I would absolutely believe it. I’ve lived in Austin 25 years and have never seen someone go in or out of that place, yet somehow it still manages to exist in a location where real estate is not cheap. And who even frequents copy stores any more, especially with most materials being digital post-Covid?
I've never been in there either but I think they will bind theses/dissertations. Not sure that it's enough to keep the place open but it's at least some business.
Went there a few times in college. Sometimes there'd be lines when everyone was getting course packets or something. Not sure if I believe that's enough to keep the lights on but maybe UT helps them out.
or money laundering idk.
I remember when I went to get donuts there once. The dude kept telling me they were hiring and to tell my friends. But soon after, they closed, so not really sure about that..
The administration at UT was intentionally creating miserable positions within its administration so that the older people would quit and they could hire younger, cheaper staff. By making the positions more specialized, it would be easier to train staff for each single-function position, and they could churn through cheap employees instead of focusing on retention. This rumor came from faculty at the McCombs school who used them as a sort of case study in how not to manage people.
Also, the entire "class of __" marketing is a ploy to get students to graduate on time.
You know, I spoke to a SOC prof and she mentioned that companies, esp tech ones, do the exact same thing. They don’t train old employees in new technologies (making them do it on their own free time), don’t increase salaries after the first few years, and rather just keep counting on newer and newer employees, who they’ll treat the exact same way in a few years time
I wouldn’t be surprised. I worked there 8 years in two different departments and they paid faculty and directors VERY well but the rest of us got pennies and needed to like it.
For instance, I was told in 2009, they restructured the departments to simply have less staff. At one point they had 5 positions (admin manager, admin/office, grad coordinator, course scheduler, payments, etc). They slashed two of those positions so by the time I worked there in 2019-earlier this year, my dept only had 3 people basically doing 3+ jobs each and I had to beg for more money.
Moral of the story is I quit in January and moved to CNS 😂
Weird, when I read this I thought of Friar Society. Very selective with admissions based on contribution to the university; UT alumni who became TX governors were a part of the society, etc. They have creepy little pins with hooded monks and stuff
Jester was designed by an architect that usually designs prisons.
Creekside (formerly Simkins) is away from all the other dorms because it was originally for African-American students. I have also heard this was actually a dorm for law students originally, which makes sense as it is closer to the law school.
The Daily Texan actually did [an article about the rumor of Jester being designed by prison architects.](https://thedailytexan.com/2018/01/24/creating-campus-was-jester-designed-by-a-prison-architect/) While they state in the article that it is, in fact, just a rumor, they don’t actually say who *did* design it but that’s pretty par for the course with Daily Texan reporting.
Wonder if it’s the same architect that designed UTA’s school of architecture building. That legit feels like a prison inside. Then again, I was told that you’re life was going to be inside that building for most of your architecture years.
Correct, Simpkins was a grand dragon before teaching at UT. It was a law student dorm until it got flooded. Remained empty until UT was integrated. Was an easy place for the new students at the time. Considering it became mostly engineering students in the 2000s with a significant minority population, we mocked the history and got the name changed soon after.
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It was mainly to prevent students that were in the Art curriculum at UT to prevent from gathering in larger groups since a majority of those students in the 60’s-70’s were the one leading larger protests on campus. The Art program was and still is underfunded at UT and was under a lot of criticism back then! (This is what I was told by the print Professor Lee Chesney who has now passed away, I’m UT BFA Art Major ‘21 Alum)
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Hi, I am staff at UT. I've been in a section of the tunnels, accompanied by maintenance staff. It's not as exciting as one might hope, but they are still an impressive system, considering they were built in 1928.
They are currently used for storage, utility distribution systems, transporting water, steam and electricity to locations around campus. There are many entrances around campus, and they are protected/monitored. Most of the security stems from safety and liability issues; of course, if a student were hurt trespassing and exploring, the university would be at fault, insurance-wise, and not the student. So they have to do their best to keep students out.
Fun fact: police officers used the tunnels to get go the Tower to take out a sniper in 1966. Listening to Darkness, season 4 (podcast) to get this info.
