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THE OVER/UNDER GUIDE TO CAMPUS LIFE IN THE ATX
Over 100 Things to Do This Fall
Events calendar
10 Lunch Spots Under $10
You’re young, scrappy, and hungry. A Hamilton will get you far.
BY KALI VENABLE
Best Clubs for the Under-21 Crowd
No ID? No problem.
BY ISABELLA CASTRO-COTA
Fun in the Sun: Outdoor Activities in Austin
Where to hike, bike, and wade into cool water
BY ASHLEY MORENO
How to Talk Like a Local in Under a Minute
Your pronunciation guide to Austin
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Tales From a Former R.A.
On being a semi-pro buzzkill
Campus Hacks: UT
Campus Hacks: Texas State
Campus Hacks: Huston-Tillotson
Campus Hacks: St. Edward's
Campus Apps
Guide to Austin Record Stores
Back to School Central
news
Pride 2017
Protecting the LGBTQ Community When the State Attacks
From the bathroom bill to marriage equality, can Austin fight back?
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Point Austin: Celebrating the Kellers’ Exoneration
On a happy day, too many others endure criminal injustice
BY MICHAEL KING
Headlines
Quote of the Week: Greg Fenves
The president of UT on the fate of Confederate statues
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Advocates: Reject Police Union Contract
New “excessive force” lawsuit filed over 2015 “jaywalking” arrest
BY MICHAEL KING
Tim Mahoney for Comptroller. Tim Mahoney for Trump?
Attorney, organizer enters statewide race
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
5th Circuit Affirms Ruling in Texas Prison Overheating Case
A lawsuit filed by six prisoners at the Wallace Pack Unit can now include the unit's full population
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Alex Jones’ Caffeinated Conspiracies
The nutcase makes an acquaintance with “Seattle’s finest”
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Death Watch: Steven Long Spared Execution
SCOTUS’ ruling in Bobby James Moore case spares inmate’s life, for now
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Council on CodeNEXT
Four CMs lament inequitable land use standards throughout city
BY MICHAEL KING
Pressley Continues to Fight Council Election Loss
District 4 loser takes fight to Texas Supreme Court
BY MICHAEL KING
Plaza Saltillo’s Affordable Habitat
Habitat for Humanity in line for new density bonuses at two Fourth Street addresses
BY SARAH MARLOFF
SB 4 on Campus
How will campus policing change when the anti-immigrant law goes into effect?
BY MARIA MENDEZ
UT’s Key to Being Safe
BeSafe’s grassroots campaign continues its growth on campus
BY KATARINA BROWN
LGBTQ Quality of Life Commission Sends Recommendations to Council
Commission issues three wishes, two that will need money
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Lege Lines: Sine Done
The dregs from last month's special session
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER AND MARY TUMA
Workers Prevail on Wages at ABIA Hyatt
Six ABIA Hyatt Place Hotel subcontractors stiffed workers out of nearly $240,000
BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report: Who’s Left for Trump to Tweet-bomb?
Maybe nobody. Maybe he should get off Twitter altogether.
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
First Look: Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches
A classic combination with some extras
BY JESSI DEVENYNS
27th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners
Dear Glutton: School Lunches
How to get your kids to pack their own lunch
BY EMILY BEYDA
Food Events
music
The Headmaster Ritual
Back to school sampler
Playback – Lukas Nelson: Real as Promised
Lukas Nelson is a chip off the ol' Willie
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
A Giant Dog
Toy
Stephen Doster
New Black Suit
screens
The Sublime Beauty of Kogonada's Columbus
Director brings his indie drama to AFS Cinema
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
My Obsession: Music Videos
aGLIFF director just can't get enough of the golden age of music videos
BY JIM BRUNZELL
Totally Total Providence
Animator Paul Beck presents A Scanner Darkly at Alamo Drafthouse Mueller
BY SEAN L. MALIN
Pride 2017
What’cha Watchin’?
Gay Place/Assistant News Editor Sarah Marloff on the teen dramas she adores
Film Reviews
Columbus
A gorgeous and resonant tale of two loners
In This Corner of the World
The life of a Japanese girl during wartime
Patti Cake$
A hip-hop star is born in New Jersey
Whose Streets?
A you-are-there portrait of the tragedy in Ferguson
arts & culture
Pride 2017
Fatima Mann Reigns Over Austin Pride
Activist and Pride grand marshal wants to include every member of the rainbow alphabet
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2017
Who gets the last laugh on an Austin summer?
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Local Opera Local Artists' We Might Be Struck by Lightning
In this new pastiche chamber opera, LOLA takes us on a bold musical journey
“Micky Hoogendijk: Pure Imagination” at Women & Their Work
The photographs here fully reveal the artist’s skill with composition and light, but show less of their subjects’ interior life
“Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler: Giant” at the Blanton Museum of Art
The film is good at showing the fate of the film set of Giant, but it leaves open the question of what’s happened to Marfa
columns
Pride 2017
Day Trips: West Columbia
A replica of the first capitol illustrates the humble beginnings of the Republic of Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Tell the Whole World
Rejection never feels good, even if the other guy looks exactly like you
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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