Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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

PatienceHebert_socialsciences

Social science courses can teach us things social media can’t

Daisy Kielty July 14, 2020

Systemic racism. Police brutality. White privilege. Mass incarceration. Intersectionality. These words and phrases have flooded my social media feed in response to the murders of innocent Black people...

AudreyWilliams_RAs

Resident assistants should be trained to not call UTPD so often

Makenna Jonker July 14, 2020

With increased awareness of rampant police brutality come calls for longer-lasting police reform, including demands to defund the police.  Here at UT, our Student Government and Black Student Alliance...

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We need more information

Trying to figure out your financial aid package can be incredibly frustrating — especially when you encounter mixed messages from your university. The Texas Advance Commitment, an effort undertaken...

PatienceHebert_CMHC

UT, CMHC must meet needs of students

Adrienne Hunter July 9, 2020

This year, Americans have confronted two deadly threats to our country: COVID-19 and racism. We are in unsettling and unprecedented times, and UT’s decision to have students return to campus in the fall...

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Allow more flexibility with Bevo Pay, Dine In Dollars

Richard Lee July 8, 2020

If you’ve lived on campus, chances are you’ve made a Wendy’s run, swiping your UT ID to use your Bevo Pay as payment. Many residents enjoy the convenience of having $200 in Bevo Pay and...

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Radio-television-film department needs student support fund

Adrienne Hunter July 7, 2020

Filmmaking is expensive, and so is being a radio-television-film major — especially at UT. For radio-television-film students interested in production, not only do they have to worry about traditional...

AudreyWilliams_RAs

UTPD must release, publicize allegation records

Rayne Daniel July 7, 2020

On April 13, 2017, UTPD Police Chief David Carter announced a new commitment to transparency and accountability for campus law enforcement with the implementation of body cameras for all on-duty officers....

ChloeGonzales_TitleIX

UT must protect students from new Title IX policies

Daisy Kielty July 3, 2020

As schools across the nation think about how to return to campus amid a global pandemic, they must now also focus on implementing new rules implemented by the Trump administration. At the beginning...

HelenBrown_LetsTalk

Let’s talk, Longhorns

Morgan Pace July 3, 2020

On May 25, George Floyd was murdered in broad daylight by a police officer for allegedly resisting arrest. His murder resulted in mass outrage on social media and thousands of protests across the country....

PatienceHebert_CMHC

Finding long-term counseling shouldn’t be this hard

Ayla Musharrif July 2, 2020

Though the Counseling and Mental Health Center has many helpful resources, one of its most important aspects is extremely underdeveloped –– long-term counseling.  At the start of the...

JuwonYoo_FIGmentors

Let’s better prepare FIG mentors to better prepare freshmen students

Makenna Jonker July 2, 2020

The First-Year Interest Group (FIG) program, coordinated by the School of Undergraduate Studies (UGS), is vital to welcoming freshmen students to campus and aiding them as they undergo such a big transition....

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Continue to record lectures

Richard Lee June 26, 2020

Even in standard times, it can be challenging to manage the responsibilities of being a student. Add a global pandemic to the mix, and the challenges we face can become overwhelming. Many of us, students...

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