College students are subject to a variety of (often accurate) stereotypes including, but not limited to, proclivities towards pretention, shallow pockets, and borderline alcoholism. While I don’t necessarily condone indulging the latter too much, socializing responsibly doesn’t have to drain already-low funds. Thankfully, San Antonio’s watering holes offer a variety of daily drink specials for the more parched pupils of the Alamo City. So the next time you’re looking to discuss Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Derrida’s contributions to deconstructionism between rounds of body shots, check out some of these more student-budget-friendly dealmakers. — Ashley Feinberg
Sunday: Candlelight Café
Self-serve bottomless mimosas, $10; 3011 N St. Mary’s, (210) 738-0099
Monday: Flying Saucer
Selected pints, $3; 11255 Huebner Rd #212, (210) 696-5080
Tuesday: Luther’s
Tequila Tuesday, $1 tequila shots, $2 Sauza shots, $3 Hornitos shots, $4 Patron shots;
1425 N Main, (210) 223-7727
Wednesday: Pat O’Brien’s
$2 You-Call-Its; 121 Alamo Plaza, (210) 220-1076
Thursday: Panchito’s
$2 Margaritas; 4100 McCullough, (210) 821-5338
Friday: The Falls
8pm-11pm $2 domestics, $3 wells; 226 W Bitters, (210) 490-5553
Saturday: Revolution Room
7pm-11pm $2 drafts and domestics, $2.50 wells; 8123 Broadway, (210) 320-4567
This article appears in Aug 24-30, 2011 and College Guide (2011).