the School of Undergraduate Studies. Through this program, undergraduate students have the opportunity to facilitate their [...]

The BB&T Chair for the Study of Objectivism, held by Dr. Tara Smith in the Philosophy Department, is sponsoring the Third Annual Undergraduate Essay Contest on Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged this year. First prize is $2500, second prize is $1750, and third prize is $1200. All full-time undergraduates registered at UT for the 2010-2011 [...]

The Daily Texan Comics Page is holding tryouts for staff positions until September 8. We pay 6 dollars a comic to our scheduled staffers. Working at the Texan Comics Page is a great opportunity for students to build a creative portfolio, showcase their talents, and improve their skills. We are located in the basement of [...]

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