The Way Back
The Way Back: The Amazing Race
By Eliza Pillsbury
If you ask any current UT student, they likely have a registration horror story—whether watching the courses they needed become suddenly “closed” or “waitlisted”...
The Way Back: Don’t Be a Stranger
By Eliza Pillsbury
Karen Schneider ’89 announces winner of Life Membership during the Chairman’s Senior Send-Off. Not long after this issue reaches your doorstep, thousands...
The Way Back: Flower Power
By Eliza Pillsbury
Though the fashion in this photo will likely be the first thing you notice, the image of two bohemians tending to campus flora presages a significant conflict...
The Way Back: All-Inclusive
By Eliza Pillsbury
This blanket tax ID card belonged to Jean (Hudson) Caton, ’39, the great-grandmother of the Alcalde’s managing editor, Eliza Pillsbury, BA, BJ ’23,...
The Way Back: Fanfare
By Eliza Pillsbury
The Longhorns played the Arkansas Razorbacks on Oct. 15, 1966, in a stadium that would soon undergo significant renovations. This funky fisheye shot almost does...
The Way Back: Growing Up with the Tower
By Abigail Rosenthal
Norma Bowman and her mother in front of the Tower during its construction, 1935. Do you remember the first time you saw the Tower? Was it on campus for a football...
The Way Back: Bevo in Bronze
By Abigail Rosenthal
The bronze longhorn statue is lifted onto the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center patio by crane. One of the more recognizable statues on the Forty Acres is a bronze...
The Way Back: Music Maker
By Abigail Rosenthal
Teaching violin allowed Cloteal Davis Haynes to share her love of music, 1973. You may have heard the name Cloteal Davis Haynes, BM ’72, MPAff ’77. She has...
The Way Back: What a Drag
By Abigail Rosenthal
In an ever-changing Austin, one strip of road has kept a hold on UT’s student and faculty population: the Drag. “As a new student at the...
The Way Back: A Place of Their Own
By Abigail Rosenthal
Women at UT enjoyed dancing as one of their athletic options, 1923. Before the sports we know today, options for women’s physical education at UT Austin were...
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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
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World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
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Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
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Racing Ahead: The 2024 President’s Impact Award