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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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“If you don’t take care of yourself, who’s gonna take care of you?”

Portia Yuen October 15, 2020

Trigger warning: mental illness. Editor's note: This column was submitted to the Texan by a member of the UT community. In a society that values efficiency and accomplishments, how often are...

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It’s OK to not be OK

Daisy Kielty and Maria Sailale October 15, 2020

Trigger warning: mental illness, panic attacks, depression. You probably know someone with a mental illness.  They won’t have a cast like they would for a broken arm, a runny nose or heavy...

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A Word Every Longhorn Should Know: Expunction

Chris Perri October 12, 2020

In the coming months, Congress is expected to vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, a bill sponsored by Senator Kamala Harris and Representative Jerry Nadler. If passed,...

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I felt like my body was not my own

Anonymous October 1, 2020

Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Rape Editor's note: This column was submitted to the Texan by a member of the UT community. He was my friend. I trusted him. He raped me. For...

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No, I don’t miss you

Anonymous October 1, 2020

Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault Editor's note: This column was submitted to the Texan by a member of the UT community. During my freshman year of college, I was sexually assaulted...

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I’ve kissed death because of you

Anonymous October 1, 2020

Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence, Rape, Sexual Assault, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, PTSD, Self Harm, Eating Disorder, Suicide Editor's note: This column was submitted to the Texan by a member of the...

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“In that moment, I knew that this night felt wrong.”

Anonymous October 1, 2020

Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Rape Editor's note: This column was submitted to the Texan by a member of the UT community. I have never told this story out loud, but here it...

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Tiny Texan Stories: We are survivors

Daisy Kielty and Maria Sailale October 1, 2020

Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Rape In this week’s forum, we hear stories from survivors of sexual assault, rape and sexual violence on our campus. University campuses are...

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The climate is destabilizing. What do we do?

Kerry H. Cook September 23, 2020

Editor's note: This column was submitted to the Texan by a member of the UT community. I have been working on and teaching about climate change for more than 35 years. My 1984 doctoral thesis was...

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Reclaiming our vote

Charlie Bonner September 17, 2020

In an essay published posthumously the day he was laid to rest, John Lewis wrote, “The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because...

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If your vote meant nothing, they would not try so hard to stop you

Ric Galvan September 17, 2020

Everything is bigger in Texas, including voter suppression. Before 1965, Texas required literacy tests before allowing individuals to register to vote, and then taxed them if they did so. After the Voting...

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We, too, are Texas

Rainbow Di Benedetto September 10, 2020

Editor's note: This column was submitted to the Texan by a member of the UT community. As UT staff members, we’re not in it for the glory. We know that this institution exists to serve its...

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