Council: A Rezoning Case at Historic Delta Kappa Gamma House

On the agenda: A contract with the SAFE Alliance to run a new family violence shelter and Stratus eyes the sky

"...rezoning request from the owners of the Delta Kappa Gamma house located at 12th and San Antonio. The one-story..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Fantastic Four

Marvel not at this Fox flop

"...This is the third attempt to bring Marvel Comics’ gamma-irradiated foursome to cinematic fruition and it’s even worse than..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Incredible Hulk

Finally, the Hulk is truly incredible. As of right now, it's Marvel's universe; we just live in it.

"...tanked disastrously at the box office), the big green gamma-guy returns to the screen in a purer, more unadulterated,..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Zoom

This superhero sci-fi farce drags its feet, while the sappy sweetness will make you wince.

"...phrases to pepper their story with such gems as "gamma rays" and "megavortex," without any explanation or attempt at..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

School Daze

Spike Lee imbues School Daze with as much race and identity politics as is possible without losing his focus in a film that should be rightfully viewed as a musical.

"...the dean of the university and the president of Gamma Phi Gamma. Lee imbues School Daze with as much..."

June 8, 2001 Screens Review by Charles Conn

UT's Queer Greek Life

An all-inclusive queer sorority founded at UT-Austin

"...Gamma Rho Lambda National (GRL) sorority is one of few..."

Jan. 25, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

High Tech Meets High Art in UT's CAET Initiative

New center teaches art students technical and computer skills

"...– Music and Sound, Games and Mobile Media Applications (GAMMA), or New Performance Technologies (centering around theatre and dance)..."

Feb. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Frat Party Fallout

UT students are disappointed by admin's failure to nip racist parties in the bud

"...The Phi Gamma Delta (aka "Fiji") fraternity brought an onslaught of unwanted..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

To Your Health

I get confused about the various kinds of vitamin E on the vitamin labels. Why can't labels just say "tocopherol"?

"...the most potent, so other fractions were named beta, gamma, and delta, with potencies 60, 25, and 27% that..."

July 19, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Who Will Be Nuked by the 819?

Austinites unleash a new postapocalyptic RPG on Twitch

"...used to play as a kid? And that was Gamma World. So we put together a little cast, but..."

Sept. 7, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

UT, OU Take Different Approaches to Racist Speech

OU takes swift action, while UT declines to punish students, citing freedom of speech

"...On Feb. 7, University of Texas frat Phi Gamma Delta, more commonly known as Fiji house, hosted a..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

My Sister's Altar

Mexican cultural ritual becomes personal

"...system throughout her fight – friends, neighbors, Kappa Kappa Gamma sisters, and her Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q family..."

Nov. 6, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Mole People

"...for the Misfits' "Some Kinda Hate," soulful frontman Joshua Gamma pleads "Why Don't You Call My Name?" Those youthful..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Fly Me to the Moon

This animated film is a simple parable of spirited can-do-ism, in which a trio of young houseflies semiaccidentally tags along on the Apollo 11 moon shot.

"...Apollo 11, and therefore any concerns about a giant, gamma-irradiated Jeff Goldblum-type are not to be entertained. Or something..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Although it tries mightily to top 2005's origin story by introducing fanboy favorite the Silver Surfer, this film is nevertheless relentlessly dull and curiously bombastic.

"...the Fantastic Four emerged onto the page as a gamma-ray mutated bunch of wacky, sci-fi squares. (Only the teenage..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stomp the Yard

Although littered with clichés and shopworn manipulations, this film's intervening dance sequences are so captivating that it’s almost possible to forget you’ve seen this movie a hundred times before.

"...Grant is also one of the leaders of Mu Gamma Xi, a fraternity whose pre-eminence in “stepping” – a..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

To Your Health

Although hemp protein is by no means a perfect food, it is a valuable source of fiber, proteins, and essential fatty acids

"...protein than soy, and is a good source of gamma linolenic acid, one of the anti-inflammatory fatty acids. The..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Useful tips in avoiding lung cancer for smokers and nonsmokers alike

"...retinoic acid is showing promise in reversing precancerous lesions. Gamma-tocopherol (but not alpha-tocopherol) appears to inhibit cancer cell growth...."

March 17, 2006 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Information on and how to treat Guillain-Barre syndrome

"...treatment is intravenous immunoglobulins. Most people are familiar with gamma globulin or IgG, which is often given by injection..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

22 to Think About

Austin Museum of Art shows new local art that engages the mind

"...interpretation is Jerry Chamkis' Kosmophone, which is based on gamma rays. An ultraviolet pulse is detected and turned into..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

To Your Health

Are vitamin E supplements harmful?

"...equivalent amounts of alpha tocopherol. There is evidence that gamma-tocopherol or another form of vitamin E known as tocotrienols..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Should L-glutamine powder be taken with meals or between them?

"...stimulating neurotransmitter, even though it is usually converted into gamma amino butyric acid, a calming neurotransmitter. Likewise, though glutamine..."

April 23, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Why can't nutritionists make up their minds about whether fat is good for you or not?

"...to the above rule: At least one omega-6 fat, gamma linolenic acid, is made into an anti-inflammatory prostaglandin...."

Sept. 5, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The Hulk

"...he’s angered, thanks to a career setback involving a gamma-ray mishap and his father’s penchant for self-experimentation, which has..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

To Your Health

I keep hearing about omega-3 fatty acids. What are they, where do they come from, and what good are they?

"...but not all, omega-6 EFAs convert to pro-inflammatory prostaglandins. Gamma linolenic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid, is one that..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The Powerpuff Girls Movie

"...Four have exactly this same problem after all those Gamma rays?). Pariahs in the city and shunned by classmates..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

¿Agua Fest?

"...Gavin Lance Garcia (formerly Gavin Lance, more formerly Gavin Gamma -- oh, let's get it over with! Everybody say..."

May 30, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Beck and Phoenix Make Every Moment Count at Breathless Moody Center Co-Headline

Dancing through three decades of songs from the two indie pop giants

"...For the second half, Beck picked up the guitar. "Gamma Ray" and "Soul of a Man" exemplified the hard-driving,..."

Aug. 23, 2023 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...tanked disastrously at the box office), the big green gamma-guy returns to the screen in a purer, more unadulterated,..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...(Grand Prairie TX) FUR (Brighton UK-ENGLAND) Gallus (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND) Gamma Vibes (Bucheon SOUTH KOREA) George O'Hanlon (Dorking UK-ENGLAND) George..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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