Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the UTSA newsletter The Discourse in August 1975.
A group of students stood patiently in line outside Room 3.04.10 of the Humanities-Business Building, waiting to be advised. Down the outdoor path from the new classroom building, the finishing white lines were painted on the parking lots. And out on Interstate 10 near the campus, Volkswagens, Cadillacs, and trucks were wearing bright orange bumper stickers.
UTSA had come of age.
August [1975] was a busy month for UTSA faculty, administrators, and staff who counted down the final days before September 2—the first day of classes on the new campus. By August 25, roughly 2,200 students had already registered for the fall semester.
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