Time: Wednesday, November 16 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Place: J26 Lounge area

So we’ve made you experience BBQ, dragged you out dancin at a “Rodeo”, took on fried food in Dallas, got you dressin up for Halloween, and you went World Cup-Style at Beer Olympics.

But Ladies and Gentleman, the BEST holiday of the year is just upon us!

Welcome to THANKGIVING
This happy holiday is a reminder of a great many things about America:
*Watching a parade
*Watching football
*Continuing to sit on your butt watching something while waiting for…
*FOOD
*All the while being thankful for Parades, Football, FOOD, (plus friends, family, sharing, caring, Native Americans and Pilgrims, Pocahontas and John Smith…??!?)

So international PL-style, we are making our Thanksgiving feast a bit early (because we’re just so excited!)
Potluck means that each person brings food to contribute to the sharing and caring! Americans, lets bring out the stops and show Internationals the greatness that is traditional Thanksgiving food. International students, bring a food to showcase something from your home country that you love!

THE DEALIO:
The Red River Rivalry takes place every year (for over 100 years…) in Dallas between Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners (booo!). The football rivalry is a huge, epic battle, where all football spirit you thought you knew is 1000x greater. AND as if the football madness wasn’t enough, the stadium is on the grounds of the Texas State Fair, where you can try just about anything in the world… fried. This is one of the most prized Texas Traditions, and for the first time ever, PL is taking you there.

THE PLAN:
We will have 12 drivers coordinated to take you to Dallas on Friday, October 7, and returning to Austin on Sunday, October 9. We will also have a bus that takes you from the hotel to the game on Saturday, and back.

We have a block of 15 rooms that can each fit 4 people. That leaves room for 60 people (minus 12 designated drivers), so there are 48 spots left for this big adventure.

**Since it is more difficult/limited time for international students to attend this event, we ask that locals who want to join be paid members.

THE PRICE:
For transportation and 2 nights in the hotel, the price is only $100!
Because of limited space, we are only collecting money in-person. In addition to collection times, you can contact any of our officers, and we will be happy to find time to meet you.

Whether you go to the game or just the State Fair, its going to be Pretty Legendary (PL? get it? )

For those of you non-native Texans (aka all of you), floating the river is a little slice of heaven. You get to kick back all day on a big ‘ol Texas-sized tube with your drink of choice and let the Comal River cool you off. The water will be cool, the accents will be thick and that’s all you need to know! So, grab your sun screen, tanning oil, glasses, less than appropriate swim-wear and meet us on September 11th (Sunday) for so much fun you won’t know what to do with it. Here’s the Plan: -We are all meeting at J26 at 11:30 A.M. and plan on getting back around 7 (ish) so we’ll float the river for about three hours. -The cost will be $20, which covers the cost for transportation and tube rental. -There are 116 spots and they will fill up quick so act swiftly! You can either pay online at www.planetlonghorn.net and click the “donate” button OR You can meet an officer on campus and give them your cash. Our President, Lauren Brandewie will be collecting money this Thursday from 4:00-6:00 P.M. at Starbucks off 24th and San Antonio Zach Caballero will be collecting money in the Union first floor from 10:00 to 12:00 a.m. Any questions, please let us know! As always, Hook ‘Em, Peace, Love, and Planet Longhorn.

Alright study-abroaders…it’s time to see Austin night-life from a whole new perspective! Join us for *Planet Longhorn’s Pub(erty) Crawl on Friday, September 2nd…and we’ll show you some new watering holes where you can move your oh-so-mature study-abroad shenanigans to!

We’ll start off by meeting at the E-bus stop at 26th & Rio Grande (in front of Jefferson 26) at 9 p.m. Once we get downtown, we’ll start our pub crawl!! Officers will pass out wristbands, which will get you the drink specials at the bars we’re heading to.

BAR SCHEDULE:

[9.45 - 10.30] BETSY’S BAR (301 West 6th Street): $2 beers & shot specials

[10.30 - 11.30] LANAI (422 Congress Avenue): $2 beers, $3 wells & margs

[11.30 - 1.00] TROPHY CLUB (310 East 6th St): 50% off drinks & 1 free bull ride for anyone that wants one

[1.00 - 3.00] SWAN DIVE/BARBARELLA: check back later b/c we still have to work out details on this

If you can’t meet us at 9:00pm, no problem! Just use the schedule we’ll post to meet up with us later!! And remember, the times we expect to be at the bars are just an approximation and given our group size (and the nature of our activities) we might end up being slightly off schedule.

See you Friday!

Every Wednesday night, a glorious event occurs. This event is Spazmatics. They are an 80s cover band who will play your favorite renditions from Wham! to “Land Down Under” (which the Aussies ought to get excited for). The band plays outside on 4th street at Cedar Street courtyard, and the crowd usually consists of a good amount of older people who actually lived in the 80s, and then us cool college kids. Its FUN.

Since this Wednesday is the first day of school, there ought to be no assignments yet, and if you are falling asleep or hungover in your first Thursday class, its really not a big deal

**Cedar Street is 21 and up (bring your ID!) and costs $8 (bring your $!)

The show starts at 9:30pm and goes til 1am, with a few breaks.
We can meet at the bus stop on Guadalupe in front of the University Co-op at 9pm to head down together. If you can’t meet then, don’t worry! Any 1L/1M bus that leaves from the co-op will take you to 4th and Congress, where you can then walk to Cedar Street.

The bus stops running at midnight, but we can walk, carpool, or get a taxi back to campus.