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KeepTheEyes campaign



I hesitate to post this, as it might be throwing gasoline on the fire. Additionally, many are already tired of this debate and controversy. If this post is deemed unnecessary and taken down, I understand. However, this issue is one that I know is personally very important to me, and I have found the same to be true for thousands of fans, students, and alumni in the past several weeks. That being said, here it is:

A significant number of concerned alumni have started a KeepTheEyes campaign, involving a Chang.org petition, Twitter promotion, website, and various other social media outlets.

I have also written a piece on BurntOrangeNation titled "A Historical Case FOR Singing the Eyes of Texas" which can be found here. The goal is to advocate for keeping "The Eyes of Texas" as the school song, to cast doubt on its racist origins, to prove there was never racist intent, and to convince the student-athletes to drop this from their list of the demands. This movement takes no official stance on the other demands made by the student-athletes.

If interested, please view the various links I have provided.

Hook 'Em

Be excellent to each other.

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