The Spicewood bar where an Austin Police commander and her husband, also an officer, were drinking before dying in a motorcycle crash was shut down by the TABC Today was the 41st anniversary of the UT Tower shootings Six cases of human West Nile Virus have been reported in Texas this year After the scandal earlier this year where UT's financial aid chief Lawrence Burt had improper dealings with a student loan company, the......

No, this isn't a plot for the pilot of a new Sci-Fi Channel original series, it's a real life epidemic that has forced the University of Texas to temporarily dim the lights of its most revered building on campus, The UT Tower. The University has sent out this e-mail: "As some of you may have noticed, there is a cricket infestation on campus particularly affecting the area of the Main Building and UT Tower.......

If you haven't driven north on Lavaca recently, the popular downtown to campus route is starting to take on a different feel. A drive up Lavaca used to mean a straight-ahead view of the UT Tower, akin to a huge welcome sign from the excitement of downtown to the equally exciting (but less glamorous) campus area. You may remember when Player's fought for its life when the university's original plan called for tearing down the......

The fourth annual Texas 4000 for Cancer bike ride will kick off this weekend. Actually, it's less of a "ride" and more of a "trek." The 44-member cycling team, mostly made up of UT students, will cycle from Austin all the way to Anchorage, Alaska (that's 4,500 miles!) to raise money for the American Cancer Society. It's the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, and it kicks off this afternoon from the UT......

On Wednesday, January 11, a bronze plaque remembering the victims of Charles Whitman's August 1966 shooting spree from the UT Tower was added to central campus' Tower Garden. Affectionately referred to as "The Turtle Pond" by most students, the garden was dedicated on August 1, 1999 to provide a "place to honor all those whose lives were touched by the shooting tragedy." The limestone rock is just the start of several improvements planned for......

Photo by Matt Wright South Austin resident Tracy Wolczanski, on her daily drive to Dell in Round Rock, passed a long, cinder block wall that runs the length of the Time Warner facility at South First and Stassney. It had been tagged here and there, had the potential for becoming a real eyesore, and was generally just causing her to think about its potential while sitting at the red light. In spring of 2005,......

MONDAY [1] [music] Islands, Why?, Cadence Weapon, Wilderneess, Year Future, Parts & Labor at Emo's (info) [art] Opening reception for hovel jumbles, with works by Paul Gigliotti at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) (info) [music] Richard Buckner with Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices) at Cactus Café ($12, 8pm) (info) [film] The Boys of Baraka at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (info) [film] The Wild Angels at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm , $1) (info) [film] Anime Movie Monday......