/tags/the-eyes-of-texas The Eyes of Texas en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:39:59 GMT /education/2021-09-07/texas-naacp-students-file-federal-civil-rights-complaint-over-ut-austins-eyes-of-texas The complaint signals a continued desire among some UT Austin students and alumni to push administrators to discontinue using the song as the university’s alma mater, despite the university’s insistence that it will remain. Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:39:59 GMT /education/2021-09-07/texas-naacp-students-file-federal-civil-rights-complaint-over-ut-austins-eyes-of-texas Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /austin/2021-09-02/first-black-director-of-uts-longhorn-band-feels-pride-and-pressure-as-he-takes-over-the-program Cliff Croomes took over this summer as the 15th director of UT Austin's Longhorn Band. He returns to the program at a time of change and controversy. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:05:00 GMT /austin/2021-09-02/first-black-director-of-uts-longhorn-band-feels-pride-and-pressure-as-he-takes-over-the-program Jennifer Stayton /education/2021-07-19/ut-hired-consultant-for-up-to-1-1-million-to-revamp-battered-image-of-eyes-of-texas-song The consultant, Brad Deutser, is listed as a chair of the committee tasked with chronicling the full history of 'The Eyes.'" But some students who spoke with him said they felt he was trying to convince them to accept the school's position on the song. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:55:07 GMT /education/2021-07-19/ut-hired-consultant-for-up-to-1-1-million-to-revamp-battered-image-of-eyes-of-texas-song Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /education/2021-04-22/uts-longhorn-band-will-be-forced-to-play-the-eyes-of-texas-song-thats-become-source-of-fierce-division The university is starting a separate student marching band that will not perform at major university events or have a required repertoire of songs. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:23:16 GMT /education/2021-04-22/uts-longhorn-band-will-be-forced-to-play-the-eyes-of-texas-song-thats-become-source-of-fierce-division Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /education/2021-04-01/colt-mccoy-joined-forces-with-rich-ut-austin-alumni-to-help-pressure-university-to-keep-eyes-of-texas-latest-emails-show The new emails reveal more powerful donors and alumni than were previously known who mobilized on the issue in June right after the student athletes went public with their demands to get rid of the song. Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:47:14 GMT /education/2021-04-01/colt-mccoy-joined-forces-with-rich-ut-austin-alumni-to-help-pressure-university-to-keep-eyes-of-texas-latest-emails-show Kate McGee /austin/2021-03-01/ut-needs-rich-donors-emails-show-wealthy-alumni-supporting-eyes-of-texas-threatened-to-pull-donations Emails obtained by The Texas Tribune show alumni and donors threatened to stop supporting the university financially and demanded that the university president take a stronger stance supporting "The Eyes of Texas." Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:11:54 GMT /austin/2021-03-01/ut-needs-rich-donors-emails-show-wealthy-alumni-supporting-eyes-of-texas-threatened-to-pull-donations Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /sports/2020-10-21/ut-longhorn-band-doesnt-have-enough-members-willing-to-play-the-eyes-of-texas-at-saturdays-game The University of Texas Longhorn Band will not play at the next home football game because, the organization says, it will not have enough members willing� Wed, 21 Oct 2020 23:52:56 GMT /sports/2020-10-21/ut-longhorn-band-doesnt-have-enough-members-willing-to-play-the-eyes-of-texas-at-saturdays-game Jimmy Maas