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The Battle Casts

The Battle Casts

Beauty, Art, and Form are all Around Us I’m a sucker for history. Really, any kind of history. I’m the nut who takes forever at a museum reading every single description. I took an Art History class in college in my last semester as a blow off class before I graduated and spent the week...

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024
A photograph of Dr. Mary Evelyn Buice Alderson as she stands in front of a class seated on a gymnasium floor. She is teaching or lecturing.

All About the Aldersons

The latest collection processed at the Stark Center is the Doctors Curtis Jackson (Shorty) and Mary Evelyn Buice Alderson Collection. The Aldersons were both faculty of what is now the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE) at the University of Texas (UT). Between the two of them they taught at the university from 1939...

July 29, 2024August 9, 2024
A Look Back While Looking Ahead

A Look Back While Looking Ahead

As we prepare for UT to enter the SEC Conference this summer, I thought it would be fun to do a look back at the different conferences in which UT participated and share some photos of great athletes and artifacts as a sort of show and tell. Of course, The University of Texas has a...

June 10, 2024June 10, 2024
March Madness

March Madness

March is a fabulous month. Think about it…it’s the beginning of Spring and nature is renewing itself. The bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush, and all the beautiful wildflowers are blooming along the highways and byways in Texas, which seem particularly prolific this year. In addition, March is the month where EVERYONE gets to be Irish, at least for a...

March 28, 2024August 9, 2024
Hats Off to the History Makers

Hats Off to the History Makers

The University of Texas Longhorns boast an athletics program rich in traditions and history that transcends the realm of sports. As we celebrate Black History Month, we’ll take a look at groundbreaking moments and trailblazing efforts of a few of UT’s Black history makers who have left an indelible mark on the Longhorn athletic legacy. ...

February 27, 2024August 9, 2024
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