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Surprise! UT students order rides, Matthew McConaughey picks them up

Matthew McConaughey picked up UT students who requested a safe ride home Monday night.
Matthew McConaughey picked up UT students who requested a safe ride home Monday night. Courtesy

Some University of Texas students got a surprise Monday night when an Oscar-winning actor gave them a ride home in a golf cart.

Matthew McConaughey, a UT Distinguished Alumnus, volunteered some time Monday night to give UT students who didn’t want to walk home alone at night.

Last year, the student government started SURE Walk, or Students United for Rape Elimination, which offers UT students someone to walk home with safely after dark.

McConaughey volunteered with Meals on Wheels on Thanksgiving in Austin before lending a hand Monday at his alma mater, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Mark David Smith: 817-390-7808, @MarkSmith_FWST

 

This story was originally published November 29, 2016 at 12:59 PM with the headline "Surprise! UT students order rides, Matthew McConaughey picks them up."

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