May | June 2016

 

Longhorns on Screen

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From Eli Wallach and Farrah Fawcett to Wes Anderson and Matthew McConaughey, Longhorns have a talented ancestry of Hollywood stars and filmmakers. You may have even...

 
 

Independent, Not Alone

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How UT is creating community for foster and independent students Maria Suarez-Magana can handle working two jobs in high school. She can handle being homeless at...

 
 

May|June 2016 Good Reads

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe Exit Right: The People Who Left the Left and Reshaped the American Century by Daniel Oppenheimer In his debut book,...

 
 

Telling Refugee Stories

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According to a 2015 United Nations report, there are now more than 55 million refugees globally. That means more people are fleeing their homes due to violence or...

 
 

The Dark Arts

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From spoon-bending to séances, an art professor finds inspiration beyond the grave. Something strange happened in a UT art class a few years ago. Professor John...

 
 

Editor’s Letter: Honoring Haruka

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A life ended too soon From my office on the third floor of the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, I have a perfect view of Waller Creek. Normally the picture of serenity,...

 
 

The Big Picture: Value Proposition

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The real story behind UT’s tuition increase If you were to believe the sound bites about tuition at public institutions in Texas, it would be easy to assume higher...

 
 
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