Burnt Orange on the Deep Blue Sea
By Alan Cundy
While celebrating their wedding anniversaries and decades of friendship, Eddie, BA ’84, and Dianna (Burnett) Patterson, BJ ’83, Life Members, along with Marinelle...
Longhorns Make 40-Year Matterhorn Reunion Climb
By Alan Cundy
Forty years after scaling the Matterhorn in Switzerland in 1978, William Paul Plevich, BA ’77, Life Member; William D. Young, son of late UT math professor David...
D.C. Horns Celebrate Texas Independence Day
By Alan Cundy
More than 275 people gathered to celebrate Texas Independence Day at the Texas Exes Washington DC Chapter’s annual celebration at Wunder Garten. The Exes...
TXEXplainer: Net Tuition and Affordability at UT Austin
By Alcalde Staff
Editor’s note: Additional context regarding tuition deregulation has been added to the story. With week one of the 86th Legislative Session in the books,...
A Tribute to Breckyn Hager’s Hair
By Cat Cardenas
It finally happened, folks. Breckyn Hager, the self-proclaimed Young Prophet and defensive lineman for the Texas Longhorns, has rid himself of those famous golden...
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Match Made in Texas
By Marisa Charpentier
Whether you believe in destiny or fateful meetings beneath the glow of the Tower, one thing is certain: UT is a beautiful place to fall in love.
‘Bowlaway’ Takes Readers Into the Mysterious Lives of a New England Family
By Sofia Sokolove
As a Boston native now living in Texas, UT’s James A. Michener Chair in Fiction Elizabeth McCracken knew she wanted her next book to be a “very New England”...
Getting There: How Longhorn Joan Darling Became One of the First Female Television Directors
By Gretchen Sanders
When Joan Darling began her television career in the early 1970s, the directors yelling “action!” and “cut!” on her sets were invariably male. Her success...
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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