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Goodbye, Mr. D: Longhorn Band Legend Vince DiNino Dies at 95

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When Vince DiNino arrived on the Forty Acres in 1955, the Longhorn Band was a ragtag group. Run entirely by students and led by a part-time hobbyist conductor,...

 
 

#BeatOU: Social Buzz From Last Night’s Torchlight Parade & Rally

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Even a thus-far disappointing season couldn’t squash the enthusiasm of the Longhorns who turned out for last night’s annual Torchlight Parade and Rally,...

 
 

The Big Yell: 5 UT Traditions Freshmen Should Know

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The Texas fight song, Wabash Cannonball, Smokey the Cannon—UT’s Class of 2017 learned it all at the second annual Big Yell! and Texas Football Town Hall,...

 
 

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Beyond the Game

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Welcome to Texas gameday like you’ve never seen it before. This is the story of a football season at The University of Texas, but not the one you’ll find...

 
 

“Bigger Yell” Rally Corrals UT School Spirit

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The Hook ‘Em Horns hand sign, Smokey the Cannon, The Eyes of Texas, the Wabash Cannonball: last night students on the Forty Acres were treated to a rowdy...

 
 

The First Female Drummer In The Longhorn Band

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When I graduated from high school in a little bitty Texas town in 1956, they told me I could be a teacher, a nurse, or a secretary. Well, none of those suited me....

 
 

Longhorn Band Named One of Country’s Top 10

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A new accolade for the “Showband of the Southwest”: The Longhorn Band has been named one of the 10 best college marching bands in the country by the...

 
 

Longhorn Band Revives “March Around” Tradition

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. The sound of brass and drums filled the air on Friday evening as the Longhorn Band revived a century-old tradition:...

 
 

Mack Brown Gets Special Gift for 60th Birthday

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Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Mack Brown got an early birthday surprise today: the Rise School of Austin has been renamed in his and his wife’s honor. One...

 
 

The First Female Drummer in the Longhorn Band, in Her Own Words

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By Leah Mabry, BS ’63, Life Member, as told to Rose Cahalan When I graduated from high school in a little bitty Texas town in 1956, they told me I could be...

 
 
 
 
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