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Littlefield Fountain photograph by Kenny Braun

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Libraries

Non-UT affiliated Texas residents can check out books from the UT General Libraries with a Courtesy Borrower card, which costs $40 annually. Call 495-4305 for more info. Feel free to just browse, though -- most libraries have an "open stack" policy. A complete list of major campus libraries is online at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/UT_Libraries.html. Below are a couple of the most notable ones.

Perry-Castañeda Library (F) 495-4250.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/pcl.html

Tarleton Law Library (T) 727 Dean Keeton (26th), 471-7726.

The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection (T), 495-4520.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/Benson/benson.html

Undergraduate Library (B) Flawn Academic Center, 495-4444.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/UGL/General/location.html

Harry Ransom Center (D) 471-8944. One of the country's great research libraries with diverse holdings ranging from an amazing collection of modern American fiction to an impressive photography collection which features the world's first photograph, to the film library that houses the Gloria Swanson and David O. Selznick collections.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/HRC/HRHRC/

LBJ Library & Museum (U), 916-5136. A trek through the LBJ is an intoxicating traipse through time -- the Sixties, specifically. America's turbulent time of social change is explored from the vantage point of the Oval Office (the mock-up of which is currently closed but will re-open later this year). The famed LBJ tapes have recently become available -- appointments required.

Perry-Castañeda Library photograph by Kenny Braun

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Sports

Not a UT Student? Wrangle a student friend into sponsoring you for a membership, which entitles you to the same recreational privileges as an enrolled Longhorn. Sponsored Associate Memberships run $325annually or $125 a semester. Each student can sponsor only one person. For more info, 471-6045 or http://www.utexas.edu/student/recsports/

Anna Hiss Gymnasium (Z) 471-1272. Amenities include three small gymnasia for aerobics, martial arts, half-court basketball, and volleyball.

Bellmont Hall (G) San Jacinto (Memorial Stadium). Facilities for aerobics, badminton, volleyball, raquetball, fencing, martial arts, and squash; conditioning/weight room; dance studio.

Clark Field (I) Waller Creek at 21st. Four basketball courts, eight handball/racquetball courts, Par Course exercise stations, a jogging trail, and turf area for soccer, football, and frisbee.

Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (O) Home to Longhorn football and Track & Field, Memorial is already one of the nation's biggest stadiums, and it's about to get a $50+ million expansion, raising capacity from 75,512 to 81,816. Even more could be in store in the future, including a controversial second upper deck which would boost capacity to over 100,000.

http://www.utexas.edu/athletics/

Disch-Falk Field (P) Artificial Turf: Strike one. No beer: Strike two. Aluminum bats: Well, we'll give 'em a foul tip on that one, since no one really has a choice in the matter. Still, the friendly confines of Disch-Falk -- from which the 'Horns rarely venture forth except when forced to for conference games -- provide lots of good baseball: 40 home games this year, starting Feb. 1.

http://www.utexas.edu/athletics/

Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center (K), 477-6060 (Ticket Office). Circus elephants, Monkees, and Longhorns, not at the same time, but in the same place: Austin's center for really big shows. Men 's & women's basketball, plus the women's volleyball team's three biggest games of the year (the rest are in the Rec Sports building).

http://www.utexas.edu/athletics/sports/basketball/

Frank Denius Soccer Complex (S) This beautiful field right off I-35 (where the old Villa Capri used to be, for you old-timers) is considered only a stopgap until a spanking-new, 20,000-seat Soccer/Track stadium goes in next to the football stadium in (perhaps) 1998. Still, it's quite a fine place to watch a pretty good UT Women's squad. The season runs now through December.

http://www.utexas.edu/athletics/sports/soccer/

Gregory Gymnasium (G) Renovated supergym, complete with indoor climbing wall, elevated jogging track, and more, is scheduled to re-open in Fall 1997.

http://www.utexas.edu/student/recsports/home.html

Jamail Texas Swimming Center (L) MLK & San Jacinto, 471-7771. The Olympic size indoor pool is widely regarded as one of the fastest in the world, and the UT Men and Women are both perennial national powers. UT's varsity swim season runs Sept.-March, but the pool is also open for recreational lap swimming year-round. Great deal.

Penick-Allison Tennis Complex (J) Home to the UT Men's and Women's Tennis teams. Lovely stadium facility; 12 courts total.

Recreational Sports Center (N),
471-1155. RSC houses volleyball and basketball courts with spectator seating, handball/racquetball/wallyball courts, a free-weight room and conditioning/weight room, table tennis, and aerobics classes. If you're just going to see/be seen and not sweat, there's also a TV and game room.

Red & Charline McCombs Softball Field (Q) The newest UT Sports facility, home to UT's newest varsity sport, seats 1,300, lies just east of Disch-Falk, and should provide some excitement in coming years. This coming Spring, the 'Horns will feature one of the country's top pitchers, a transfer who last year led the UCLA Bruins to the NCAA Championship game.

http://www.utexas.edu/athletics/sports/softball/

Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium photograph by Kenny Braun

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UT Points of Interest

Informal Classes (A) Texas Union, 24th & Guadalupe, 471-0270. From sailing to inner peace, UT's Informal Classes program has your extracurricular activities covered. Prices are cheaper for UT students, faculty, and staff, but even the general public prices are not unreasonable.

LBJ Auditorium (U) 471-3121. Lyndon-sized auditorium (1,000 seats) that's a good spot for catching political and social leaders who come to town to speechify.

Texas Governor's Room (3.116) (A) Texas Union, 24th & Guadalupe. Best non-library place to study/sleep on campus, bar none.

Texas Union (A) The hub of student life, the Union is home to recreation and entertainment facilities and a commercial food court.

Union Information Center (A) Texas Union, 24th & Guadalupe, 475-6636. University information with a smile.

http://www.utexas.edu/student/txunion/info/

UT Press (R) 2100 Comal, 471-7233. UT Press is perhaps best known for its Latin American titles, but has a national reputation outweighing its size as an organization. Watch for its annual rain-or-shine sale of warehouse books, where you can find great books at great prices.

http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/

Center for American History (T)
495-4515. Formerly known as thre Barker Texas History Center.

Texas Union photograph by Kenny Braun

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Texas Union Index

Arts & Entertainment
Cactus Cafe
Texas Tavern
Texas Union Theatre
Union Ballroom
Union Underground

FOOD
Amy's Ice Cream
Chick-Fil-A
Commons Coffee Co.
Gretel's Bake Shop
Longhorn Po Boys
Pizza Hut
Salad Sensations
Sports Grill
Taco Bell
Texadelphia
Texas Taters
Wendy's
Wokery

SHOPPING & SERVICES
Campus Store
Informal Classes
University Duplicating Service
Union Information Center