UT buys Dobie Center

[tbone_ 14128]

Jester East - fall 86.

/csb - my first date in college was with a prim and proper bow head sorority girl from Kingwood I met by knocking on random doors in the dorm. We went to see Blue Velvet at Dobie Theater. I had no idea what it was going to be about and she was horrified. Totally corrupted that girl though and we had lots of fun during my 4 years on the 40.

[TwiceHorn 31496]

3 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Jester East - fall 86.

/csb - my first date in college was with a prim and proper bow head sorority girl from Kingwood I met by knocking on random doors in the dorm. We went to see Blue Velvet at Dobie Theater. I had no idea what it was going to be about and she was horrified. Totally corrupted that girl though and we had lots of fun during my 4 years on the 40.

Saw multiple depraved movies at Dobie in that timeframe.  Blue Velvet, Salo, probably a couple of others.

[tbone_ 14128]

What was that one with Divine where she eats shit or something? Saw that one there too

[NorthLoop 14215]

Dobie Alum 2000-01. 

We used to put kegs in Dell computer boxes and dolly them into the elevators. Security was overhauled the next year because of 9/11 so I don't think they got to party as hard.

[El Diablo 4232]

11 hours ago, Lobo said:

Great, now Jester and Dobie can officially battle it out for ugliest building on the 40 Acres under one banner.  

Definitely not in the "Dorms Over 40 That Still Have It" discussion. 

[used2b 249]

Hardin House resident here. And it looks exactly the same as it did in the mid-90s.  💅

My kid is probably going to UT in the fall. If you haven't been there lately, the changes to West Campus changes are crazy. He will probably live at Callaway which I liken to the former Towers maybe.

 

[TKthunder2 4992]

40 minutes ago, used2b said:

Hardin House resident here. And it looks exactly the same as it did in the mid-90s.  💅

My kid is probably going to UT in the fall. If you haven't been there lately, the changes to West Campus changes are crazy. He will probably live at Callaway which I liken to the former Towers maybe.

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16005]

Haven’t been on campus in a minute. In this pic, are they calling Food Hall where the residents eat, & Market where Burger King/video store/barber shop/etc. used to be? 

 

 

Also, when did they get a rooftop pool? 

[GTX Horn 1708]

22 hours ago, Lobo said:

Great, now Jester and Dobie can officially battle it out for ugliest building on the 40 Acres under one banner.  

RLM is equally shitty if not worse than those 2. Also isn’t there a Target on-campus right next to Dobie now?

[Hozz 1017]

I lived in Dobie my freshman and sophomore year 91-92.  I liked it a lot.  I loved that Hao Hao Chinese place they had in the mall.

[UnivTex34 1763]

8 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Haven’t been on campus in a minute. In this pic, are they calling Food Hall where the residents eat, & Market where Burger King/video store/barber shop/etc. used to be? 

 

 

Also, when did they get a rooftop pool? 

Food hall is the food court. Where Nikki's (RIP) used to be.

Market is a Target. It's that walkdown from the sidewalk floor.

[ChickenNuggets 1629]

22 hours ago, maninblack said:

Dobie Alum

slowest elevators on the planet....

[ChickenNuggets 1629]

11 hours ago, used2b said:

Hardin House resident here. And it looks exactly the same as it did in the mid-90s.  💅

My kid is probably going to UT in the fall. If you haven't been there lately, the changes to West Campus changes are crazy. He will probably live at Callaway which I liken to the former Towers maybe.

 

Ha, i rented the blue house next to the Hardin house my Junior year.

[tbone_ 14128]

slowest elevators on the planet....

Idk jester was pretty bad. Serious stink eye for folks that would get on and just ride a floor or two.

[conVINCEd 21469]

3 minutes ago, ChickenNuggets said:

Ha, i rented the blue house next to the Hardin house my Junior year.

I’m sure it was a shithole that was falling apart, as most of those older houses in West Campus were, but it would be tough to pick a better location.

[ChickenNuggets 1629]

J. Frank Dobie was opposed to the development of the UT Tower cause he thought it was disgraceful to destroy "old main" and erect a phallus in it's place... And yet his name graces that giant phallus on 21st and guadalupe.

