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Still Cheering

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1955-1967 UT Cheerleaders Reunite at the Alumni Center Ask Bill Melton how cheerleading has changed, and he gets nostalgic. Not that he has anything against the...

 
 

Hard-Charging Former Arts and Sciences Dean John Silber Dies

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One of the nation’s foremost university presidents—a native Texan who first made a name for himself at The University of Texas at Austin—died Thursday....

 
 

Tex! ’Horns! Fight!

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Yell Leader & War Hero Bob Bearden: A UT Legend at 90 In 1949, Bob Bearden was elected head yell leader by his fellow UT students. For the next four years,...

 
 

Celebrating 127 Years of the Texas Exes

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Happy birthday to us! Today the Texas Exes celebrates 127 years of promoting, protecting, and preserving the University of Texas at Austin. Though we may be getting...

 
 

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Rainbow Roots

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How UT’s First Gay Student Group Paved the Way Last week, UT celebrated its fifth-annual Lavender Graduation, a commencement ceremony honoring the achievements...

 
 

From Marfa to Mauritania: The Rise of the McDonald Observatory

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Four hundred and fifty miles west of The University of Texas at Austin, thirty-seven miles (as the car drives) north of Marfa, and almost 6,800 feet above sea level...

 
 

UT’s Past Meets Its Present in “Dear Photograph” Project

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. Photos are cheap these days. Our iPhones and digital cameras allow us to snap hundreds of shots—not just a precious...

 
 

UT Physics Since 1883: A Photo Essay

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Nineteenth-century equipment that’s still in use today. A surprisingly progressive tradition of educating world-class female physicists, starting in 1892....

 
 
The Birth of Gregory Gym

The Birth of Gregory Gym

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Today Gregory Gym is an ultramodern facility boasting everything from an indoor track to a luxury pool (complete with palm trees) to a billiards room. It’s...

 
 

UT Tower Turns 75

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Behold the UT Tower, the definitive landmark of the University. For 75 years, it has watched over the daily campus bustle, breaking its silence every quarter hour...

 
 
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