July | Aug 2026

A multiple-exposure picture of a girl with blue eyeshadow and long, fringed hair, sitting in front of a radio microphone.

For Decades, UT’s Student-Run Radio Station KVRX Has Introduced Listeners to What’s Next

By Jason Cohen
An illustration of two male basketball players under a hoop, in the style of a video game.

The Business of Sports Institute Helps Chart Careers in a Booming Industry

By Alan Cundy
A man in a cowboy hat poses with a child holding a white, signed football. The pair is in front of big, light-box letters that read "DTE 100," surrounded by a burnt-orange and white balloon arch.

The Dallas Texas Exes Chapter Celebrates Its Centennial

By Trinity Flaten
The Las Vegas Sphere, lit up as a yellow smiling emoji, against a dusky skyline.

This Longhorn Built the Largest Spherical Structure on Earth

By Mike Henry
A beautiful modern building sits within the classic architecture of Marble Falls' main street at dusk.

Three Distinguished Alumni Bring World-Class Art to Marble Falls

By Courtney Runn
A black and white image of an old car pulled up in front of a drive-through record store with a sign that says HIT STOP in a groovy font.

The Way Back: Music So Fine

By Eliza Pillsbury
A young woman in a burnt-orange, cowl-necked blouse under a black blazer smiles against a dappled, white background.

Meet the 2026 President’s Leadership Award Winners

By Anjum Alam
An illustration of a petri dish filled with cells that are gathered in the shape of a dog.

UT Austin and MD Anderson Reach a Potential Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment

By Eliza Pillsbury
A wall at an LBJ Library exhibit reads "Origins of Ambition" with a photo of a young LBJ.

The LBJ Presidential Library’s Major Renovation

By Phil West
A spelunker in an underground cave.

UT Paleontologist Discovers Fossils in the Caverns of Central Texas

By Gianna DiPasquale

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White text reading "Alcalde Docs" is superimposed on a sepia sketch of Dirty Martin's Place, the iconic hamburger joint in Austin.

100 Years of Dirty’s

By Alcalde Staff
A close up shot of the rocket fire on the Artemis II mission.

The Longhorns Who Got Us to the Dark Side of the Moon

By Eliza Pillsbury
A bride and groom cuts the cake.

The Forty Acres Scholars Program Celebrates Its First Wedding

By Eliza Pillsbury
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The Alcalde cover pictures a crescent sliver of Earth, while the Moon takes up 2/3 of the cover in the foreground. The text reads "The Longhorns Who Got Us to the Dark Side of the Moon."
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