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Roadrunner Life

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Roadrunner Life

Sombrilla Magazine documents in photos the important, the beautiful, and the memory-worthy moments of life at UTSA

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • A look at track and field across the decades.
  • One tradition has lasted from the first Fiesta UTSA the present.
  • The time-honored transition from home life to dorm life.
  • The pomp and ceremony of commencement will always be key in university life.

And They’re Off!

And They’re Off!

1982: Two ’Runner hurdlers take to the track on February 2 to help the university promote the upcoming track and field season.

2018: Patrick Prince leads the pack at the Roadrunner Invitational Track & Field Meet on March 24 on the Park West Campus.


Forever a Tradition

Forever a Tradition

1979: Liz Landez crowns David Soto with a cascarone at the second Fiesta UTSA, on March 27.

2016: A pair of Roadrunner festivalgoers christen each other with confetti eggs on April 15.


New Year, New Digs

New Year, New Digs

1986: Students move into the newly opened Chisholm Hall on August 27 for the fall semester. Chisholm is the first dorm at UTSA, which had been designated a “commuter campus,” one without residence halls.

2012: Students carrying possessions to their new dorm rooms during fall semester Residence Hall Move-in, part of the welcoming tradition of Roadrunner Days.


Capping It Off

Capping It Off

1974: Richard E.W. Adams, founding dean of the College of Business, stands with Susan Bolado, who became UTSA’s first graduating student, receiving her M.B.A. degree, on August 18 at the university’s inaugural commencement ceremony.

2018: President Eighmy extends a celebratory fist bump to a student graduating on May 14.