Charles Alan Wright Fields at the Berry M. Whitaker Sports Complex — Local services in Austin

I understand that this facility is operated by UT for students and employees (I am one of them), but as publicly owned recreation land I am disappointed that UT aggressively enforces membership. The Craven Lacrosse Athletic Field on the main campus is essentially open to the public, why not here? A simple and fair policy would be to partner with the City of Austin and give precedent to users who reserve the fields for a fee, and to allow unreserved fields to be used for general recreation. This would make the fields more popular and beneficial to the...

The soccer fields are well-kept and there is never a lack of players for a quick (or not-so-quick) impromptu soccer match. Late afternoons and early evenings are preferable during the Summer (if you've been living in Texas for more than a week you may have already found out why), and only rarely do the University staff members ask for student IDs when you're on the field. Watch out for amateur players such as myself, we will...

I’ve been visiting the Wright fields on Sunday morning to play tennis with some fellow classmates and have always had a good time. The check in is fast with your UT ID, and the amount of fields almost assured you there will be one available. I use the parking lot facing 51st street, which gives convenient access to both the basketball and tennis courts (as well as the...