Remember to mark your calendars for 1/26 for the first Libertarian Longhorns meeting of the semester, featuring a presentation by our own Andy called “Libertarianism is Beautiful.” For more information, check out the Facebook event page.

Also, we have been able to reserve a room for the UT Mises Circle. Meetings will be held on Monday nights from 7-8:30 PM in Waggener Hall (WAG) 308 (WAG is the building just south of Welch on Speedway behind Garrison where the LL meetings are). Our first meeting will be on 1/30. Be there or be Keynesian/monetarist/historical school….

The weekly meetings for Libertarian Longhorns will be held on Thursday evenings from 7 – 8:30 PM in Garrison Hall (GAR) 2.112. They will start on January 26th. But, if you want more liberty, I encourage you to come at 6 PM in the same place for Youth for Ron Paul meetings and stay late for after meeting socials (most likely at Austin’s Pizza).

Upcoming topics for lecture and discussion at Libertarian Longhorns:
1/26 – “Libertarianism is Beautiful”
2/2 – Social Cooperation
2/9 – Corporatism vs. Capitalism
2/16 – For-Profit Charity

If economics is your game and praxeology is your method of choice because you know we can know a priori, come join the UT Mises Circle! We will focus on more in-depth economics topics and analysis with that Austrian perspective. I will update you as soon as possible when more information about meetings for the UT Mises Circle has been determined.

Get ready to Paul out, everyone!

In light of events in Arizona and even in our own campus, Suzanna’s story shows us why it is important to protect people’s right to self-defense from being legislated away by reactionary politicians.

She will be speaking at UT-Austin Tuesday, February 15 from 7:00pm – 9:30pm.

Location: GEA 105
24th Street and University
Austin, TX

Here’s the link to the Facebook Event.

The “More Guns, Less Crime” Event received massive press coverage and had a huge impact in Austin, so we are very proud to be on this esteemed list. Many thanks to all those who made it possible (especially Jose Nino, the main organizer of the event), to the great John Lott, and of course to Students for Liberty as well.

Click here to see the original SFL blog post with all of the nominees.

Thanks to Rob Love of Texans for Accountable Government, we have video of the event. It has officially been posted on Youtube, and we hope you will assist us in making this go viral. We need people to understand the gravity of this kind of restriction upon our individual property rights. It’s not just about students needing to protect themselves, it’s about grasping the limits of government power.

Here’s the Youtube playlist, I know it’s a long series (8 parts!) but at least try to catch some of it. Know the facts!

It was reported that the gunman, later identified as UT student Colton Tooley was armed and seen walking down 21^st street, shooting his weapon into the air and ground while yelling and screaming. He then entered into the Perry-Casteneda Library and proceeded up to the sixth floor where he ultimately took his own life. Fortunately, no one else was injured in the process, and it appears that the Tooley had no intention of hurting anyone but himself.

Coincidentally, the Libertarian Longhorns and UT Students for Concealed Carry on Campus had invited Dr. John Lott, famed writer of the book More Guns, Less Crime, to speak on campus that same day. The date had been set since early this past summer, but the campus shooting obviously put Dr. Lott’s talk in jeopardy. However, the organization’s student leaders decided that, out of respect for the speaker who had traveled all the way from Maryland and the importance of the issues at hand, the event should not be canceled.

The two student organizations quickly reorganized the event. Local bookstore Brave New Books generously agreed to host the talk and extended their normal business hours to accommodate. The Libertarian Party of Texas assisted students notifying media outlets and local groups that the event would continue at the new location.

The result was nothing short of phenomenal. At least 125 students and Austinites crammed into Brave New Books to hear John Lott speak about his research on the effects of gun control laws on violent crime. Television, radio, and newspaper outlets from Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas interviewed people and recorded footage of the event. Their response to the presentation was very positive.

UT students Jeff Shi, Kory Zipperer, Justo Montoya, Jose Nino, and Andy Fernandez were interviewed on Austin area news stations and quoted in newspapers across Texas. More news coverage will certainly be released in the coming days.

Despite the sensitive nature of the issue, the Libertarian Longhorns and UT Students for Concealed Carry on Campus acted in a professional manner and provided a solution in a difficult time for the UT campus and Austin community. Their actions are consistent with their firm belief that by educating the community these volatile situations may be reduced.

Media Coverage to date:

• The Austin-American Statesman
• KVUE Local ABC
• The Daily Texan
• KXAN Local NBC

Andy Fernandez is a leader of the Libertarian Longhorns at UT-Austin and an SFL Campus Coordinator. Originally posted on the Students for Liberty Blog.

Barry Cooper spoke to us last year and it was LL’s biggest event ever! Come help us make this one even bigger! Oh, there will also be free brownies for anyone that wishes to attend!

This event will take place this Tuesday (March 2) at 8:00PM in CPE 2.214. The facebook event can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=305721117033&index=1

Hope to see you there!

The event will be on Tuesday, Feb. 16 in ETC 2.114 at 8:00. As always, we will be going to the Posse afterwards for some more fun! Hope to see you there!

The meeting will take place from 8:00-10:00 on Tuesday, Feb. 2 in ETC 2.114.

Also, we will be going to the Posse afterwards, like always, for food, drinks, conversation, relaxation, and karaoke!

We hope to see you there!!!

Can’t come? Aw, that’s too bad — but you have another way to listen in. LiveOnLocation.TV is going to be webcasting the entire conference, thanks to George B. Way to go, George!

You can listen in here: http://liveonlocation.tv/