Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Trigger warnings protect students

Trigger warnings protect students

Megan Tran April 13, 2021
Columnist Megan Tran urges professors to use trigger warnings in their classrooms.
Diversify fine arts minors

Diversify fine arts minors

Megan Tran April 11, 2021
Columnist Megan Tran urges UT to support students’ creative interests by expanding the minors offered in the College of Fine Arts.
Writing Flag classes must teach effective writing strategies

Writing Flag classes must teach effective writing strategies

Cole Krautkramer April 11, 2021
Columnist Cole Krautkramer encourages UT professors who teach writing flag courses to introduce an early-semester lecture focused on cultivating critical writing skills.
Students need a break

Students need a break

Megan Tran March 30, 2021
Columnist Megan Tran argues for the implementation of a university wide policy that restricts professors from setting assignment due dates over spring break.
Big Ticket refunds shouldn’t rely on canceled games

Big Ticket refunds shouldn’t rely on canceled games

Deborah Hill March 30, 2021
Columnist Deborah Hill argues there are multiple pandemic complications to consider when discussing Big Ticket refunds.
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Expand COVID-19 pass/fail exceptions to include summer semester

Megan Tran March 24, 2021

This year, summer will be the transition between an academic year marked by remote learning and a “near normal fall.” Even as we hope to return to normality, however, we must remember that...

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Implement a mask mandate on Speedway

Ezra Gomez March 24, 2021

When Gov. Greg Abbott removed the Texaswide mask mandate, The University of Texas had to implement its own to keep the campus a safe place for students, faculty and Austin residents. The UT mask mandate...

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We have a right to know who sent “The Eyes of Texas” emails

Deborah Hill March 10, 2021

On the morning of March 1, The Texas Tribune broke the news that some UT donors were threatening to rescind large donations unless the University authoritatively acted in support of the alma mater song...

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Professors, release your textbook lists earlier

Megan Tran March 10, 2021

Textbooks are a routinely expensive aspect of university life. On average, UT estimates that a full-time undergraduate student will spend over $700 on just “books and supplies” for the 2020-2021...

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‘Are y’all ready?’ Kiara and Ethan present ‘bold’ platform

Kiara Kabbara and Ethan Jones March 8, 2021

We have been incredibly blessed to serve in numerous leadership positions at UT where we have been charged with advocating and amplifying the voice of UT students. We recognize that UT’s current...

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Lopez and Buffa are putting the U in UT

We are Javier Lopez and Danielle Buffa, and we want to make UT your university.  We are not former members of Student Government. We are members of the student body. We understand what it is like...

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GQ Executive Alliance wants to redefine UT Student Government

The purpose of the GQ Executive Alliance is to give power back to the students. What do we mean by this? After asking dozens of students both on and off campus, we discovered that almost 80% of polled...

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