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Ricky & His Locker
By Alcalde Staff
On the 20th Anniversary of Ricky Williams breaking the career NCAA rushing record, a look back at the magical 1998 Longhorn season and a peek into his old locker.
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Meet the Woman Leading the Longhorn Band
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Senior drum major Jessica Martinez is only the fourth woman to lead the Longhorn Band in its 118 years of existence. Here’s how she hypes up DKR Texas-Memorial...
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The Dittmar Scrapbook
By Alcalde Staff
UT’s H..J. Lutcher Stark Center has unearthed a scrapbook that once belonged to Gus “Pig” Dittmar. The hundreds of photos, captions, and newspaper...
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Man of Action
By Alcalde Staff
Author Patrick Cox on the often untold story of Tom Sealy, a man at the center of many of the changes taking place during the twentieth century, at UT, in Texas,...
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Light the Tower
By Alcalde Staff
For all the biggest UT moments, the Tower glows orange. Here’s how it happens.
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Where Poe Sat
By Alcalde Staff
UT’s Harry Ransom Center has an important artifact from an important Romantic writer on display: Edgar Allan Poe’s writing desk.
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Tower Girl
By Alcalde Staff
At the very top of the UT Tower, lives Austin’s only known year-round peregrine falcon, “Tower Girl.” In January 2018, after eight years of living here,...
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Unleashing the Raptors
By Alcalde Staff
In spring 2018, UT’s Department of Theatre and Dance performed an interpretation of Enron, a 2009 play about the infamous scandal. As part of a unique interdisciplinary...
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Sights Unseen: Friezes
By Alcalde Staff
Architecture Professor Lawrence Speck explains the history and meaning of UT’s friezes, the ornamental symbols adorning many campus buildings.
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The Invention That Could Transform Cancer Surgery
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Researchers at The University of Texas have invented the MasSpec Pen, a disposable device that can detect cancer during surgery in just 10 seconds. Its potential...