midterm results, harry potter and studying

Ah the dreaded results of midterms is upon many of us students and it's only one of two things coming out of peoples' mouth. It seems like all I hear is "Fuck, I bomb the shit out of that test" or "Yeah, I destroyed that test." Either way midterms terms but at the same time mark the middle of the semester done and over with and only a month or so left before we're completely done.

In other news, I've heard a lot of buzz over the all new Harry Potter movie coming out this weekend. As a big movie enthusiast myself, I have to say I am pretty damn excited to see this movie! Although I have yet to read any of the books, the movies have been pretty amazing and I'm eager for them to finally be done and over with.

With midterms done and over with and our anticipation of cool movies comes to be, we still have to remember to study. It's a never ending story for us here at UT, we study for test all semester long take those test then study some more for the next test. I've learned the hard way that if you don't keep up with your studying it's going to bite you in the ass later. So until the semesters over and we get a break, stock up on red bulls, keep reading and remember eventually finish with all this craziness.

Let the countdown begin!

Buzz about Thanksgiving and finals are starting to pick up speed around campus. The transition from turkey to tinsel is a pretty quick one, and you may not realize just how many classes we have left for the semester!

So allow me to be the one to start the major countdown for the end of the semester!
 For your Tuesday and Thursday classes: 6
      Monday/Wednesday/Friday classes: 10

And more on Thanksgiving: I'm curious to see how many students will be attending the annual UT vs. A&M game, considering our team's less than wonderful season this year. Talk around the 40 acres is pretty divided on the subject and it'll be interesting how many supporters will show up in their colors.  Even though we're used to having a near perfect record, let's not give up on our boys!

Hope everyone can hang in there for at least a week and a half because let's face it: after the Thanksgiving break, it's going to snowball right into finals and winter vacation (...and if we're lucky, it literally will snow(ball)...if the snow actually sticks to the ground this year...)

I half apologize for the bad joke...but you get what I mean!

Happy pre-holidays, everyone! I know I'm already looking forward to them... 16 days and counting.

A Change in the Congress Routes.

Just a reminder to students who may use the Capital Metro bus that runs along Congress Avenue: as of today, a change has been made in the route. In an attempt to lessen traffic on Congress Avenue, Cap Metro has decided to remove 4 of its prior stops.


The following stops will be affected as of November 6th:
Northbound, Congress at 6th
Northbound, Congress at 7th
Southbound, Congress at 8th
Southbound, Congress at 7th

Vince Young Opens Restaurant Today, November 6th.

Yesterday afternoon, students in the CMA building were discussing how they wanted to go and check out Vince Young's new steakhouse. Students have known for some time that Young had plans of opening a restaurant in Austin, but the details were not released until recently.


Young’s restaurant is located at 301 San Jacinto St, which used to be the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant and was also previously the home of the “Real World: Austin” cast. Apparently, the menu will include seasonal and local dishes. According to the students who were discussing this topic in the CMA, Young’s signature dish will be called ‘The Perfect 10’ (an homage to his jersey number), and it will be made with 10 ounces of American Wagyu. Other than that, not much is known about the steakhouse yet because the website, vinceyoungsteakhouse.com, only provides a contact email and address. After tonight though, I am sure many of these aforementioned students went to check the place out and reviews will be posted shortly for those interested.

Elections

While I agree voting for no apparent reason, or because you saw their sign and liked their name is stupid, people should be informing themselves! So many people around campus didnt vote because they didnt know who the candidates were or what they wanted to do with our state/country. Well lemme tell you something, we are all getting out there in the real world soon, and these things will start to affect us faster than they ever have. INFORM YOURSELVES. AND VOTE. It is our duty as citizens to vote, yet only 42% of registered voters voted in this last election. Not being informed is NO EXCUSE. It takes just a few minutes to read the newspaper for information.

Did you make a difference?

Yesterday was election day for the U.S. House and Senate. I heard alot of people didn't vote this time because they weren't aware of who they should vote for. This is very smart choice. If you are not aware of what your voting for, there is no point to vote, you should at least be somewhat educated on what and who your voting for because, who knows you might actually be changing the way things are done and later be upset that you didn't even research a bit of this. Anywho, now the results are out. Is anyone upset with them, or you actually happy with them?

Just curios of how ya'll are feeling about the election that just happened.

Dia De Los Muertos

On a more serious note, Day of the Dead is this week and has people talking. After celebrating a Halloween weekend, students are back at school and on their A game. Dia de los Muertos celebrations are taking place at several places on campus and it is to rememeber and celebrate the lives of those who have passed away.

Quoted from Wikipedia: "Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a holiday celebrated by many in Mexico and by some Mexican Americans living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on November 2 in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day (November 1) and All Souls' Day (November 2). Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. Due to occurring shortly after Halloween, the Day of the Dead is sometimes thought to be a similar holiday, although the two actually have little in common. The Day of the Dead is a time of celebration, where partying is common.

Scholars trace the origins of the modern holiday to indigenous observances dating back thousands of years and to an Aztec festival dedicated to a goddess called Mictecacihuatl. In Brazil, Dia de Finados is a public holiday that many Brazilians celebrate by visiting cemeteries and churches. In Spain, there are festivals and parades, and, at the end of the day, people gather at cemeteries and pray for their dead loved ones. Similar observances occur elsewhere in Europe, and similarly themed celebrations appear in many Asian and African cultures."

Halloween Weekend....an unforgettable weekend

This past weekend many people celebrated their Halloween by dressing up and going to parties or simply by going down to 6th St. So as facebook, Twitter and word of the mouth. Many people apparently had a weekend that they cannot remember or a weekend that they wish they could forget. I wonder if alcohol has anything to do with this? Most likely it did! I have read status that state "i hate alcohol" "damn You alcohol" "what a night and its all thanks getting drunk" and my personal favorite "never again". We all know thats a lie!!

I also saw many creative costumes including a rubiks cube that was hand made!

What a weekend!!