KUDOS to the University of Texas

[Iceman 2820]

Our middle school packed up 80 kids and adult/ teacher support on 2 buses and drove down 500 miles on Friday so that they could do the "Explore UT" event today.  At 5:20 yesterday afternoon, basically as they arrived to Austin; they were told the event had been cancelled, due to precautions around the coronavirus.  Of course, everyone from our school was crestfallen.

This morning someone with the State Capital reached out to them and said they would give the students a tour today.  The University of Texas added that our kids would be treated to tickets to the Okie Lite/ UT game this afternoon.  What could have been a miserable day has turned into a day the kids will likely never forget, mainly due to people being generous with their time and resources.

For all the rivalrous banter and shit we talk on here, Way to go, Bevo & Company!!!

Edited March 7, 2020 by Iceman

[Doc Reeves 6434]

Nice. Glad to hear the kids are gonna have fun

[NorthLoop 14305]

Well that's one way to boost basketball attendance 

[Pato del Muerto 52975]

If you’re not gonna cancel basketball/baseball/softball, why bother cancelling this explore UT event?

Edited March 7, 2020 by Pato del Muerto

[Tailgate 3027]

Out of rep. Hook ‘em!

[bluto 4947]

If you’re not gonna cancel basketball/baseball/softball, why bother cancelling this explore UT event?

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[Dewey 3315]

How rapturous that must be

[Guest Lobo]

2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

If you’re not gonna cancel basketball/baseball/softball, why bother cancelling this explore UT event?

Because despite the effort to introduce kids ages 3-13, to the wonders of research and higher education...invariably ExploreUT turns into kids touching the hundreds of hands-on exhibits, then picking their nose, then touching one another, then touching the hands-in exhibits again...from one building to the next. 

[Continental Op 3934]

5 hours ago, Iceman said:

The University of Texas added that our kids would be treated to tickets to the Okie Lite/ UT game this afternoon.

Haven't these children suffered enough already?

[B00M 6604]

43 minutes ago, Continental Op said:

Haven't these children suffered enough already?

If they're from Lubbock I'm sure they enjoyed what they saw... 

[Iceman 2820]

120 miles N of LBK...

 

Yes. They had a great time today versus what could have been a giant shit sandwich.