Chad Stinson has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 11 years and has a master’s in aquatic biology. When I ask him if he has ever heard of such a thing as a giant, fluorescent blue...
“Hi, how are you? Do you want to walk around SoCo, or hike Mount Bonnell? Actually, I’m hungry. Let’s go to Home Slice Pizza.” If you recognized some of these Austin terms, kudos...
I expected attending Gone to Texas in the middle of my college career would feel different from attending it as a freshman. After all, the past two years of college have changed my view of this massive...
1. Misunderstanding the phrase “YOLO” as it relates to your partying schedule
It’s true: you only live once. However, there are two lines of argument that follow: YOLO, so go...
It’s not hard to find evidence of the vast and thriving bike culture in Austin. One look at any campus bike rack and you’ll know — cycling is a pretty big thing around here. Hold your...
When I asked long-time bar manager Jonathan Richards, the mastermind behind the turtle races at Little Woodrow’s bar who has organized “everything from banana pudding wrestling to mechanical...
As 13-year-olds, my best friend and I would often picnic in the elementary school playground nearest my house. By “picnic,” I mean we would sit in the abandoned-for-the-summer playground and...
It’s more than 100 degrees. Again. You’re bored. Again. Maybe you’re a little short on cash because all your money is going toward paying for the A/C. You’ve either spent all day...
Sarah Wymer tries her best to practice what she preaches. For her, that means sending handwritten letters and cards and even still paying bills through snail mail.
“I know that I’m not going...
In 1960, Greg Barrios and David Berman started a volunteer-run film society at UT to bring alternative and independent cinema to the Austin community. The pair had an array of guest speakers and lecturers,...
It’s Friday night. Do you know where your backup date is? Chances are they’re right where you left them, at home waiting for you to call (or drunkenly text) them with the less-than-desirable...