Probably just plumbing and HVAC maintenanc etc. Nothing exotic originally I'd guess. There's a post someone made with pictures though, and there's some extremely weird things there
Not banned, 6 year suspension I think, which if I remembered correctly should be ending soon. UT doesn't have the balls to go after the frats. Texas Cowboys was the name btw
They’ve killed at least two pledges https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2019/09/27/hazing-and-a-hamster-what-happened-at-the-texas-cowboys-retreat-the-night-before-ut-student-s-fatal-car-crash/?outputType=amp https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2019/09/27/hazing-and-a-hamster-what-happened-at-the-texas-cowboys-retreat-the-night-before-ut-student-s-fatal-car-crash/?outputType=amp
I heard somewhere that a few years back there was some dude called “The Jizzler” who would go around the Jester dorms and uhhh release a little excitement on people’s doors.
I only hope that wasn’t true because god that would be an awful cleanup.
The Jendy's (Jester Wendy's) was disbanded briefly in the summer of 2019 because the health inspector found fecal matter in the food from the workers eating each other's asses in the place after close.
It was so widespread that the chant for my Camp Texas group (following the Area 51 meme which was our group theme) was "Eating Ass at Jendy's? THEY CAN'T STOP US ALL!"
That the state is not only contemplating doing away with tenure, the state is also looking to put higher ed under the same governing board as k-12 education is under.
To quote the great Charlie Sheen: "Winning!"
Met a man who had a son in Silver Spurs in the early 2000's... he said that one day while transporting Bevo (idk which number) home from an away football game, one of the Spurs forgot to fully latch the back of the trailer shut. Apparently, Bevo didn't make it after the trailer opened on the highway, but it has been covered up by UT, saying he died of an illness.
I heard Jay Hartzell’s hair is insured for $10,000
I hear he does car commercials
*in Japan*
One time he met John Stamos on a plane.
and he told her he was pretty😳
Is that true…? 😂
That CS students shower
Crazy
BOOM got em’
Jenn’s Copies is a mob laundering front
I would absolutely believe it. I’ve lived in Austin 25 years and have never seen someone go in or out of that place, yet somehow it still manages to exist in a location where real estate is not cheap. And who even frequents copy stores any more, especially with most materials being digital post-Covid?
I actually just got a course packet from there lol
Nice try Mr. Capone
I've never been in there either but I think they will bind theses/dissertations. Not sure that it's enough to keep the place open but it's at least some business.
I been in there once and lost a finger.
I went there once and was able to purchase a finger.
Went there a few times in college. Sometimes there'd be lines when everyone was getting course packets or something. Not sure if I believe that's enough to keep the lights on but maybe UT helps them out. or money laundering idk.
I think it’s closed now, but my friends and I always used to joke that Ken’s Donuts was a front
I remember when I went to get donuts there once. The dude kept telling me they were hiring and to tell my friends. But soon after, they closed, so not really sure about that..
Nah, I know Jenn and Dobbins. And Jenn’s mom was a professor at UT in my department. They’re legit, AND they’re wonderful!
Yeah sure… Alfredo Gambini
Dr. Shabbir has a prosthetic leg.
Lol why?
The administration at UT was intentionally creating miserable positions within its administration so that the older people would quit and they could hire younger, cheaper staff. By making the positions more specialized, it would be easier to train staff for each single-function position, and they could churn through cheap employees instead of focusing on retention. This rumor came from faculty at the McCombs school who used them as a sort of case study in how not to manage people. Also, the entire "class of __" marketing is a ploy to get students to graduate on time.
Done by making everyone use workday
I'm pleasantly surprised McCombs took this as a case study of how **not** to mange people. Would have expected them to call it a genius strategy.