[South Austin 52519]

43 minutes ago, Hozz said:

I loved that Hao Hao Chinese place they had in the mall.

Same.  I continued going there after I moved to an apartment for law school. 

The daughter of that family spun off and opened Hao Q Kitchen on Far West, where I took my kids for most of their childhood lives until sadly she passed away recently and they closed it down.

[ChickenNuggets 1629]

On 10/12/2021 at 11:51 AM, StruggleBus said:

Not Dobie related, but for some reason this reminded me of how many wasted people pissed and vomited in the elevators and out the windows at Castilian. 

Castilian was a fucking train wreck.

[GabrielsHorn 2186]

3 hours ago, South Austin said:

Same.  I continued going there after I moved to an apartment for law school. 

The daughter of that family spun off and opened Hao Q Kitchen on Far West, where I took my kids for most of their childhood lives until sadly she passed away recently and they closed it down.

Her name was Holly, right? That really, really sucks. We would go there and Burrito Factory all the time, and she always remembered each of our orders, even when I hadn't gone in a few years. 

[jdhorn92 1552]

Dobie alum.  

 

Got there my provisional summer late May '88 before my HS class had even graduated.  Was overwhelmed by the freedom, had a side suite with another guy from my HS and on the other side was a single dude who was super homesick so he was never there.  In the fall of '88 my 3 good buddies joined me (thank goodness I got admitted after doing well in both summer sessions), in a  corner suite. 

That summer of '88 was a blast, Dobie was so close to everything and for the younger members here, Austin was much different (better? who's to say) in the late 80's,, smaller for sure, really felt like a college town especially in the summer. 

Dobie was a blast, really enjoyed it.  Heading to a Austin this weekend, reunion with 20 or so guys and wives this weekend for OSU game.

[orange dream 1254]

Moore-Hill 89-90 checking in.

Dobie / the Woo / Castillian were definitely for the rich crowd in those days.

[ChickenNuggets 1629]

3 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

I’m sure it was a shithole that was falling apart, as most of those older houses in West Campus were, but it would be tough to pick a better location.

it was actually pretty well remodeled when we had it. And we proceeded to ruin it pretty quickly again. Ables was nice and close and most of my classes were down 21st. I doubt I'd recognize the area now, I haven't driven down Rio Grande in years.

 

[ChickenNuggets 1629]

6 minutes ago, orange dream said:

Moore-Hill 89-90 checking in.

Dobie / the Woo / Castillian were definitely for the rich crowd in those days.

Moore Hill, 97 here :). 

[HouTex 1878]

Moore-Hill 89-90 checking in.
Dobie / the Woo / Castillian were definitely for the rich crowd in those days.

The Woo was disgusting in the early 80’s, and I’m sure before, and yet billionaire’s sons lived there. It’s just what freshman men going through rush did back then. Some had condos at Orange Tree or other places in West Campus but that was usually for their sophomore through senior years.

[Guest]

Niki's still in Dobie?

[UnivTex34 1763]

1 minute ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

Niki's still in Dobie?

See above, it closed right at the beginning or or a couple months in of the Pandemic and never reopened.

[CycleTex87 2972]

On 10/12/2021 at 4:18 PM, HouTex said:

Probably already stated but it was a shit hole in the early 80’s.

My Dad stayed in the Goodall Wooten in the early 60’s. When it was my turn in the early 80’s, we went to visit on a Saturday morning like at 8 or 9 am.  We went to see a room, where the dude was still asleep and the room was an absolute trash heap.  My Dad remarked that it looked like the same floor/carpet/whatever from his days. 

[TwiceHorn 31496]

19 hours ago, used2b said:

Hardin House resident here. And it looks exactly the same as it did in the mid-90s.  💅

My kid is probably going to UT in the fall. If you haven't been there lately, the changes to West Campus changes are crazy. He will probably live at Callaway which I liken to the former Towers maybe.

 

There was actually a "Callaway House" way back in the day that was a low-rise dump in the 80s.  Apparrently a male dorm that was a response to Hardin House.  

I knew someone that lived just about everywhere, every dorm, every major apartment complex, but I never knew anyone that lived at Callaway House.

[MrBig 5414]

Scottish Rite still in North Campus? 

[Surly Bevo 25049]

17 minutes ago, MrBig said:

Scottish Rite still in North Campus? 

