Letters at 3AM: 'Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain?'

In the early part of the Sixties, television's "Route 66" offered a taste of the new American consciousness

"...families raised most kids. College wasn't expensive. The national debt was pocket change. The government functioned fairly well. Sociologists..."

June 15, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Point Austin: Primary Lessons

Doggett victory bracing in an otherwise gerrymandered day

"...on Wheels, and they have no interest in reducing student debt."..."

June 1, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...such high water rates is because of the enormous debt the water utility has piled up. I actually called..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

After a Fashion

This week, Stephen judges the judges on 'Fashion Star'

"...night before the big show, a University of Texas student organization on campus called Face AIDS is producing their..."

April 20, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Money Laundering Case Continues

Detention hearings continue in case against Yassine family

"...Orr what he really has is a lot of debt and therefore cannot really be considered a flight risk...."

March 28, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Chronicle' Endorsements and Election Info

Our recommendations for the Nov. 8 election

"...of general obligation bonds to finance educational loans to students...."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature

'Chronicle' Endorsements and Election Info

Our recommendations for the Nov. 8 election

"...of general obligation bonds to finance educational loans to students...."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature

Point Austin: Have You Been Screwed by Rick Perry?

The governor's political offenses outstrip his sexual ones

"...college graduates in Texas entered the labor force with student debt in 2009, and their average debt totaled $20,015."..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Budget Cutting Was Fiscally Foolish

"...Last week, a recalcitrant Congress finally raised the federal debt ceiling, but not before slashing several social welfare programs...."

Aug. 9, 2011 Postmarks

Pride Goeth to the Fall

Pride parade postponed

"...booths, the new Pride board is still carrying a debt from 2010. (Full disclosure: The Austin Chronicle is among..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Hard Times, Soft Heads; and Wall Street's Resilient Greed

"...families are at least shedding some of their consumer debt. Good! Except that much of this is the result..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Booming in the Bust

ACC advances its higher-ed march across the region – but not everyone is happy

"...complain about the $1.6 million being spent on the Student Success Initiative – a cross-departmental program to examine ways..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Letters at 3AM: In the Margins of Oligarchy

Society is created by a mass of individual choices

"...The young are especially vulnerable. The student loan racket exists to ensure Oligarchy that by the..."

June 4, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Perry the Censor

Conservatives let slip governor's role in play cancellation

"...get all the conservative plaudits for strong-arming Tarleton State students into canceling a play. Now the Conservative Republicans of..."

April 26, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

ACC Board Elections: Meet the Candidates

The candidates on taxing districts, remedial boot camps, and student culture

"...don't want to do is just increase fees for students or raise taxes too high, which I think will..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

HD47 Finance Furor

Republican Workman attacks opponent for having student loans

"...seems to be savaging opponent Holly Turner for having student loans...."

April 8, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Football by the (Negative) Numbers

Welcome to the real athletics budget

"...an untenable balance sheet. Between 2005 and 2010, the debt load increased from $66 million to $222.4 million, and..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by the News Staff

Nickels, Dimes, and Quarterbacks

"...UNIVERSITY SPENDING PER STUDENT..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature

UT to End Football Program

Governor, Lege order budget cuts: 'Need to tighten belts ... and jockstraps'

"...university must set priorities, especially when times are tough. Students must come first, and undergraduate education is the primary..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by the News Staff

Ending Football

A chronology

"...the Longhorn football program – due to an ever-expanding debt burden...."

April 2, 2010 News Feature

A Double Life

Splitting the difference between Peter Schickele and his alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach

"...personality isn't so split and how much of a debt – comedic and musical – he owes to that..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The End of Poverty?

This documentary argues against economic globalization and corporate imperialism.

"...death by countless other films, books, magazine articles, and grad-student theses, The End of Poverty? is, in essence, a..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Running the UT Numbers

Unless you're the football coach, budgetary times are dire

"...in the Main Building – better known to staff, students, and city residents as the Tower. That's where vice..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Contemporary Culture

A show offering a wonderful variety of strong art, but grouped by an unnecessary theme

"...left him with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans, and that he might have made these very..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Arts Review by Kate Watson

AISD: Holes Plugged ... Temporarily

The 2009 AISD budget balances the books, but the financial future's not bright

"...of it is already allocated for educational mandates, like student/teacher staffing levels and an $800 pay raise for teachers,..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...the next week and has calculated that its total debt could rise to $643 million by Oct. 1. –..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature

Point Austin: The Super Looks Back

Retiring Pat Forgione considers a decade mostly well spent

"...eye-popping statistical changes over the last decade. Although total student numbers haven't changed dramatically (79,496 to 82,537), the relative..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Big Tex Budget Blues

The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'

"...freeze – locking in for four years at the student's freshman rate. Howard is concerned about the details. "There..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM

All those brilliant 'financial instruments' turned into monsters that no one can stop

"...billion taxpayer dollars to buy the finance industry's bad debt. We can forgive ourselves our confusions when even the..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Solar Helps Keep Eastside Homes Affordable

Thanks to neighborhood-based nonprofit Blackland CDC

"...house a struggling family as well as a grad student and her husband. More than just a residence, the..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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