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Students celebrate city approval of Austin Climate Equality Plan

Students celebrate city approval of Austin Climate Equality Plan

Marisa Huerta October 6, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared as part of the October 1 flipbook. UT students and other community members gathered outside City Hall on Thursday to celebrate City Council’s approval...

Waterloo Park reopens to public after decade of closure

Waterloo Park reopens to public after decade of closure

Koshik Mahapatra October 6, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared as part of the October 1 flipbook. Visitors can now come to the newly reimagined Waterloo Park, which reopened in August for the first time in a decade as...

More police officers will not help counter rising homicide rates, UT study finds

More police officers will not help counter rising homicide rates, UT study finds

Tori Duff, News Reporter October 6, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 27 flipbook. No correlation exists between the number of sworn police officers and homicide rates in Austin or nationally, according...

New app-based pizza restaurant comes to The Drag

New app-based pizza restaurant comes to The Drag

Ubah Moallim October 3, 2021

A new pizza restaurant with an app-based membership reward program will open on the corner of 23rd and Guadalupe street in October.  Dollar Slice Club uses an app that charges a $5 monthly subscription...

Make the season worthwhile with 6 fun fall activities in Austin

Make the season worthwhile with 6 fun fall activities in Austin

Peyton Sims October 3, 2021

With pumpkin spice flavors around every corner and a crisp breeze in the air, the beloved season of fall has officially begun.  Set aside a day with family or friends to make new memories in Austin,...

UT Students join Women’s March at State Capitol

UT Students join Women’s March at State Capitol

Leila Saidane October 2, 2021

UT students joined about 1,000 protestors in a march to the Capitol on Saturday to oppose Texas’ recent passing of the country’s most restrictive abortion law. Several UT student protestors voiced...

Austin city council names Joe Chacon next police chief

Austin city council names Joe Chacon next police chief

Tori Duff, News Reporter September 30, 2021

The Austin City Council confirmed Joe Chacon as the new police chief Thursday after several months of community feedback and interviews with candidates in search for a chief that would help advance public...

APD announces yearlong ‘No Refusal’ Initiative to curb impaired driving

APD announces yearlong ‘No Refusal’ Initiative to curb impaired driving

Leila Saidane, News Reporter September 29, 2021

The Austin Police Department will begin to implement its yearlong “No Refusal Initiative” in October in an effort to curb the number of wrecks by impaired drivers.   The program allows police...

CapMetro offers free rides for October, cuts bus frequency due to staffing shortage

CapMetro offers free rides for October, cuts bus frequency due to staffing shortage

Koshik Mahapatra, News Reporter September 29, 2021
CapMetro announced Sept. 3 that it would decrease the frequency of 15 of its bus routes and suspend the Entertainment bus late-night service that runs between student housing neighborhoods and downtown starting Sep. 19.
ACL festival rewards free wristbands through vaccine incentive programs

ACL festival rewards free wristbands through vaccine incentive programs

Hope Unger, News Reporter September 21, 2021
The purpose of the incentive program is to reduce vaccine hesitancy and increase the vaccination rate in Central Texas.
West Campus condo unit demolished to make way for new apartment complex, Nueces

West Campus condo unit demolished to make way for new apartment complex, Nueces

Tori Duff, News Reporter September 14, 2021
Student housing is becoming a crisis as old buildings in West Campus are replaced with luxury housing and apartment buildings increase prices without losing demand.
Austin animal shelters, student volunteers step up to house animals affected by Hurricane Ida

Austin animal shelters, student volunteers step up to house animals affected by Hurricane Ida

Tori Duff, News Reporter September 13, 2021

Editor's note: This article first appeared as part of the September 8 flipbook. The UT and Austin communities accepted and cared for the dozens of Louisianan dog and cat refugees as Hurricane Ida flooded...

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