Last Wednesday, The Horn hosted a debate between UT’s College Republicans and University Democrats, which was moderated by The Horn and ORANGE magazine (that’s us). The debate covered topics of economy, education, healthcare and immigration. Overall, the deliberation was a success; a full house packed the Texas Union Theatre, and debaters led substantial arguments with interesting viewpoints. The real action, however, took place on the live Twitter feed rolling in the front of the room with the hashtag #UTdebate. Many questions were posed by the audience, and some brawls even broke out among select handles.
On a cool October evening four years ago, a white truck served its first slider on W. Sixth Street in Austin. In 2010, Eric Silverstein was one of many mobile food entrepreneurs: just an ex-lawyer with a rental food truck. Now, he thinks he’s ready to start building an empire.
The shop’s manager, Caroline DeBrahl, mans the counter and makes sure to announce that they’re out of their best-selling flavor. Her red lipstick is drawn on immaculately and her peppy personality makes people smile as soon as she greets them. Royer’s Pie Haven is out of apple pie — or as they call it, “Not My Mom’s Apple Pie.”
