Days of Future Past: Dispatches from the 2016 Spring Game
By Chris O'Connell
As rain threatened the first glimpse of Texas football on Saturday afternoon, the mood inside DKR turned nostalgic. As Longhorns old—seniors, that is—and new...
Heptathlete Ashtin Zamzow Breaks Family Tradition, UT Records
By Clara Wang
Ashtin Zamzow was supposed to be a third-generation Aggie. Her grandfather was part of the Corps of Cadets and took care of Reveille. Her parents met and fell...
Imani Boyette Reaches the Sky
By Chris O'Connell
She’s the Big 12 co-Defensive Player of the Year. She’s statistically one of the most proficient Longhorn basketball players—male or female—of...
Junior the Wendy’s Guy Dies at 61
By Rose Cahalan
Updated, Monday, May 16: A suspect was charged with aggravated assault with a serious bodily injury in connection with Junior’s death. According to an affadavit,...
As States Cut Funding, Public Universities Rethink Budgets
By Rose Cahalan
Only 12 percent of UT-Austin’s funding comes from the state, down from 47 percent in 1984, part of a nationwide trend. According to the American Academy...
New Student Body President Kevin Helgren Is Ready to Challenge the Status Quo
By Alex Vickery
After a prolonged Student Government election riddled with internal conflict, Kevin Helgren took office last week as the new student body president. Just an hour...
UT Farm Stand Brings Fresh Produce to Campus
By Danielle Lopez
Every few weeks, a little white tent crops up amid the university’s buildings, sheltering rows of crates filled with fresh strawberries, spinach, oranges, and...
Late to the Game: Room to Grow
By Chris O'Connell
The last two seasons of Longhorn football, frustrating as they have been for fans, were not, in the grand scheme of things, actually that bad. Unless for some...
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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