Opinions Category

Contributing Material

You do not have to be on staff to get published. However, we can only accept submissions from the students, faculty and staff of the University of Texas at Austin. You may
email submissions. The Travesty reserves the right to edit submissions for content, style and length. You''ll be notified if your submission is chosen for publication, so include your full name and email address with your submission.

How to join

Download the application (PDF)

You must apply to be on staff. Membership is restricted to University of Texas at Austin students, faculty, and staff only.
Download the application
or pick one up at the TSM desk in CMC 3-200. You don't necessarily have to write to be on staff — we're virtually always in need of administrative assistants, salespeople, designers, and illustrators. Applications are accepted year-round. All positions are unpaid with the exception of ad sales. Keep reading for more details.

Writing Staff

Include with your application at least three writing samples. Your samples should be funny and clever; ask other people what they think before you submit them. Any samples that include serious pieces (e.g., an article you wrote for the Daily Texan), film scripts, or self-referential work (e.g., "I am cool! Hire me.") will be disregarded. Poorly proofread samples will be laughed at and burned.
We only bring funny people onto the staff. Competition is fierce, and we judge your abilities based solely on your application.

Design Staff (Illustration and Layout)

Include with your application at least three design samples. We especially need people with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign experience. Other graphic skills - such as drawing or Macromedia Flash - are also appreciated.

Administrative Assistants

If you're just looking to get involved, this position may be perfect for you. Help out with publicity, distribution, ad sales, and various miscellaneous sundry while soaking up the prestige of being on staff. All AAs are given a four-week trial period during which they must prove their worthiness before they are considered "on staff."
Enthusiasm, ambition, and a willingness to do grunt work without bitching are key.
If you don't prove your worth, you'll be asked to leave.

Editor-In-Chief Ross Luippold

Managing Editors
Stephen Short
Thejaswi Maruvada

Design Director Matt Hutcheson

Associate Editor Matt Ingebretson

Lead Designer Alyssa Peters

Publicity
Sara Nienkerk
Zak Kinnaird
Michael Prohaska

Web Team
Gatlin Johnson
Chelsey Delaney

Web Adviser Susan Payne

Writing Staff
Dan Treadway
Matt Lester
Jon Neal
Stephen Stecker
Malcom Wardlaw
Design Staff
Libby Sanders
Jessica Grantham
Julia Iacoviello
Matty Greene

Administrative Assistants
Rachel Colson
Kyle Kilough
Lara Grant
Suzanne Lewis
C.J. Cervantes
Kate Ergenbright
Hannah Oley
Sarah Greene