It was announced yesterday afternoon that there was no second suspect in yesterday's shooting on the UT campus and the only victim was the shooter himself, 19-year-old student Colton Tooley. He reportedly didn't aim any shots at others, but fired multiple times outside near Littlefield Fountain before campus police chased him into the Perry Casteneda Library (PCL) where he later shot himself. more ›

A gunman has shot himself on the sixth floor of the Perry Castaneda Library (PCL) at UT campus.

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Know this guy? If so, give the UTPD a call, as he brazenly made off with Austinite Robert Trent's 2008 Specialized Tricross Sport last Friday while the poor guy was having lunch. more ›

The following memo was sent out under an hour ago to members of the campus community: more ›

The iPhone app of 2010 is like the website of the late 1990s: every entity worth its salt has one. As of today, count the University of Texas among those joining the iPhone app ranks. more ›

Moments after texting a colleague that he was about to "end it all," a student at UT leaped to his death from the seventh floor of a parking garage at 25th and Nueces earlier this afternoon. more ›

Consumerist reports that there's an internship opportunity available at the Austin branch of Consumers Union, which publishes Consumer Reports (and Consumerist itself). "This is a part-time, year-long internship with the Share Your Story team, based in CU's Austin, TX, office," says the post. "Responsibilities will include reading through stories submitted by consumers, writing case studies for CU sites, and helping to identify ways to solve consumer problems. Applicants should live in the Austin area." Might be a good opportunity for local college students hoping to add a little something to their resumes in these competitive times. [Consumerist] more ›

Iconic street artist Shepard Fairey's live mural painting at UT Austin has been postponed due to insufficient planning time, said organizers today. more ›

Weekend passes for the Austin City Limits Music Festival are sold out, but they're offering students a special chance to buy a pair of 'em at the discounted price of $135. The Austin City Limits Music Festival Student Day Sale takes place Wednesday, September 10 (that's tomorrow) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until they run out. They'll be available only at two WaMu Financial Centers: the one on 24th St and Guadalupe, and the other at 41st St and Red River (Hancock Center). Be sure to bring a legitimate student ID, first-come-first-served rules apply. While you're at it, be sure to vote in the Austinist ACL Fest "Must See Friday Picks" Contest, for your chance to watch your favorite act live on stage. [ACL Music Festival Student Day Sale] [Austinist "Must See Friday Picks" Contest] more ›

The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin gives out about 50 fellowships each year to post-doctorates and independent scholars for research projects "in all areas of the humanities." The funding includes a handsome $3,000 monthly stipend (up to 4 months), plus travel stipends. Applications are now being accepted; the deadline is February 2, 2009. HRC also notes that priority goes to proposals that incorporate the Center's collections, so you'd do well to take a stroll around their impressive collections before coming up with a research topic. [Harry Ransom Center Fellowships] more ›

20-year-old Justin Levi McCelvey, a self-described Spurs fan (based off a now-deleted Myspace account), was overheard bemoaning that he "wished he could go into a classroom and shoot everybody," and "blow up this campus and blow up Austin" ... "Virginia Tech style." A fellow student relayed his comments to university counselors, who in turn told the police. more ›

For the third time this month, a student was held up at gunpoint by a man described as standing approximately 6 feet tall with a "medium to muscular build." In each case, the assailant donned a mask and gloves. More disturbingly, the suspect thus far seems to be solely targeting Asian students. more ›

Polls are open from 7am to 7pm. more ›

Michael Olsen could get his job back with APD on a technicality. Man's body found near North Campus area; police say he fell off the roof. Obama's rally tomorrow night will close down roads downtown, so don't say we didn't warn you. Hillary trying to nab the Longhorn vote by wearing burnt orange today? more ›

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• For those who are watching from home but don't have access to CNN, local PBS affiliate KLRU will be airing the debate on tape-delay, starting at 9pm
• DailyKos has an informative rundown of each democratic candidate's proposed legislation and their record in the Senate (thanks, MikeB)
• Chelsea Clinton will speak at ACC’s South Austin Campus tomorrow morning at 9:45am. The event is free and open to the public

David Berman, the head honcho behind the massively influential Silver Jews, made a turnaround these past couple of years that has both shocked and delighted his many loyal fans. While Berman became renowned through Silver Jews releases like The Natural Bridge and American Water, not to mention a turn at poetry with 1999’s Actual Air, he more recently experienced a religious rebirth and crawled out of his “hell-hole life,” as he described it, discovering an only hinted-at passion for Judaism as well as a renewed appreciation for everyday life. more ›

If you're interested, drop us a line (editor at austinist.com) with your basic bio (keep it short!) and a writing/photo samples (keep it short!). We'll get back to you in the next couple of weeks if there's a match! more ›

A massive two-alarm fire broke out in the West Campus area this morning, causing an estimated $750,000 in damages and leaving only ruins in the spot where a two-story house once stood. more ›

