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March 4, 2021 10:20 am | no comments
The people who care about flags, that is, the kinds of people who might style themselves with the Latin-inspired term vexillologist (one who studies flags),...
November 1, 2019 12:16 pm | no comments
The Stark Center, UT’s museum and research center dedicated to the study of physical culture, turns 10.
August 30, 2019 10:18 am | 5 comments
A by-the-numbers comparison of this year’s Longhorns and the storied team of 50 years ago.
Some years are just important. In American history, a few obvious examples...
May 1, 2019 8:00 am | 3 comments
A pivotal moment in the Allied success in World War II, the offensive known as D-Day still reverberates in American culture. Seventy-five years after the largest...
November 2, 2018 1:58 pm | no comments
With lower prices, more to do, and more burnt-orange pageantry, Saturdays in Austin get a massive upgrade.
Big changes have come to Texas football. Possibly on...
June 30, 2018 9:30 am | 12 comments
On any given Saturday, you might find yourself inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, or under the shady oaks of the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, awash in...
May 1, 2018 8:57 am | no comments
Chili, the dish also known as chili con carne, carne con chile Colorado, or simply a bowl of red, is unequivocally Texan. It’s unsurprising, then, that Texans,...
May 1, 2018 8:00 am | no comments
Call it a participation trophy. The six recipients of the President’s Leadership Award, given annually by the Texas Exes, represent some the most active participants...
January 1, 2018 8:00 am | no comments
Luis Sentis stands behind the desk in his fourth-floor office in the Woolrich Building, lunging to the right with an arm outstretched, then twisting back to his...
September 1, 2017 9:24 am | 1 comment
Now with the Dell Med School’s second class of future physicians, brand new buildings, and actual living, breathing patients, there are a few early signs...