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University of Texas Faces New Outcry Over Old Song With Minstrel Roots Many students want “The Eyes of Texas” to go. Wealthy alumni insist it should stay. The dispute has become a flash point as universities struggle to deal with traditions spawned in earlier eras. Fans singing “The Eyes of Texas” at a University of Texas football game in Austin in November.Credit...Jay Janner/USA Today Sports, via Reuters May 7, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — For generations, the fight song at the University of ...

The eyes of Texas are once again on The Eyes of Texas FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 The Longhorn Band of the University of Texas at Austin performed during the opening of the 2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl game at NRG Stadium on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, in Houston.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, students walk through the University of Texas at Austin campus near the schools iconic tower in Austin, Texas....

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live Bullet Album Newly Remastered, 2LP Vinyl Available On June 11 Long out of print, Live Bullet will be available in black, and translucent orange & red swirl vinyl News provided by Share this article Share this article LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Capitol Records/UMe is pleased to announce Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bands Live Bullet will be reissued in its original 2LP format celebrating the 45 th anniversary of this classic album. Hai...

Getty Images via CNN The University of Texas Longhorns band performs during a football game at McLane Stadium in 2019. AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin says that its Longhorn Band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” and that it will create a new marching band for students who are unwilling to play the school’s alma mater. The song has been a mainstay at football games and university events for generations, but critics have argued that it has a racist history be...

University of Texas Creating Separate Band That Wont Perform The Eyes of Texas After Backlash On 4/22/21 at 5:32 PM EDT The University of Texas announced it is creating a separate band for fall 2022 that will not perform its alma mater, "The Eyes of Texas," in response to concerns raised about the song. The university said the Longhorn marching and pep bands will still play the song, while a newly established "to be named" university band will not be required to, after Texas students and athlet...

When the report was released, Hartzell said no one would be required to participate in the song, which has long been a popular fixture at campus events, most notably at football games and other sports events. The announcement posted Wednesday on the school of musics web page said the traditional Longhorn Band and pep band will be required to perform a repertoire of songs that include "The Eyes of Texas." Both the marching band and pep band earn academic credits toward graduation. The school is ...

Longhorn Band will be required to play The Eyes of Texas JIM VERTUNO, AP Sports Writer April 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, file photo, Texas players, including Sam Ehlinger (11), sing "The Eyes Of Texas" after an NCAA college football game against Baylor in Austin, Texas. The University of Texas marching band and pep band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” school song when they return to performing, but the school will also create a new ban...

My last comment on TEOT It looks like The Daily Roundup comments have already been closed. That was fast!!! This TEOT thing is only being kept alive by the media and UT sports sites. The committee did the best that they could, but it looks like the people who want to see it banned werent going to accept their findings unless they aligned exactly with what they already thought [in many ways based on falsehoods and vague guilt by association arguments]. Five minutes of Google the other night led ...

A University of Texas report confirms its alma maters complicated history but finds no racist intent Updated 8:15 PM ET, Wed March 10, 2021 (CNN)The University of Texas has long faced allegations that its famous alma mater, "The Eyes of Texas," had a racist past, but a committee tasked with researching the tunes history and intent found its not as clear as it seems. UT President Jay Hartzell established The Eyes of Texas History Committee in October, saying it would research, analyze and coll...

A University of Texas report confirms its alma mater’s complicated history but finds ‘no racist intent’ The University of Texas has long faced allegations that its famous alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas,” had a racist past, but a committee tasked with researching the tune’s history and intent found it’s not as clear as it seems. UT President Jay Hartzell established The Eyes of Texas History Committee in October, saying it would research, analyze and collect data to suggest “ways...