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Blanton Exhibit Highlights Hidden Histories

A visitor to “Between Me and You” at the Blanton Museum of Art. The aroma of grass blades wafts through the gallery. Rice fronds blend light green...

 
 

Student-Run Record Label Provides Community for Music-Minded Longhorns

Nicholas Challier. For as long as Austin has boasted the title of Live Music Capital of the World, Longhorns have taken advantage of the city’s musical infrastructure....

 
 

A New Dormitory Will Take the Place of Whitis Court

Whitis Court in 1963. Whitis Court, nestled between now-burly, lush live oaks, opened its doors in 1953. But now, it’s time to say goodbye. The dorm was...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: An Oral History of This Beloved TV Show Is Also a Cultural History of the Pandemic

Jeremy Egner. As the television editor at the New York Times, Jeremy Egner, BA ’99, can do some of his best reporting at home on his sofa. But when Apple TV+’s...

 
 

Texas Softball Is Hungry for Victory in Its First Year in the SEC

The 2024 team lined up. Teagan Kavan’s freshman year gave her a taste of what she and Texas Softball can achieve. The right-handed pitcher who debuted for...

 
 

How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team

Coach David Griffin works with Tabitha Halfmann on a “clean and jerk.” David Griffin, BS ’20, once brought an empty glass jar to a white elephant...

 
 

Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool

From left, Scott Rice and Jay Banner. There’s no shortage of fun things to do on a Friday night in Austin. For many locals, from couples on date nights to...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor

The mystic poet Rumi wrote “The Guest House” about personifying complex emotions as visitors to one’s body—but this can be a difficult concept to wrap...

 
 

Gameday Fashion at The University of Texas

Gameday fashion has gotten brighter than the floodlights and louder than the cheers in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. And in the hours before kickoff,...

 
 

Long-Buried Castoffs Now Big-Screen Stars

If the dominant objects of your everyday life—your phone, a credit card, a pair of sunglasses—were found 150 years from now by an archaeologist, they probably...

 
 
 
 
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