Yea my freshman lives there. 

[South Austin 52519]

15 hours ago, GabrielsHorn said:

Her name was Holly, right? That really, really sucks. We would go there and Burrito Factory all the time, and she always remembered each of our orders, even when I hadn't gone in a few years. 

Her name was Hong, but maybe she went by Holly in her younger years. She had been battling cancer for some time, but kept it under wraps and a lot of the regulars at the restaurant didn’t know because they shut down in-person dining for much of the pandemic. She was about 48 when she passed.

[Snake Diggity 4625]

22 hours ago, Hozz said:

I lived in Dobie my freshman and sophomore year 91-92.  I liked it a lot.  I loved that Hao Hao Chinese place they had in the mall.

Loved that place.  First ethnic food my hick ass ever ate.  They had a super cheap lunch special (like $3?) that came with hot and sour soup and egg roll that I probably ate 30+ times my senior year.

Edited October 14, 2021 by Snake Diggity

[Dahobbs 17625]

22 hours ago, ChickenNuggets said:

slowest elevators on the planet....

I regularly took the stairs to and from my room on the top floor because I didn't want to wait 30 minutes for the fucking elevators. 

[South Austin 52519]

19 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Loved that place.  First ethnic food my hick ass ever ate.  They had a super cheap lunch special (like $3?) that came with hot and sour soup and egg roll that I probably ate 30+ times my senior year.

My suitemates hated it when I got the Kung Pao chicken, but it was so good.

[Hozz 1017]

56 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Loved that place.  First ethnic food my hick ass ever ate.  They had a super cheap lunch special (like $3?) that came with hot and sour soup and egg roll that I probably ate 30+ times my senior year.

Yeah I don't recall the price but the lunch special is what I remember.  The line would be backed up into the mall but it moved fast.  Even though Dobie dorm had, in retrospect, a pretty kick ass meal plan that was all you can eat, I ate at Hao Hao more often than not for lunch.

[South Austin 52519]

7 minutes ago, Hozz said:

Yeah I don't recall the price but the lunch special is what I remember.  The line would be backed up into the mall but it moved fast.  Even though Dobie dorm had, in retrospect, a pretty kick ass meal plan that was all you can eat, I ate at Hao Hao more often than not for lunch.

Yeah, I might think otherwise if the 46-year-old version of me went back in time and ate a meal there, but I recall the Dobie cafeteria as pretty solid for college dorm food. 

[High Plains Drifter 11050]

 

I think I bounced a three dollar check to Nicki's once (or twice).

[shadow_operative2.0 16005]

I feel bad for the checks I bounced to the Eckerd’s on the Drag for dip. Oops. 

[yoladu 4094]

1 hour ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

I think I bounced a three dollar check to Nicki's once (or twice).

Niki: "hey, you buy 5 pizzas, i give you a coke for free".

Loved that man.

[jdhorn92 1552]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

I feel bad for the checks I bounced to the Eckerd’s on the Drag for dip. Oops. 

My hot spot was Prontos Market west campus, Rio Grande iirc.  Bounced a few there in my day.

Thank god for emergency student loans.  You could get $200 on the spot, there was campus office for it  over by the communications building, had plenty of good weekends on the tit.  Just had to hustle to get it paid back so you could get your grades at end of semester.

[conVINCEd 21469]

Kids these days have no idea about the skill and precision required to successfully float a check at the end of the month.

[jdhorn92 1552]

3 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

Kids these days have no idea about the skill and precision required to successfully float a check at the end of the month.

As a parent to 3 teens (girls, no pics) , I realize I have a lot of life experiences that may not see the light of day.  I could pass on a lot of intel , but In some ways the less they know about my time on the 40, the better, lol.

What I learned at UT, fending for myself,  gaming the system, surviving etc.. was a real work of art.  For example, word would get passed around about which classes to take based on what prof was teaching that particular semester.  I wont go in to too much detail as to why that was important, ill let you figure it out....or having a legit "Clergy"  tent card thingy for your dashboard to park anywhere on campus at any time, pass-free......or roaming the halls of Jester gathering Student ID's in the chinese area of the dorm and taking them to Belmont to get your free game tickets for all your buddies (since you knew the exchange students weren't using them),  then charging  a couple bucks a throw for the time...i could go on and on about the  'education' of my years on campus, a lot of learned right there in old Dobie.

