March | April 2020

 

Fifty Years Later, a Look Back at UT’s Inaugural Earth Day Celebration

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The year was 1970. Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson had just proposed the nation’s first Earth Day, encouraging citizens to promote environmental awareness through...

 
 

One Longhorn Is Putting an Eco-Friendly Spin on the Texas Cowboy Boot

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Will Roman dresses like an Austin cowboy. Walking into The Driskill bar, he blends right into the downtown Austin hotel’s Western aesthetic with his black cowboy...

 
 

The Way Back: Counter-Culture on the Drag

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Before World War II, The Drag was a drag. But between 1945 and 1946, the student population grew from 7,000 to 17,000, providing a much-needed boon to the street’s...

 
 

Watching UT Professor John Goodenough Receive the Nobel Prize in Sweden

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Orchestral music filled the packed concert hall. The guests were dressed in tails and gowns. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden sat in ornate chairs,...

 
 
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