March | April 2023
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Introducing the 2023 Texas 10
By Alcalde Staff
There are myriad things that make a student’s time at UT so memorable. But for nearly every Longhorn, there’s often one thing at the center of it all: an educator...
A UT English Course Reveals Memories of Alfred Hitchcock’s Works Across Generations
By Douglas Bruster
“What do you remember about Alfred Hitchcock?” That’s the question my students asked their older relatives over Thanksgiving as part of English 310S:...
Good Reads Q&A: Firsthand Experience
By Nathan Han
Brianna Holt never thought her first book would be a memoir, and especially not at only 25 years old. But after the summer of 2020, when Holt, BJ, BS ’16,...
New Reads for Spring 2023 From the Longhorn Universe
By Alcalde Staff
TEXAS TEXTURES Photographs and Tales from the Backroads BY KAY SWANSEY Lonely towns and dilapidated structures form the core of Texas...
The Way Back: What a Drag
By Abigail Rosenthal
In an ever-changing Austin, one strip of road has kept a hold on UT’s student and faculty population: the Drag. “As a new student at the...
How Longhorn Jane Ko Became Austin’s Most Influential Foodie
By Ava Motes
Jane Ko, BS ’13, is a food blogger who made a splash in Austin’s restaurant scene with the launch of her blog, A Taste of Koko, in 2010. Under the moniker...
Meet the 2022 Class of Outstanding Young Texas Exes
By Katey Psencik Outka
Texas Exes CEO and Executive Director Chuck Harris, Board President Courtney Jeans, August, Muething, and Verma at the Oct. 1, 2022, Longhorns football game. The...
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The Long Road
By Daniel Oberhaus
Mia Carter was on vacation in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains when she started to feel like she was dying. It was late in the summer of 2020 and for months,...
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The Shop Around the Corner
By Abigail Rosenthal
When Foxtrot founders and friends Taylor Bloom and Mike LaVitola were dreaming up their new upscale corner store in Chicago, they knew they had to offer one...
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Texas Forever
By Alcalde Staff
UT President Jay Hartzell and Texas Exes Executive Director and CEO Chuck Harris on the Tower steps at the fall 2022 Ring Celebration. After college, we leave...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor