Nov | Dec 2014

 

November|December Alumni Authors

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Recently Published Brothers on the Run by Pat Lorraine Simons, BA ’64 Based on a crazy but true story, Brothers focuses on two German-Jewish teenagers—the titular...

 
 

Good Reads: November|December 2014

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe 100 Things Longhorns Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die By Jenna Hays McEachern, ’72, Life Member This book...

 
 

Portrait of the Artist

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For two UT professors who moonlight as visual artists, their craft is both an escape from and a reflection on their day jobs. Michael Adams is a man of many hats....

 
 

Borges in Texas

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The forgotten story of a literary giant who walked the Forty Acres. A man walks into an enormous auditorium—seats filled, people crowding at the back. Blind,...

 
 

The Land Man

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UT’s Irrigation and Water Conservation team is looking ahead. Markus Hogue leans forward in his plush office chair in Facilities Services Complex 8. His Google...

 
 

Finding the Next President

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In June 2015, UT-Austin president Bill Powers will step down after nine years of leading the institution we care so much about. Already, the search for his replacement...

 
 

Lenin, Lennon, and Comăneci

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A journey down the Danube River In the early 1970s, in order to complete the Iron Gate Dams and harness the awesome power of the Danube River for hydroelectricity,...

 
 

Rock of Ages

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Inside one of the strangest and most wonderful places at UT—the Core Research Center. Want to see something really cool?” James Donnelly’s cowboy boots click...

 
 

Boomerang Days: Gregory’s Pecs

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A Longhorn does college all over again. Thinking back to my college glory days 20 years ago, I find myself strangely eager to revisit that gloomy temple of fitness,...

 
 

Talk Back: Responses to Our July|August 2014 Issue

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The Man for the Job Our cover story and interactive feature on Charlie Strong inspired a lot of well wishes for the newly minted Longhorn coach. Diehard fans seem...

 
 
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