Waiting
Photographer Paul Fusco rode Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral train from New York to Washington, D.C. after the young senator and favorite candidate for the presidential nomination was assassinated. On this […]
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Day at the Museum: Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
Originally published in Orange Magazine, the University of Texas at Austin’s student magazine. The LBJ Presidential Library and Museum rises out of the green grass on the east end of […]
Day at the Museum: Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Published in Orange Magazine, the University of Texas at Austin’s student magazine. The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum stands tall and proud, much like Texas does among the United States. […]
Day at the Museum: Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
By Mary K. Schaffer Tucked away in a lush green corner of Austin, just across the street from Zilker Park, lies the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, a hidden wonderland of glossy […]
Precinct remains conservative stronghold
By Mary K. Schaffer December 5, 2012 In a county that voted 60 percent Democratic in the recent presidential elections, nearly two-thirds of Precinct 314 in West Austin voted Republican, with […]
Off the Beaten Path: The Austin Edition
By Mary K. Schaffer What makes Austin so special? The Salt Lick? Austin City Limits? The University of Texas? All of the above? Well, yes, Austin is unique because of […]
The Perennial Volunteer
By Mary K. Schaffer October 30, 2012 Standing at just 5-foot-2, she flits around the study lounge, moving from her computer to her books to her bag, shuffling papers and managing […]
University remembers Cronkite
By Mary K. Schaffer April 20, 2012 Seventy-seven years after Walter Cronkite traced his last steps on campus, his spirit still abides at the University. His likeness, etched in four metal […]
Parents retaliate against standardized testing
By Mary K. Schaffer October 7, 2012 In third grade, Christopher Chamness’ grades started slipping, and his teachers told his mother he was not performing well in school. He just needed […]
UT has highest number of alcohol-related cases
By Mary K. Schaffer September 25, 2012 UT had the highest number of reported alcohol-related incidents during school days of the fall 2011 semester of four public Texas universities, according to […]
Katy Schaffer: Content Producer 