The average American spends over $100 per year on bottled water. Only 23% of those bottles are ever recycled — the rest take centuries to decompose and can release toxic chemicals into the environment....
In order to fully foster community, a group needs to have a space to gather.
A recent paper published in the Journal of Architectural and Planning Research explores the association between public spaces...
With UT-Austin’s marginalized black population on campus, it is challenging for students of color to come to the University and have any sense of where necessities such as barbershops are located....
The professors aren’t that great. There are no socials or parties. Pick a different program. Go to another school. It’s lonely. It’s cliquey. The community isn’t real.
Every...
In 1995, the Texas Cowboys were banned from campus for five years after the death of pledge Gabe Higgins. Following this suspension, the Cowboys passed their tradition of firing “Smokey the Cannon”...
Can you pay attention in class if you haven’t eaten in two days?
Most people can’t. Students often neglect physical well-being when working toward academic success. In my case, regular eating...
“It’ll be like five or six guys (calling for SURE Walk) that are trying to go to a frat party … and some of them may be intoxicated or under the influence,” said Godson Onyediri,...
“I’m sorry, I’m too scared to do it.”
Last week we asked resident assistants across campus to talk to us off the record about what they’re allowed to say to the press....
Feeling fatigued, unhappy or anxious? While these may sound like a normal part of the college experience, you could just be dehydrated.
With summer approaching, Austin is beginning to get hot....
On my first day of SPN 601D, the professor walked into the classroom speaking rapid Spanish. I felt my anxiety rising as I realized I had no idea what she was saying, despite the years of Spanish I’d...
Editor's note: An earlier version of this column mistated the tornadoe watch as a tornado warning, as well as not clarifying that the guide in question refered only to off-campus incidents. The...
It’s summer employment season. Students across UT are writing cover letters and submitting applications to find the perfect job or internship.
I’m one of them. These past few weeks, I’ve...