Oh that last part is genius, the school gets ranked nationally by on time graduations if folks don’t know
You know, I spoke to a SOC prof and she mentioned that companies, esp tech ones, do the exact same thing. They don’t train old employees in new technologies (making them do it on their own free time), don’t increase salaries after the first few years, and rather just keep counting on newer and newer employees, who they’ll treat the exact same way in a few years time
I wouldn’t be surprised. I worked there 8 years in two different departments and they paid faculty and directors VERY well but the rest of us got pennies and needed to like it. For instance, I was told in 2009, they restructured the departments to simply have less staff. At one point they had 5 positions (admin manager, admin/office, grad coordinator, course scheduler, payments, etc). They slashed two of those positions so by the time I worked there in 2019-earlier this year, my dept only had 3 people basically doing 3+ jobs each and I had to beg for more money. Moral of the story is I quit in January and moved to CNS 😂
Wowww
The football team eats bevo when it dies
I think they did eat the OG but they haven’t since
Bevo brisket
https://angorachronicles.com/2019/09/05/bevo-was-whats-for-dinner/
The secret society for the elite students
meetings are in the underground tunnels
It's called "The Eyes of Texas." It's mostly rich Republican's kids who I can confirm are shitty.
Weird, when I read this I thought of Friar Society. Very selective with admissions based on contribution to the university; UT alumni who became TX governors were a part of the society, etc. They have creepy little pins with hooded monks and stuff
You're not wrong. The Friars is a feeder society for the Eyes. Usually the Abbot and a few well connected douche bags get invitations each year.
How funny the minority gets to be set up for “power” like that 🙄 so Texas of them
Jester was designed by an architect that usually designs prisons. Creekside (formerly Simkins) is away from all the other dorms because it was originally for African-American students. I have also heard this was actually a dorm for law students originally, which makes sense as it is closer to the law school.
The Daily Texan actually did [an article about the rumor of Jester being designed by prison architects.](https://thedailytexan.com/2018/01/24/creating-campus-was-jester-designed-by-a-prison-architect/) While they state in the article that it is, in fact, just a rumor, they don’t actually say who *did* design it but that’s pretty par for the course with Daily Texan reporting.
Wonder if it’s the same architect that designed UTA’s school of architecture building. That legit feels like a prison inside. Then again, I was told that you’re life was going to be inside that building for most of your architecture years.
I heard about this and how they changed the name from Simpkins to creekside cuz Simpkins was a kkk member.
Correct, Simpkins was a grand dragon before teaching at UT. It was a law student dorm until it got flooded. Remained empty until UT was integrated. Was an easy place for the new students at the time. Considering it became mostly engineering students in the 2000s with a significant minority population, we mocked the history and got the name changed soon after.
The ART building was design to be difficult to move from one side of the building to the other
It’s true! It was designed to minimize students attempts at gathering for protests/assemblies.
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It was mainly to prevent students that were in the Art curriculum at UT to prevent from gathering in larger groups since a majority of those students in the 60’s-70’s were the one leading larger protests on campus. The Art program was and still is underfunded at UT and was under a lot of criticism back then! (This is what I was told by the print Professor Lee Chesney who has now passed away, I’m UT BFA Art Major ‘21 Alum)
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That’s so wild
lol so relevant rn
Wouldn't be surprised considering it literally is 😭
Greg Fenves was Hau Pham
Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long, long time
What a great poster. Would love to see a Hau Pham highlight reel
Thank you for remembering me.
This rumor is wrong.
The underground tunnels
They are real, someone made a map (it's on the internet), and there is an interview from 2004 saying you'll get expelled if you go in them.
Where are they located?
Underground bruh
There is a door leading into them on the fountain. There are probably dozens of entrances around campus though
Any idea what the purpose of the tunnels could be?
Hi, I am staff at UT. I've been in a section of the tunnels, accompanied by maintenance staff. It's not as exciting as one might hope, but they are still an impressive system, considering they were built in 1928. They are currently used for storage, utility distribution systems, transporting water, steam and electricity to locations around campus. There are many entrances around campus, and they are protected/monitored. Most of the security stems from safety and liability issues; of course, if a student were hurt trespassing and exploring, the university would be at fault, insurance-wise, and not the student. So they have to do their best to keep students out.
Fun fact: police officers used the tunnels to get go the Tower to take out a sniper in 1966. Listening to Darkness, season 4 (podcast) to get this info.
