Take a chance on yourself

August 18, 2017 Reporter Field Notes Take a chance on yourself By Jerry Quijano If you’re feeling lost, that’s OK. Keep forging ahead, keep smiling, keep working, keep expecting good things. Life is an awesome journey, and each day is an unlimited...

Surviving the ‘deep end’

August 18, 2017 Reporter Field Notes Surviving the ‘deep end’ By Jerry Rafael As a senior staring at the beginning of a journey into the “real world,” I now have a better picture of what I want to do after I leave the relative safety of my college grounds....

Turning his passion for Texas hardwood into art

We may be able to produce a perfectly functional vase or bowl with some lines of code and a 3D printer, but those plastic pieces won’t have the natural touch found in nature. Take the passionate set of craftspeople known as woodturners. Woodturning is a type of...

Cruising Austin for compost

Compost is more than just a green initiative to Francisco “Paco” De Lozanne, it’s a way of life. “I didn’t even realize that not everyone did it until a few years ago when my cousin asked me, ‘What is compost?’ ” De Lozanne said. “I was like, ‘Woah! People...