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University of Texas Faces New Outcry Over Old Song With Minstrel Roots


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 Texas at Austin has been etched into the state’s very fabric. For students, the words “the eyes of Texas are upon you” have been sung before and after every sporting event and commencement. Beyond the campus, the song is ever-present at weddings and funerals and even space, where it was a wake-up call for astronauts on the Gemini, Apollo and Skylab missions. ....

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The eyes of Texas are once again on 'The Eyes of Texas'


The eyes of Texas are once again on The Eyes of Texas
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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
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FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, students walk through the University of Texas at Austin campus near the school s iconic tower in Austin, Texas.Eric Gay, STF / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
Grappling with painful truths about our state’s history and how those truths persist or reverberate today can be unpleasant, divisive and difficult. ....

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University of Texas alma mater 'The Eyes of Texas' has a complicated history but 'no racist intent,' committee finds


A University of Texas report confirms its alma mater s 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 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 for the university to move forward with greater inclusion and equity. The committee was composed of 25 former students, current students, administrators, faculty members, student athletes, retired administrators, spirit squad members and communication specialists. ....

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A University of Texas report confirms its alma mater's complicated history but finds 'no racist intent'


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 for the university to move forward with greater inclusion and equity.” The committee was composed of 25 former students, current students, administrators, faculty members, student athletes, retired administrators, spirit squad members and communication specialists. ....

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