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Admissions Report Stresses Need for Clarity
By Andrew Roush
Update: The UT System has announced the members of the committee formed to study the recommendations of the Kroll report. You can see the members here. A small...
When Math Meets Opera
By Alan Kaylor Cline
Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago, an email arrived in my inbox from the venerable Alan Cline, one of the campus’ renowned computer science professors....
Hammerin’ Hank Aaron at the LBJ Library
By Chris O'Connell
“The last year before I broke the record … I don’t talk about that much, because it bothers me,” Hank Aaron told a packed crowd at the LBJ...
Building Landmarks
By Andrew Roush
It’s 4:30 p.m. on a lip-chappingly cold Wednesday during the intersession, and campus is dead. The normally bustling stretch of Speedway between 21st Street...
What the Paris Attack Can Teach Us about Freedom of Expression
By John Traphagan
John W. Traphagan is a professor of religious studies at UT-Austin. The recent events in Paris have been rightly interpreted not simply as an act of terrorism,...
The Dogs of War
By Rose Cahalan
A UT professor’s new documentary examines the bond between military working dogs and their handlers. Sergeant Marcin Radwin is on patrol in Zabul, Afghanistan....
Texas Loses Texas Bowl to Arkansas, 31-7
By Ali Breland
The Advocare V100 Texas Bowl was the perfect place for Texas to reassert its dominance after a lackluster 6-6 regular season. NRG Stadium was sold out for the first...
Notes From the Underground
By Anderson Boyd
UT’s Speleological Society seeks dusty, dark, claustrophobic adventures. Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that there...
Boomerang Days: Drag King
By Owen Egerton
A Longhorn does college all over again. Les Amis Cafe is a Starbucks. The original Texadelphia sits empty behind boarded windows. Daniel Johnston’s iconic frog...
The Longhorn Women’s Basketball Team Is Really, Really Good
By Chris O'Connell
Those holding out for a flood of maroon tears at the hands of Texas in December were rewarded for their patience and flexibility on Sunday as Longhorn junior guard...
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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