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Tensions boil at UT-Austin over "The Eyes of Texas," where students are refusing to work and a man with a gun crashed a virtual event
“We unequivocally condemn the racism and violence that have been brought up in conversations about this song and again call on the university to remove the “Eyes of Texas” as the official ...
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UT-Austin says Longhorn Band members must play "The Eyes of Texas" or else join new, separate band
Those emails also show the song caused internal conflict between ... are uncomfortable with continuing to feature ‘The Eyes of Texas’ as a representation of their values,” Poole said.
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Longhorn Traditions
Texas lost the game but gained a new tradition. UT’s school song, “The Eyes of Texas,” was written and performed in 1903 by students, poking fun at a favorite saying of then-President William Prather.