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Byline: Heather KirbyWith final exams quickly approaching and stress levels rising, students handle stress and manage time in different ways.Stress can affect a student in three ways: physical, emotional and [...]

Byline: Heather KirbyLast spring, more than 1,500 students failed at least one class and more than 6,000 students Q-dropped at least one class.Q-dropping a class can prevent a student from [...]

Byline: Heather Kirby Business freshman Brennen Bliss created websites as a simple hobby in middle school. Now, his hobby has expanded into a company geared toward increasing sales for small [...]

Byline: Heather Kirby The annual UT Real Beauty Campaign aims to spark conversation among UT students about what 'real beauty' means to them. The event runs from Oct. 15 through [...]

Byline: Heather Kirby After releasing his first single on his graduation day in May, 2018 UT alumnus Tyler Dial packed up his things and moved to Nashville to build his [...]

Byline: Heather Kirby While it is common to see hundreds of students navigating UT while staring at their cell phones, this activity could potentially be dangerous, said Peter Scheets, assistant [...]

Byline: Heather Kirby More than 40 museums in the Austin area will be free of charge this coming Sunday, during the 21st annual Austin Museum Day. The community event is [...]

Gill Berrow, a single mother, has taught her two children canoeing, which she hopes they will continue to enjoy as they grow up. Canoeists can progress from gentle streams to fast-flowing rapids. Fibreglass kayaks can be obtained second hand for 50 pounds sterling, increasing to 150 pounds sterling for polyethylene models. Second-hand canoes cost around 100 pounds sterling. Lessons are still relatively cheap; it is possible to obtain four three-hour sessions for 30 pounds sterling. The British Canoe Union teaches 588,000 people annually, and has 8,500 instructors.

Stephen and Denise Carroll regularly take their three daughters on orienteering and cycling holidays in the UK. UK orienteering clubs number 150, while half of the country's cyclists, who number around 20 million, often cycle. Orienteering clubs provide colour-coded trails, so participants can choose whether to follow a more challenging or an easier trail. Initially orienteerers only need old clothes, although quick-drying shoes and robust leg-wear are a help. The Carroll family economises on more expensive cycling equipment, such as helmets and anoraks, by using second-hand shops.

The Hampel family believes that playing golf has brought the family together. Once annually Norman Hampnel, his family and his two brothers with their families go to Trevose in Cornwall, UK, for a golfing holiday. There they play golf once or twice daily. Around 1 million UK residents are registered with the country's 2,500 golf clubs, with annual membership costs starting at 200 pounds sterling and rising to over 2,750 pounds sterling. The Golf Foundation helps to develop young players by contributing 50% of tuition fees for around 40,000 children to take lessons with professionals.