March | April 2020

 

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Is Your Favorite UT Campus Hangout Still Hanging On?

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In a city with seemingly as many construction cranes as bats, campus restaurants and bars are turning over constantly. But a few are holding on. These are their...

 
 

History of the Texas Exes Life Membership

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In 2012, I arrived on campus as a journalism student from McAllen, Texas. I didn’t come from a family of Longhorns. There was no burnt-orange paraphernalia adorning...

 
 

Power Players: Meet the 2020 President’s Leadership Award Winners

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Letter from the Executive Director: One Man’s Treasure

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In the fall of 2021, a new building will open its doors on the Forty Acres: the Gary L. Thomas Energy Engineering Building. When you walk around a sprawling campus...

 
 

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A Close Look at UT’s Shining Mineral Collection

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The Forty Acres is home to minerals and gems from all over the world. Here they are like you’ve never seen them.

 
 

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Why This Longhorn Is Selling One of the Largest Collections of Shelby Mustangs in the World

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The first thing I see when I walk into Gary Thomas’ car warehouse in downtown Houston last December is, well, a car. But it’s not assembled yet. I get the exploded...

 
 

The 2019 Outstanding Young Texas Exes Winners on Their Road to Success

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The Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award recognizes Texas Exes age 39 and younger who have made significant achievements in their careers and service to the university. Nominations...

 
 

Reframing History with the Blanton’s New Modernist Latin American Art Exhibit

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“What was that? I can’t hear you,” is the refrain on a crackling telephone line intermittently cutting out only to have the sound return as an echo. We’re...

 
 

Five New Books By Longhorns to Dive Into This Spring Break

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The Trials of Apollo, Book Five: The Tower of Nero By Rick Riordan, BA ’86, Life Member   The Percy Jackson and the Olympians author released the fifth and...

 
 

How the Harry Ransom Center Led Author Jenn Shapland to Her Debut Novel

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Jenn Shapland, MA ’12, PhD ’16, has always been a snooper. Growing up, she loved sneaking around the houses of people she babysat for, contemplating the secrets...

 
 
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