Holiday Bowl Moments, Classic and New (Slideshow)
Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Ah, football season. It had its moments of gold (a victory for the ages against A&M) and lumps of coal (post-traumatic...
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Spellings: Chancellor’s Visit Shows Texas Key at White House
Of the more than 4,000 degree-granting institutions in the country, in President Obama’s mind the schools of the UT System seem among the most critical. And...
Another Virginia Tech Shooting Puts Campuses On Alert
The biggest news out of American universities today seems too horrible to be real: at Virginia Tech, site of the country’s deadliest school shooting in 2007,...
Police Halt UT Student’s Different Kind of Shooting [Watch]
UT student film mistaken for LA robbery: kxan.com Racing through New Mexico Friday night to make it to his UT graduation ceremony Saturday, Aaron Nuñez still couldn’t...
Four Rising Stars Named Outstanding Young Texas Exes
A terrorism fighter, diversity researcher, champion diver, and noted mentor are some of the fastest-rising stars to have emerged from The University of Texas. Lee...
LBJ Library to Get $10 Million Overhaul
The past isn’t dead—in fact, it’s so alive, it needs cosmetic work to keep it looking good. With that in mind, the LBJ Library and Museum is undergoing...
Students Compete to be UT’s ‘Iron Chef’ [Watch]
Cooking competitions are taking over our world, aren’t they? Witness Top Chef Texas. Even closer to home, UT’s Division of Housing and Food Service...
Taking Texas Tailgating Over the Top [Slideshow]
Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Have you spotted our big-event photobooth yet? We broke it out for two pre-game tailgates in November, for the match-ups...
Cactus Cafe’s Closure Shortened
When The Alcalde went to press with its November|December cover story, “Encore for the Cactus Cafe,” the special little music venue was set to close...
New “VIP” Portion of Explore UT Boosts Recruiting
The conventional wisdom was that UT didn’t need to recruit students—in a state as big as Texas, they would just show up. But while it’s true that application...
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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
