Senior landscape technician Johnny Lee was frustrated. He worried about the excess carbon emissions he created each day as he attempted to operate his landscape equipment around the mass of…

After five years of extensive research, grueling writing and a cycle of revisions, anthropology professor Martha Menchaca published her fifth book: “The Mexican American Experience in Texas.” Menchaca’s book is…

For 44 years, the Erwin Center has stood as a drum-shaped Austin landmark. The arena hosted major musical artists, University of Texas basketball games, commencements, UFC matches, high school sports…

Even if you aren’t a diehard fan, you know that fall means football in Texas. The University of Texas football program dates back to 1893; what would come to be…

In a place as large as The University of Texas at Austin, it can be challenging to get to know people outside our immediate departments, schools and colleges — and…

Between junior and senior year of his undergraduate studies at Harvard University, Peter LaSalle spent the summer in Ireland. There on assignment for the Ivy League college’s zany, student-run series…

Someday, when you think back to life during 2020, what will you remember? Protests and a protracted presidential election? Masks and overflowing ICUs? Bleach and bread-baking tutorials? History is made…

As snow and ice covered Texas during a historic winter storm in February, Steve Sarkisian’s new coaching staff stayed put in one large house — “Big Brother” style. They didn’t…

Growing up in the 1960s, Jan Todd hardly considered sports an option for herself. Her father dismissed the idea of women in athletics, despite the hunting trips they took when…

Sarita Brown attended The University of Texas at Austin in the 1970s, a time when the Armadillo World Headquarters helped establish Austin as a live music capital and bell-bottom pants…

Mónica Fogelquist spent her undergraduate years splitting time between being a college student and a professional mariachi musician. It was no easy feat. As a violinist and singer with the…

“Today’s a good day to be a Longhorn,” Michael Shaw shouts as people pass his post on Whitis Avenue and 24thStreet. It’s one of the catchphrases he uses, including “Get…