Quirky Club: Hide & Seek
Child’s play gets real. “Everything in white is fair game,” Jonathan Jaster, a UT student, tells me as he gestures to the South and Main malls on...
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A Little-Known Longhorn Holiday Tradition: The Christmas Dress
With evergreen edges, eye-catching garlands, and even a pile of presents, this Christmas tree looks like any other—but don’t be fooled. It’s actually...
Tower Shines Bright for Student Supercomputing Win
Many a sports fan hopes the UT Tower will glow orange after a game on the football field. But last night, the Tower was lit for another kind of win: A student team...
Texas Ex Flies Around the World in 76 Days
After 76 days, 67 airports, 20 countries, more than 35,000 miles, and 2,500-plus gallons of gas, Wolf Schroen, BBA ’98, Life Member, has completed one of his...
UK Texas Exes Celebrate Halloween in Style
Zombies, pirates, food, drinks, and a DJ—sounds like a typical American Halloween party. Except it wasn’t. The 11th-annual Texas Exes U.K. Chapter‘s...
Daily Beast Ranking Says UT is 9th-Happiest College
Walking the Forty Acres on a beautiful fall day like today will have any Longhorn thinking that UT is one of the happiest places on earth. Thanks to The Daily Beast,...
UT Study Reveals Personality Types by Region
Texans are more open than Oklahomans; Oklahomans are a bit more neurotic than Texans. Any resident of the Lone Star State probably could’ve told you...
Longhorns to Watch at the Texas Book Festival
This weekend, the fifth-largest book festival in the nation is celebrating its 18th year with the help of nearly 250 writers and 100 volunteers—plus a slew of...
Arianna Huffington’s Tips for Surviving the Modern Age of Media
The sounds coming from the Connally Ballroom at the Alumni Center last Thursday sounded like a packed movie theater during a screening of a romantic comedy. The...
Longhorns at Disney World
Jennifer Trevino, BS ’08, MEd ’11, Life Member, shared this photo from a recent trip to Disney World in Orlando, where she and her friends had a happenstance...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor
