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Swoopes commits to Texas

Lauren Giudice February 20, 2012

Although Tyrone Swoopes is still a junior in high school, he is expected to have a massive impact on the 40 Acres. Comparisons to Vince Young have already begun. Texas has been looking for a quarterback...

Texas asks fans for patience

Lauren Giudice February 17, 2012

In a joint statement last week, Texas athletics director DeLoss Dodds and women’s athletics director Chris Plonsky asked Texas fans for patience and understanding as the Longhorn Network continues...

Oklahoma game conflicts with ACL

Lauren Giudice February 15, 2012

Austin is a busy city with a lot of concerts, festivals and Texas sporting events. But this year, the stars have aligned and two of Texas students’ biggest events conflict this Oct. 13. Yes, your...

Texas’ 2012 football schedule released

Lauren Giudice February 15, 2012

With West Virginia’s legal dispute with the Big East settled, Texas fans can rejoice — the Big 12 Conference has finally released its football schedule for the 2012 season. The schedule includes...

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Longhorn legend Williams retires

Lauren Giudice February 8, 2012

Texas legend and 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams has decided to retire after 11 seasons in the NFL. Williams, 34, played with the New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins and spent his final year with...

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Texas may have a transfer problem

Lauren Giudice February 7, 2012

Although the Longhorns have been celebrating signing one of the best recruiting classes in the country, the team will be losing defensive tackle Calvin Howell. Howell made the decision to transfer and...

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Senior Divers prepare for final season

Lauren Giudice February 3, 2012

On the final day of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, Drew Livingston and Matt Cooper watched as their teammates swam their hardest to give Texas a lead at the end of the meet....

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Mack Brown’s contract extension

Lauren Giudice January 26, 2012

Just a few weeks ago, rumors were that head coach Mack Brown was going to step down or even be fired from his position. After two sub-par seasons, it wouldn’t have been a complete surprise. Apparently,...

Longhorns move onto regional semifinals

Lauren Giudice December 5, 2011

When the Longhorns came out on the court Saturday night, there was no doubt they were ready to play. The team entered Gregory Gym with energy and confidence that could not be stopped. Although they swept...

Fans look back at season

Lauren Giudice December 2, 2011

As the season comes to a close on Saturday, fans can’t help but look back and compare this season to last year’s 5-7 debacle. Texas missed its first bowl game since 1997. Texas will be heading...

Longhorns claim Big 12 crown

Lauren Giudice November 28, 2011

The No. 5 Longhorns battled back on Senior Night to defeat Oklahoma and win an outright Big 12 Championship — Texas’ fifth conference championship and third outright title. The Sooners defeated...

Texas A&M Injuries Mirror Texas’

Lauren Giudice November 23, 2011

Last week, after Texas’ loss to Missouri, head coach Mack Brown said, “We’ve got us a mess right now.” Injuries to Malcolm Brown, Joe Bergeron and Fozzy Whittaker hurt the Longhorns...

McNeal leads Longhorns to win

Lauren Giudice November 21, 2011

After an injury prevented her from playing much of the first half of the season, junior Sha’Dare McNeal hit her stride. She led the No. 9 Longhorns (20-4, 13-1 Big 12) to their 13th consecutive...

Longhorns head to Missouri

Lauren Giudice November 18, 2011

The No. 9 Longhorns (19-4, 12-1 Big 12) are heading to Missouri this weekend with a lot of momentum pushing them towards a Big 12 conference victory. With just three games left in conference play, the...

Slow starts for Texas

Lauren Giudice November 17, 2011

In the Longhorns’ last two games, the team has not started out the way they had hoped. The first set of Wednesday’s game against Baylor was a tough battle. There were eight lead changes, and...

Missouris season full of inconsistency

Lauren Giudice November 11, 2011

Missouri’s season has definitely been one of ups and downs. After coming off an exciting overtime victory against then-ranked No. 16 Texas A&M two weeks ago, the Tigers lost to Baylor 42-39...

Texas has to reshuffle its lineup

Lauren Giudice November 11, 2011

After Sha’Dare McNeal hurt her knee in first match of the year, the Longhorns altered their lineup to compensate. Now they face a new challenge: losing Khat Bell for the rest of the season. “We’ve...

Texas continues winning streak

Lauren Giudice November 10, 2011

The Longhorns didn’t skip a beat without one of their top players. In No. 8 Texas’ (17-4, 10-1 Big 12) first game without Khat Bell this season, fellow freshman Haley Eckerman stepped up and...

Attendance drops as season progresses

Lauren Giudice November 4, 2011

When fans looked around DKR Stadium on opening day against Rice, there appeared to be a sea of burnt orange. But as the season has progressed and Texas’ record has gone from 4-0 to 5-2, the sea...

Longhorns head to Kansas

Lauren Giudice November 4, 2011

Over the past seven games, it has been very easy to forget that Khat Bell and Haley Eckerman are just freshmen and that Bailey Webster was injured all last season. But it’s true. These three players...

