The Way Back

 
The Way Back: What a Drag

The Way Back: What a Drag

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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

The Way Back: A Place of Their Own

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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...

 
 

The Way Back: A Curious Classroom

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Students lounge in the College of Business Administration’s experimental classroom, 1971. Long before the pandemic forced students to find alternative classrooms...

 
 
The Way Back: Aggie Armadillos

The Way Back: Aggie Armadillos

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An armadillo is removed from the field by a University of Texas Longhorn Band Member during halftime of the 1971 Texas vs. Texas A&M game. Few rivalries...

 
 
The Way Back: Willie’s Picnic 

The Way Back: Willie’s Picnic 

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A crowd gathered for Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic concert, Austin, 1979. Mention the Fourth of July in Texas, and one person immediately comes to...

 
 
The Way Back: The News Underground

The Way Back: The News Underground

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Volunteer staff members at The Rag put together an issue of the weekly underground newspaper, circa 1970. In 1966, just two months after the tragic Tower shooting,...

 
 

The Way Back: State Assembly

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Alpha Phi Omega members battle the wind as they try to hold on to the Texas flag during the Texas Sesquicentennial celebration on Feb. 28, 1986. In 1986, Texas...

 
 

The Way Back: Between Friends

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Texas writers Hart Stilwell (left) and J. Frank Dobie at Joe Small’s barbecue, Austin, Texas, circa 1975. When Russell Lee completed his six-year tenure...

 
 

The Way Back: Making Moves

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Offensive lineman John Elmore clears a hole for running back Wayne McGarity against Texas A&M on Dec. 2, 1995. Conference realignment is common around these...

 
 

The Way Back: Room with a View

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Since 1937, the UT Tower has watched over an ever-changing campus and the city it calls home. Through wars, civil rights protests, a tragic mass shooting, and...

 
 
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