[Deej 76830]

20 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said:

My hot spot was Prontos Market west campus, Rio Grande iirc.  Bounced a few there in my day.

Thank god for emergency student loans.  You could get $200 on the spot, there was campus office for it  over by the communications building, had plenty of good weekends on the tit.  Just had to hustle to get it paid back so you could get your grades at end of semester.

In a pinch, you could pay it back with a check, playing the float, and get another loan the next day to cover that check. Bought you a little more time.

[tbone_ 14128]

As a parent to 3 teens (girls, no pics) , I realize I have a lot of life experiences that may not see the light of day.  I could pass on a lot of intel , but In some ways the less they know about my time on the 40, the better, lol.
What I learned at UT, fending for myself,  gaming the system, surviving etc.. was a real work of art.  For example, word would get passed around about which classes to take based on what prof was teaching that particular semester.  I wont go in to too much detail as to why that was important, ill let you figure it out....or having a legit "Clergy"  tent card thingy for your dashboard to park anywhere on campus at any time, pass-free......or roaming the halls of Jester gathering Student ID's in the chinese area of the dorm and taking them to Belmont to get your free game tickets for all your buddies (since you knew the exchange students weren't using them),  then charging  a couple bucks a throw for the time...i could go on and on about the  'education' of my years on campus, a lot of learned right there in old Dobie.

Uh, this is the purpose of college yo. To learn how to navigate life.

[Catpfish 618]

I was Dobie 85-86 and I don't remember a meal plan.  Nikki's, McDonald's, Amy's and the arcade were must sees and then there was GM Steak House just across the Drag.

[Sawbonz 27578]

On 10/12/2021 at 7:31 PM, Deej said:

When I visited Colorado School of Mines my senior year of high school, the guys they had me staying with in the dorms took me up to Boulder with them for a reggae concert. We got back to Golden well after midnight, and they used a set of lock picks to break into the library to study for finals. 

[83Horn 1642]

Moore-Hill alum, checking in; fall '79 - spring '82.  I may be misremembering this, but I seem to recall it costing somewhere around $1100-$1200 per semester including meal plan at Jester cafeteria.  Meal plan included three meals a day Mon-Sat, and two (breakfast/lunch) on Sunday.  Spent almost every Sunday dinner at Schlotzky's in the basement of Dobie.  I was enough of a regular that they would start making my sandwich before I got to the counter because it was always the same; (ham&swiss on white with lettuce, tomato, light on the onions and black olives).

[Deej 76830]

1 minute ago, 83Horn said:

ham&swiss on white with lettuce, tomato, light on the onions and black olives

Worst Schlotzsky's order ever.

[conVINCEd 21469]

On 10/14/2021 at 2:02 PM, jdhorn92 said:

As a parent to 3 teens (girls, no pics) , I realize I have a lot of life experiences that may not see the light of day.  I could pass on a lot of intel , but In some ways the less they know about my time on the 40, the better, lol.

What I learned at UT, fending for myself,  gaming the system, surviving etc.. was a real work of art.  For example, word would get passed around about which classes to take based on what prof was teaching that particular semester.  I wont go in to too much detail as to why that was important, ill let you figure it out....or having a legit "Clergy"  tent card thingy for your dashboard to park anywhere on campus at any time, pass-free......or roaming the halls of Jester gathering Student ID's in the chinese area of the dorm and taking them to Belmont to get your free game tickets for all your buddies (since you knew the exchange students weren't using them),  then charging  a couple bucks a throw for the time...i could go on and on about the  'education' of my years on campus, a lot of learned right there in old Dobie.

Tell me about this clergy thing.  We had a handicapped pass we passed around the fraternity house for a while.  The fine in the mid-90’s for unauthorized use of a handicapped pass was north of $1k, which was pretty steep back then.  We were good friends and all chipped in to help the guy who got caught.

[83Horn 1642]

5 minutes ago, Deej said:

Worst Schlotzsky's order ever.

Yeah...my tastebuds were a lot less adventurous in my youth.  At that stage in my life, putting any vegetables on a sandwich was pushing the envelope.