Harry Potter Fans Form UT Quidditch League
Texas and A&M have found a new sport to contest the Longhorn-Aggie rivalry — quidditch. Yes, that quidditch. Made famous at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft...
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Students Raise $56,136 For Haiti Relief
Student Government, Student Volunteer Board, and Texas Roundtable leaders gathered at the Tower Tuesday to present $56,136 in student-raised funds to aid Haiti relief...
Top Brass Come Out For Houston Rodeo’s University Of Texas Night
To honor and celebrate a longstanding educational partnership between the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and The University of Texas, the rodeo saluted UT in...
Board Of Regents Elects First Female Chair
The UT System Board of Regents unanimously elected regent Colleen McHugh Wednesday to be the new chair of the board, becoming the board’s first-ever female...
1,000 UT Students Revamp St. John Neighborhood As Part Of Project 2010
More than 1,000 UT students sacrificed their Saturday this weekend to give back to the Austin community as part of Project 2010. The Project began in 1999 when a...
In March/April: Bob Taylor, A Founding Father Of The Internet
The March/April Alcalde arrived hot of the presses at the Alumni Center this morning. Check your mailbox for yours! One of the stellar — stellar! — features...
Nazi Labor Camp Survivor Made Football History At UT
Fred Bednarski, BA ’61, Life Member, played soccer as a young boy in a German labor camp in Austria. The Polish boy and his family stayed together and...
UT’s Amy Alexander Is Sports Illustrated Cheerleader Of The Week
Bruce Yeung Photography Texas cheerleader Amy Alexander is cheerleader of the week on Sports Illustrated’s SI.com. The senior nutrition major has plans...
Tex Moncrief’s $18M Gift To UT One Of Top U.S. Charitable Contributions Of 2009
Last February, W. A. “Tex” Moncrief Jr., BS ’42, Life Member, gave $18 million to UT, a gift matched by an anonymous donor that together endowed...
UTPD Reports $61,500 In Property Stolen
During the past weekend, $61,500 worth of University property was stolen, UTPD’s Campus Watch report said Tuesday. A 500- to 600-pound pallet of copper wire,...
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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