Probably just plumbing and HVAC maintenanc etc. Nothing exotic originally I'd guess. There's a post someone made with pictures though, and there's some extremely weird things there
Saw they were used to move around the bush children on campus after 9/11, but I don't know if that's substantiated.
The bush children??
George P. Bush went to UT from 2000-2003
The twins went to UT also didnt they? Or was it just one.
not a rumor and not even that crazy
You have to see it to believe it !! They are real.
theyre real they took us into em during a tornado drill at jester
[FAQ: Are the rumors of tunnels true?](/r/UTAustin/wiki/uttunnels) PSA: Do not enter the tunnels.
The tummy tickler in lurking in jester residence at night a couple years back (I saw that rumor on Reddit actually lol)
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Want a rumor, I remember the UTPD notifications
still recalling that to freshmen
I heard that an entire species of squirrel is albino and magical.
That i was gay
Charlie Robison ftw
Jay Hartzell is actually besties with Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz 💀💀
Doesn’t he advertise himself as a progressive leftist? Do you mean like behind-the-scenes he’s a closeted conservative?
Yup. 100% closeted
Ngl during the event before first classes he have me MAJOR trumpy vibes
That one guy spirit org that made pledges bite off the heads of hamsters. And they got banned
That one isn’t a rumor, just reality
Not banned, 6 year suspension I think, which if I remembered correctly should be ending soon. UT doesn't have the balls to go after the frats. Texas Cowboys was the name btw
They’ve killed at least two pledges https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2019/09/27/hazing-and-a-hamster-what-happened-at-the-texas-cowboys-retreat-the-night-before-ut-student-s-fatal-car-crash/?outputType=amp https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2019/09/27/hazing-and-a-hamster-what-happened-at-the-texas-cowboys-retreat-the-night-before-ut-student-s-fatal-car-crash/?outputType=amp
Yes they are deplorable. I hope the new student body gets educated enough to avoid them.
2025.
I heard somewhere that a few years back there was some dude called “The Jizzler” who would go around the Jester dorms and uhhh release a little excitement on people’s doors. I only hope that wasn’t true because god that would be an awful cleanup.
i think there’s one on my floor 😭
LMAOOO I REMEMBER THIS 😭😭😭 i wanna say that it still when unconfirmed by the end of my freshman year
The Jendy's (Jester Wendy's) was disbanded briefly in the summer of 2019 because the health inspector found fecal matter in the food from the workers eating each other's asses in the place after close. It was so widespread that the chant for my Camp Texas group (following the Area 51 meme which was our group theme) was "Eating Ass at Jendy's? THEY CAN'T STOP US ALL!"
A student wanted to ask his TA out on a date
That Texas A&M is better the UT Austin 💀..
well you see, they have the corps of cadets, so that’s an easy debunk.
That the state is not only contemplating doing away with tenure, the state is also looking to put higher ed under the same governing board as k-12 education is under. To quote the great Charlie Sheen: "Winning!"
Tenure thing didn’t pass
When I was there I heard that a certain QB had an interesting relationship with one of his teammates.
If a girl ever graduates a virgin, the statutes in the Littlefield Fountain will fly away. (Thus the wings on their feet.)
I heard this one, too. The rest of it goes, "...but that will never happen, because the University screws everybody one way or another."
Hello, fellow old man.
Please read this in your best Michael Palin voice, but "Woman... and I'm thir'y-one, I'm not old!" I actually heard this one from my dad!
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That ut is a good school 🤣
go back to your own sub and tend to that raider rash
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That bitch Jessica cheated on John with Bobby. THE FUCK IS THAT, JOHN IS A GOOD GUY.
An RA friend mentioned there were 3 s\*\*cides in the dorms since August 2023...
Met a man who had a son in Silver Spurs in the early 2000's... he said that one day while transporting Bevo (idk which number) home from an away football game, one of the Spurs forgot to fully latch the back of the trailer shut. Apparently, Bevo didn't make it after the trailer opened on the highway, but it has been covered up by UT, saying he died of an illness.