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From Addiction to Recovery: Moyers Family Shares Their Story

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In 1994, Bill Moyers—nationally renowned journalist, political commentator, and Distinguished Alumnus—found himself at an Atlanta crack house, picking up his...

 
 

UT’s J-School Turns 100 [Watch]

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It’s an understatement to say a lot has changed in UT’s School of Journalism since its inception in 1914. Gone are the pervading smells of ink and rumbling...

 
 

The Bellmont Stakes

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New athletics director Steve Patterson talks Charlie Strong, paying athletes, and whether Texas will ever play A&M again. Tim Taliaferro: You were previously...

 
 

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Draws 2,700 to Campus

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. The scientist readies the rocket for blastoff. “Three … two … one … LAUNCH!” But something has gone wrong....

 
 

The Weekly Texan?

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It’s been a daily campus fixture for more than a century—but now a proposal is on the table to turn the Daily Texan into a weekly publication. At a tense...

 
 

Oscar-Nominated Director Packs a Punch With “Cutie and the Boxer”

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“It’s a film about a married couple who loves each other but would never admit it. Or you could say it’s a story about creative desire so strong it hurts.” Three...

 
 

A Look Inside Harry Houdini’s Scrapbooks

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The Longhorn historians over at Not Even Past have a nifty little post up this week on magician Harry Houdini’s scrapbooks, which were made available online...

 
 
Obama Apologizes to UT Professor for Art History Joke

Obama Apologizes to UT Professor for Art History Joke

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Editor’s Note: This post has been updated. Last week, in a story about the value of degrees in different fields, we mentioned a remark made by President Barack...

 
 

Longhorns Find Love in Europe

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Some people travel to find adventure, others to see the world. But on a hot summer day in May 2009, Dylan Richey, BS ’09, Life Member, found his other half on...

 
 

Do Soulmates Exist? UT Grads Calculate the Odds [Watch]

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Just as we were steeling ourselves to endure the annual onslaught of pink hearts, saccharine clichés, and Hallmark marketing known as Valentine’s Day, a...

 
 
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