Sept | Oct 2024
Letter from the Executive Director: Busy Season
By Chuck Harris
The Etter-Harbin Alumni Center tailgate for the Texas vs. Alabama game, Sept. 10, 2022. Earlier this summer, thanks to the Flying Longhorns, I was with a bunch...
Alcalde Photo Editor Takes Italy and Switzerland
By Matt Wright-Steel
When our photo editor and resident photographer takes a Flying Longhorns trip, expectations are always high upon his return. For 10 days in April, Matt Wright-Steel...
The Life and Legacy of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 100 Years
By Avrel Seale
The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets in a traditional halftime formation to honor UT’s new stadium at the Thanksgiving dedication game, Nov. 27, 1924. There...
Program in UT’s College of Pharmacy Provides Cellphones to People Experiencing Homelessness
By Jade Fabello
On June 28, the United States Supreme Court ruled on a major case related to homelessness, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. The decision allows cities to enforce...
UT’s Wind Ensemble Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Carnegie Hall
By Courtney Runn
Jerry Junkin conducts The University of Texas Wind Ensemble at the Carnegie Hall celebration, June 2, 2024. On Feb. 27, 2005, longtime director Jerry Junkin...
UT Enrolls First Students in Climate System Science Major
By Daniel Oberhaus
In early July, Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas and tore north through the state, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The earliest-forming Category...
Longhorns Bring Home 16 Medals from the 2024 Paris Olympics
By Trinity Flaten
Swimmer Carson Foster. With Texas being named the No. 1 Athletic Department in the nation by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics—winning...
The Way Back: Dog Days
By Eliza Pillsbury
The Longhorns’ first season in the Southeastern Conference will involve plenty of familiar faces, old rivals whom we might not have encountered in decades....
Feature
Meet the Longhorns Cycling the Coast to Combat Sex Trafficking
By Eliza Pillsbury
Somewhere along the Pacific Coast Highway, just north of the Oregon-California border, Gracie Hornung snoozed her alarm. Four times. The fifth time she heard...
Feature
Craig Way Is the Voice of the Longhorns
By Jason Cohen
On Saturday, Aug. 31, millions of Longhorns and fans turned on their TV to watch Quinn Ewers and The University of Texas take...
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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