March | April 2016

 

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In the Zone

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Another day, another win for the Texas women’s basketball team.

 
 

Fighting Fear With Design

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Cutting through the emotions surrounding campus carry, a group of design students brainstorms practical solutions. Few subjects have ever been as controversial...

 
 

Gilmore Guys

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How two alums recapping a long-gone TV show created one of the most popular podcasts in America. In a makeshift studio in a Hollywood church, two 20-somethings...

 
 

The Way Back: Turtle Power

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There’s no evidence to suggest that the inhabitants of Turtle Pond ever met Tessie, a giant mechanical Franken-turtle built at UT in 1954, but at roughly 4 feet...

 
 

March|April 2016 Alumni Authors

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Just Pray for Jo by Terry Luke, BA ’68, Life Member Luke’s debut novel is the story of a young Texas woman looking for her own way in life. Jo Tyson comes from...

 
 

Boomerang Days: All of Me

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A Longhorn does college all over again. Being a Longhorn is all about stepping outside your comfort zone: meeting friends, exploring subjects, posing nude in front...

 
 

Meet the Beadle

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ESPN broadcaster Michelle Beadle refuses to stay on the sidelines. On May 2 of last year, a Filipino politician and the black son of a prizefighter tapped gloves...

 
 

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The Road to Zero

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Inside the university’s fight against sexual assault Nancy Daley used to tape the stories to her office door. She began saving them in the late ’90s: short...

 
 

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Love, Coco

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I want my baby granddaughter to know me—but she’s 2,000 miles away and life is uncertain. So I’m writing her letters I hope she’ll read someday. First,...

 
 

The Bullhorn: January 1948

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We’ve dug deep into the Alcalde archives to bring you historical campus news. The events described below actually happened.* by Uriah T. Schrivner Campus nightowls...

 
 
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