The Longhorn Who Brought Us The Oregon Trail Video Game Has Some Unfinished Business
The 1985 Apple II version of The Oregon Trail, the version for which Longhorn R. Philip Bouchard was the project manager and lead designer. If you attended an...
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The Way Back: State Assembly
Alpha Phi Omega members battle the wind as they try to hold on to the Texas flag during the Texas Sesquicentennial celebration on Feb. 28, 1986. In 1986, Texas...
New Blanton Museum of Art Exhibition Showcases the Talents of Artist Terry Allen
Terry Allen’s creative process is a mystery—even to him. In fact, he never knows where inspiration will take him. Though he creates works in many disciplines,...
Inside the Tower with the UT Guild of Carillonneurs
We begin on a nondescript upper Tower floor. Custodians shuttle heavy gray trash tubs back and forth to the elevator as a student named Amy Rester plonks away...
The Way Back: Between Friends
Texas writers Hart Stilwell (left) and J. Frank Dobie at Joe Small’s barbecue, Austin, Texas, circa 1975. When Russell Lee completed his six-year tenure...
A Glimpse Into the Life of Trailblazing Architect John Chase
John Chase was a man of firsts. He was the first Black graduate student to sign enrollment papers at UT Austin. Chase was the first licensed Black architect...
A Texas-born, Berlin-based Electronic Musician Finds Her Voice
Lotic looks comfortable. When we talk over Zoom in late August, she lounges on a couch in her Berlin apartment, her smiling face propped up on her perfectly...
The Way Back: Making Moves
Offensive lineman John Elmore clears a hole for running back Wayne McGarity against Texas A&M on Dec. 2, 1995. Conference realignment is common around these...
The Way Back: Room with a View
Since 1937, the UT Tower has watched over an ever-changing campus and the city it calls home. Through wars, civil rights protests, a tragic mass shooting, and...
UT’s Sonic Archive is a Treasure Trove of Recorded Art
Walking into UT’s Historical Music Recordings Collection (HMRC) this summer, a nondescript building shrouded by nearby construction—we were asked to keep...