Changes to lineup aid Longhorns

Lauren Giudice October 28, 2011

No. 9 Texas (14-4, 7-1 Big 12) has experienced a lot of lineup changes with the return of Sha’Dare McNeal. Although the transition would have been expected to be tough for the team, the Longhorns...

Horns defeat Bears

Lauren Giudice October 20, 2011

Texas continued its winning streak on Wednesday night, defeating Baylor 3-1 in Waco. The Longhorns have now won five games in a row. Senior middle blocker Rachael Adams had 13 kills and .500 hitting,...

Cameron excelled on the court and beam

Lauren Giudice October 19, 2011

People usually wouldn’t expect a 6-foot-3 volleyball player to thrive in gymnastics. But up until her freshman year of high school, sophomore middle blocker Haley Cameron was competing on the court...

Press Box Observations: Volleyball

Lauren Giudice October 13, 2011

Here are three observations from Texas’ three set sweep of Texas Tech. Hannah Allison is a key part of this team Allison had 15 assists in the first set. She was all over the floor and did not...

Longhorns sweep Tech

Lauren Giudice October 13, 2011

The No. 10 Longhorns had their second sweep in a row with a 3-0 win over Texas Tech on Wednesday. Bailey Webster had an impressive 11 kills on .320 hitting and middle blocker Rachael Adams finished the...

Longhorns sweep Aggies

Lauren Giudice October 6, 2011

No. 10 Texas took down Texas A&M in three sets at Gregory Gym in a game that proved Texas’ ability to play as a team and defend. The Longhorns, specifically freshman outside hitter Haley Eckerman,...

Allison, Roberson’s athletic families

Lauren Giudice October 5, 2011

Some might say sophomore setter Hannah Allison and senior outside hitter Amber Roberson have a genetic advantage on the court. Both girls were born into athletic families. Allison’s mom Kelly played...

Enjoying the bye week

Lauren Giudice September 30, 2011

During the bye week, the Longhorns had the opportunity to relax and take a break from football. Some members of the team stayed in Austin, some went home and a couple even went hunting. “I just...

Oklahoma takes down Texas volleyball

Lauren Giudice September 29, 2011

The comeback fell just short. No. 25 Oklahoma upset No. 8 Texas on Wednesday night in Norman. Although the Longhorns came back from a 2-0 deficit, the team could not finish the fifth set. The 16-25,...

Horns sweep Kansas

Lauren Giudice September 26, 2011

Texas began Big 12 volleyball competition exactly how it wanted to: with a 3-0 sweep of Kansas. The Longhorns started out strong in the first set and a kill by freshman outside hitter Khat Bell ended...

Longhorns find need for improvement

Lauren Giudice September 20, 2011

After going 3-0 this weekend in Austin, the No. 8 Longhorns are heading to Fort Worth to take on TCU in their last game before conference play. Although the Longhorns had a good weekend, there are still...

Texas dominates tournament

Lauren Giudice September 19, 2011

The No. 8 Longhorns returned to Gregory Gym over the weekend and had dominating performances over Santa Clara, SMU and UTSA. They began the weekend by sweeping Santa Clara in three sets. Texas dominated...

Gone to Texas

Lauren Giudice September 9, 2011

Patrick Oborn was a walk-on wide receiver at BYU in the early ’90s. He wore blue and cheered for the Cougars then, just as he does now as an alumnus. “The fan base is really strong and BYU...

Malcolm Brown: Is he what Texas needs?

Lauren Giudice August 26, 2011

After last season, it has become apparent to Mack Brown and Texas fans something needs to change. A lot of this potential energy rests on the shoulders of freshman running back Malcolm Brown. Brown, a...

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Hockey journeys bring pair to UT

Lauren Giudice May 4, 2011

Not many hockey players in Europe dream of playing in Texas. But for European-born Kevin Kenyon and Marcin Papiez, the UT club hockey team is now where they continue their love of the sport. Kenyon...

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Pre-med student takes a stab at fencing

Lauren Giudice April 28, 2011

Wes Stafford spends his free time stabbing people but aspires to heal them one day. On Tuesday, Stafford was elected president of the UT fencing club for the 2011-12 year. He is also a pre-med student...

Group raises funds for AIDS initiative

Lauren Giudice April 11, 2011

Dr. Stephanie Marton, who spent more than two years in Swaziland fighting pediatric AIDS, will speak about her experience on campus tonight as a part of UT’s series of events for Global Health...

Fundraisers to help fight poverty

Lauren Giudice March 22, 2011

Students walking through the West Mall on Monday saw a 10-foot-tall sign with the word “Poverty” written on it. Members of a student group meant to reduce world hunger encouraged people walking by to...

Funds to restore, move fossil pending

Lauren Giudice February 15, 2011

The Texas Natural Science Center will restore a 112-million-year-old deteriorating dinosaur tracks fossil before moving it to the Texas Memorial Museum. The tracks, which have been at UT since 1941,...

Family carries swimming in gene pool

Lauren Giudice January 28, 2011

The Spann family seems to have a genetic advantage in the pool. Senior captain Scott Spann, who was a finalist in the 200-meter breaststroke in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has been picked for Team...

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