Sept | Oct 2014

 
The Devil's Backbone

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The Devil’s Backbone

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Bill Wittliff’s inventive first novel is the story of a boy’s quest to find his missing mother in the anything-can-happen frontier of the 1880s. In this exclusive...

 
 

Talk Back: Responses to our July | August Issue

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At the Alcalde, we welcome all thoughts about our coverage of the university at comments@alumni.utexas.edu. Fracked Charles A. Goebel, BS ’80, Life Member,...

 
 

Turning the Page

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With a succession plan in place for President Bill Powers, it’s time to think about the future. In July, UT-Austin president Bill Powers and UT System chancellor...

 
 

Trending Now: Beer Delivery, Young Adult Lit, and Rompers

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BrewDrop Leave it to three Austinites (brothers Matt and Andrew Bell and friend Gerardo Trevino) to create the first on-demand alcohol delivery app in Texas. In...

 
 

A Different Kind of Adult Bookstore

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A quirky bookstore is bringing new life to Austin’s poetry scene. Not long after Malvern Books opened a year ago, an elderly gentleman stuck his head in the door,...

 
 

Language Barriers

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Since 2007, UT’s Arabic Flagship Program has been training students in advanced Arabic language and culture. The program sends Longhorns abroad for a full year...

 
 

Boomerang Days: Infinite Jester

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A Longhorn does college all over again. I was a student at UT a few years ago … a few more than a few … maybe much more than a few. OK, let’s be honest, more...

 
 

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Excuse My French

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An American professor studies abroad. In early May 2013 I was sharing some wine in the Paris apartment of a young couple, an American man and a French woman, and...

 
 

Scarlett Fever

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It’s been 75 years since the world first fell in love with Scarlett O’Hara. To mark the occasion, a new exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center takes a behind-the-scenes...

 
 
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