AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- The University of Texas at Austin issued the following news release:
The Tower has stood witness to Longhorn family memories fornearly acentury-frombricks laid by hand to words inscribed in stone thatinspireda familyacrossgenerations.Here are a few Tower stories in honor of Father's Day.
Julianna Wanek, B.S.'12
I have so many memories of the Tower, but my earliest takes me back to those Saturday drives from Brenham to Austin for football games, searching the skyline as we approached the city. We have been season ticket holders since before I was born, so this was a frequent family affair. My grandmother always yelled, "The first person to see the Tower gets a nickel!" All the kids would scramble to be the first ...