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Students refuse to work, man pulls out gun as tensions rise at UT-Austin over 'The Eyes of Texas'
Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
May 4, 2021
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Sam Ehlinger grew up in burnt orange, but many of his teammates have far different feelings about the “Eyes of Texas.”Tim Warner /Getty Images
Dozens of students at the University of Texas at Austin who give campus tours to prospective Longhorns are refusing to work this week over a dispute about a plaque with “The Eyes of Texas” lyrics hanging in the Admissions Welcome Center.
The dustup over the plaque is the latest example of UT-Austin officials standing by “The Eyes” over pleas that the university distance itself from the alma mater song because it originated at a minstrel show where students likely wore Blackface.