Athletics Dept. Perks: Exercises in Extravagance?

"...Last June, the University of Texas athletics department held a two-day staff retreat at Barton Creek..."

May 21, 1999 News Feature

Football by the (Negative) Numbers

Welcome to the real athletics budget

"...For the last few years, UT's athletics program as a whole has earned a slight surplus...."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by the News Staff

Then There's This: Sex on Campus

In lawsuit, Kearney says UT administrators unfairly singled her out while ignoring others' indiscretions

"...Anyone who follows the trials and triumphs of UT Athletics knows by now that former UT women's track coach Beverly..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

After a shutdown prompts an international protest, Rice Radio is back on the air in Houston.

"...attempted November coup by the school's administration and athletic department. Under a new policy announced Dec. 8, a new..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Then There's This: Double Standard

UT's football losses bring to mind successes of ousted track coach Kearney

"...moment to reflect on the political paradoxes of UT Athletics...."

Sept. 20, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Moody Center Groundbreaking Promises the Finest Arena in the NCAA

Nashville act soundtracks Erwin Center replacement kickoff

"...On Nov. 21, Texas Athletics announced a groundbreaking ceremony for the Moody Center, which..."

Dec. 4, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Quote of the Week

"..."A $17 million gift." – University of Texas Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds on possibly handing the athletics department..."

April 29, 2011 News Column

Naked City

UT: Tighten Whose Belt?

"...the Texas Union, the Frank Erwin Center, and the athletics department. "That presents a big problem if the university..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols

City Counseling: Face the Music

One man's music is another man's noise complaint

"...Item 33 (Sheryl Cole) wrangles the University of Texas Athletics Department, Travis County, and the Texas Department of Transportation..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Privatizing Services: A Pay Raise at a Cost

"...Paso builder who was sued by the U.S. Justice Department for building military barracks that wouldn't stand up in..."

May 21, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin

"...Ignoring months of student protests, the University of Texas athletics department just awarded catering and concessions rights to Sodexho..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

Interim uses for Mueller Airport now include film production facilities, in addition to the city departments that have already relocated there temporarily from downtown.

"...along Airport Boulevard, are already being reused by city departments, which are currently in a space crunch that's been..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Nickel-and-Diming It

Security in State Jobs

"...In Defense of Athletics..."

May 21, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Foul Pay

Football Is Golden

"...$3.6 million is annually transferred into the women's athletic department. That $3.6 million accounts for about 80% of the..."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

In the Game

For her first museum work, Jade Walker steps up to the plate and swings big

"...teaching three-dimensional design to university students in the UT Department of Art & Art History. Since 2006, she's been..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Class Struggle

UT Big Wheels' Perks Outweigh Staff's Paychecks

"...The two ex-coaches are among at least 50 athletic department officials who have private club memberships provided to them..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Hero Returns

Vince Young carves out a second career at UT-Austin

"...a multicultural campus, to the creation of two new departments – African & African Diaspora Studies and the Department..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Jessica Luther

UT Students Break Into E-Sports Through Longhorn Gaming

The university's independent organization gains notoriety in the competitive gaming world

"...hue of gray in the world of digital connection-based athletics when it comes to internet failure. It's like a..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Derek Udensi

Naked City

The West Austin Park, for years an unofficial off-leash "dog park" for neighborhood residents, gets an unexpected makeover into a T-ball field.

"...much about giving the field over to organized youth athletics as it is about taking control of a neighborhood..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Black, White, and Unequal?

"..."nigga." And yet, in the current state of popular athletics in America, being white is seen as a disadvantage...."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Running the UT Numbers

Unless you're the football coach, budgetary times are dire

"...the local headline news has featured bursting revenues for athletics and a massive pay raise for the football coach..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Power, Forward

Dave Zirin on 'What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States'

"...DZ: I would argue that college athletics on every level – divisions I, II, III, the..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Wanna be a Member?

"...number is unclear, particularly as regards the UT Athletic Department. UT gave the Chronicle one set of figures in..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature

Football Behind Bars

Field of Dreams Offers Young Offenders Second Chance

"...Texas. While that cannot be solely attributable to the athletics program, sports are an integral part of the school's..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

LBJ Science Academy Sucks Rocks

Gee Whiz, Mr. Science

"...being able to have any extracurricular activities, such as athletics or band. Clearly, the support from an already established..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Boxes With a View

UT Jumps on the Skybox Bandwagon

"...a senior associate athletic director in the men's athletic department at UT, a 19-seat skybox at the stadium will..."

Oct. 4, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"...Randy Hopmann, director of district operations for the Texas Department of Transportation. "We all understand that the state is..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The 'It' Program

Musical theatre struts back onstage at Texas State to rave reviews

"...On Aug. 11 of this year, the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University-San Marcos..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New 'Action' Park Rolls Closer to Reality

Skaters, BMXers collaborate on new digs

"...as parking for Austin Independent School District's House Park Athletics Facility at Shoal Creek and 12th, there's an abandoned..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

In Memoriam: Francis Hodge

The man who wrote the book on directing plays and was an influential teacher at UT has passed on

"...than 20 years of his experience teaching in the Department of Drama at the University of Texas at Austin,..."

April 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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