This is a good example of poor judgment.The students of Penn State University should have taken a note from their counterparts at Tarleton State University when picking out this year's Halloween costumes. Even more idiotic than their costume idea was their decision to post the resulting pictures on Facebook. Photos of two Penn State students donning Virginia Tech t-shirts, covered with bullet holes and fake blood, were put up on Facebook and quickly spread over... more ›

Photo of Emily Tindall and Leslie Chastain courtesy UT Dep’t Theatre & Dance Ashes, Ashes8pm Saturday, 2pm SundayWinship Drama Building (UT Campus)[info] | [tickets]Ashes, Ashes, closing this weekend at UT, is the most visually-impressive theatrical work we’ve seen anywhere in quite awhile. We’ve even been to lower-end Broadway productions that didn’t have half the visual whammy of this retro-futuristic extravaganza. We simply couldn’t tear our eyes away from the post-Victorian steampunk fantasia created by the... more ›

Austin Green Art Austin Green Art Celebrates Third BirthdayFriday, November 16, 6pm-8pmIF+D (208 Colorado)[info]Austin Green Art celebrates its third birthday party at IF+D Gallery, Friday November 16. AGA is an umbrella project of the Austin Community Foundation and produces public programs in collaboration with community partners, artists and community volunteers. Check out the unique projects on the horizon, including AGA's Grow Austin Weird Project, which was initiated in collaboration with the Campus Environmental Center's Gardening... more ›

Photo of Divali celebration courtesy of Kokeshi President Bush visits wounded soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center, demonstrates how to "shoot the bad guys" in Iraq--on a computer game, that is A 160-pound chimp attempts a daring escape from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, prompting a sweep of the entire 381-acre campus. He was later found; authorities were careful to point out that "Jake" wasn't carrying any diseases, and was merely there for "behavioral science"... more ›

On October 17, a UT student committed suicide in the Gregory Gym pool. Austin unveiled Texas' first hybrid school bus yesterday. Those helicopters flying over Austin yesterday were "supposedly" practicing for this weekend's football festivities. New study finds that most Texas High School graduates are not prepared for college. Clever: Give inmates jobs. Borderline: Give them jobs cleaning cars. Not-so Clever: Leaving the keys in the ignition. Even more proof that in this day... more ›

If you had the opportunity to tell the world your deepest, darkest secret, would you? Would you do it if you could reveal these feelings behind the anonymity of a postcard? That's the idea Frank Warren had in 2004 when he created PostSecret as a community art project in Washington D.C. The website, which has received multiple awards, now takes in roughly three million new visitors a month and has been visited by over 100... more ›

The University of Texas received a grade of B-minus on The College Sustainability Report Card, published Wednesday by the Sustainable Endowments Institute. According to the institute, the report card is the only independent sustainability assessment of campus operations and endowment investments. It grades universities with the 200 largest endowments in the areas of administration, climate change and energy, food and recycling, green building, transportation, endowment transparency, investment priorities and shareholder engagement. “The overall grade... more ›

Ambassador Dennis Ross, U.S. point man on the Middle East peace process during Bush I and the Clinton administrations, is coming to town to deliver a special morning lecture in advance of the Austin Jewish Book Fair. Now counselor to the Washington Institute and author of Statecraft, And How to Restore America's Standing in the World, Ross will discuss "how it came to pass that, not so long after 9/11 brought the free world to... more ›

We were strolling through West Campus this morning when we came across a gaggle of cops, endless yellow Police Line tape and, of all things, the bomb squad. Rio Grande between 22nd and 24th streets had been sealed off. Word was that some residences had been evacuated as well. Minutes earlier, the ubiquitous post-9/11 "suspicious package" reared its ugly head and was reported to the police. We stuck around, alongside the small crowd of bleary-eyed... more ›

ACL Previews Interview: Ghostland Observatory Previews: The Broken West, Big Sam’s Funky Nation & Rose Hill Drive Previews: Billy Joe Shaver and Fionn Regan Previews: Brandon Rhyder and Ocote Soul Sounds Interview: The Broken West Previews: Sylvia St. James, Jeffrey Steele, and Amy Cook Interview: Bloc Party ACL Fest Updates: Google Mashup, Contests, Eco-Chic Previews: Augustana, Amos Lee Interview: Peter, Bjorn, and John ACL Band Clash, Round 3: Wilco Vs My Morning Jacket Travis... more ›

Browse and contribute to the 2008 SXSW Interactive Panel Picker. Lifehacker: Mozilla preps Firefox Campus Edition, which is pre-bundled with student-centric extensions like Zotero, FoxyTunes and StumbleUpon. What extensions would you give to our young academics? The Department of Justice wants to come up with an official list of every porn star in America - and slap stiff penalties on producers who don't cooperate. What has better sound: vinyl, or a CD? Any record... more ›

In the latest issue of Newsweek, "admission officials, educational consultants, students, parents and college and university leaders" were questioned to find the best American colleges in specific fields. The Top 25 Listing included topics such as Hottest Sports Fans (Florida), Hottest in the War on Terror (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) and Hottest for Loving the Outdoors (St. Mary's College of Maryland). Individual achievements by various UT professors and the efforts of Teach... more ›