Occupy the Tower

'Shared Services' protest leads to arrests

"...Eighteen UT students stepped out of Travis County Jail yesterday morning,..."

April 25, 2014 News Post by Lizzie Jespersen

A Wary Campus Community Readies for COVID at UT

Gone to Texas ... for now

"...dreamed of attending the Univer­si­ty of Texas at Austin, but the incoming freshman is optimistic. “I want my first..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Beth Sullivan

Every Woman Everywhere

UT, ALLGO, and Resistencia honor the life and work of the late Gloria Anzaldúa

"...bottom of my heart, each word strong enough digging out, self telling." – Losang Lhano..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Black to Africa

African Literature Conference at UT

"...Keynote speaker Maryse Conde. Why should you care about African literature? Quite simply, "because it is there," explains..."

March 13, 1998 Books Feature by Sarah Hepola

Obama Eats, Bumps, and Leaves

The fist bump heard ’round the world

"...off now than we were when I took office. But the fact is, we've still got a long way..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Fist Bumps for Equal Rights

The incredibly true story of Obama's Austin fist bump

"...over the Internet], I look like a dead fish, but it was cool. I do stand-up, so it was..."

July 11, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Nina Hernandez

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...that read "Fuck Your Feelings" in his hands and shouted toward the marchers as they moved northbound. Most of..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Point Austin: One, Two, Many Occupations

A movement being born is many things

"...Attempting to describe Occupy Austin – and more broadly, the Occupy movement worldwide..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Fun and Games With Stratfor

APD and DPS collaborated with private 'geopolitical intelligence firm'

"...programs related to counterterrorism, homeland security and intelligence in about 10,000 locations across the United States." That was four..."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by John Anderson

Point Austin: Making Connections

Organized labor reaches out to all workers

"...Restoring the Power of Unions: It Takes a Movement, UT law professor and labor scholar Jack Getman argued that..."

March 2, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Moscow Now, Here

The New Russian Drama Festival opens a hotline to the culture of Russia today

"...the city to demonstrate their desire to see Vladimir Putin defeated in the upcoming presidential election. The dramatic staging..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Civics 101

This week's opportunities for public engagement

"...DAY Texas Free­dom Network Student Chapter hosts events at UT, including free HIV testing. 9:30am-4:30pm. West Mall, UT campus...."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Column

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

Death and drugs dominated the year for Austin police

"...Barrera, inside her rented cottage just north of the UT campus in the wee hours of Jan. 1, cast..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Civics 101

Want to make a difference? Here's a good place to start.

"...OCCUPY AUSTIN FAMILY FUN Bring Grandma and the kids to..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Column

West Campus Wear

21st and San Jacinto

"...Texas is old, getting older, and not aging well. But the reality of today's West Campus - the most..."

May 5, 1995 News Feature

Sex and the Senate

What will it take to curb sexual harassment at the Texas State Capitol?

"...in the Legislature. The latest iteration, approved as a resolution by a unanimous vote of the House on Jan...."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

One Holiday, Two Gifts, 100 Years

Dan Welcher's pair of Yuletide operas shows what a difference a century makes

"...turned to thoughts of love. It's spring in Austin, but in one small corner of the city, the mistletoe..."

April 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Mutual Aid Organizations Share Resources During COVID-19 and Beyond

Looking for solidarity, not charity

"...one day. That was right when the pandemic started, about in March."..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

SXSW Panels: Woke Food

SXSW food track navigates contemporary food systems

"...They started out the panel by discussing how homemade meals have gained..."

March 14, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Blocked by the Cops

Choose your words carefully before tweeting at APD

"...has evolved into something of an online restraining order. But what happens when a social media account run by..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by John Anderson

Top 10 State Stories

Rick Perry's embarrassments, education's funding battles, and more

"...still hasn't conceded – last week he was musing about putting a "God-fearing conservative patriot" in the White House..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by the News Staff

Headlines

"...for early-morning flights may take as long as 60 minutes. At least ABIA's new cell-phone waiting area – free parking..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Feature

In the Game

For her first museum work, Jade Walker steps up to the plate and swings big

"...creator of this imposing, ambitious work should know something about. In Austin's visual arts scene, she's as deep in..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Solid Gold 40 is shocked and dismayed; non-fans of Carole Keeton Rylander add their two cents; a tear for Tony's Vineyard; and more letters to the editor.

"...3) So the "Coach" was de-credentialed by UT ["Coach's Corner," Vol. 19, No. 1]. If he even..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Column

Empty Plinths

"...Dear Editor, The Confederate statues on the UT campus occupy spaces which, because of the landscaping and..."

June 22, 2015 Postmarks

A Church and Its People on Austin's Eastside

The living history of David Chapel

"...David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church was born, phoenixlike, out of the darkness of Austin's racial history. The congregation..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Soccer in Austin: The Road to Realness

What'll happen at McKalla Place? Good question.

"...Thanks to City Council's approval of a resolution directing the city manager to complete a "community engagement..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Interactive: The Latino Millennial Vote

Maria Teresa Kumar and America Ferrera discuss the Latino vote

"...Americans, discussed the Catch an Illegal Immigrant Game at UT-Austin in 2013, hosted (and later cancelled) by the Young..."

March 15, 2016 SXSW Post by Mac McCann

Connecting a Whole Community

Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide

"...of the hundreds of people who filter in and out of the East Austin computer center, one of the..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Candidate Filings for AISD, ACC Seats

A last-minute deluge of candidates

"...teacher P. Kevin Bryant, local minister David "D" Thompson, UT African and African Diaspora Studies Dept. chair Edmund T...."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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