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J2 should be open on the weekends

Son Nguyen February 15, 2019

UT has two all-you-can-eat dining halls: Jester 2nd Floor Dining and Kinsolving Dining. While those who live close to Kins can enjoy meals at Kins on the weekends, residents of the seven dorms in the Jester...

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UTPD must learn from APD’s mistakes

Sanika Nayak February 15, 2019

Thirty out of 95. That’s how many sexual assault cases the Austin Police Department misclassified as “exceptionally cleared” which may have warranted further investigation. A case can...

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UT students deserve more credit for required lab courses

Julia Zaksek February 15, 2019

You’re in your first lab. You sit through the one hour lecture and get ready for your experiment. The course listing, CH 204, promises the lab should take about an hour. You start your experiment,...

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Students should take care of themselves before adding a pet to the equation

David West Jr. February 15, 2019

Full-time college students shouldn’t get pets. Hear me out. Without question, we, as college student, have a very high number of commitments and responsibilities. Whether it’s heavy workloads...

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Explaining consent at UT

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 14, 2019

What does consent mean?  If consent is not involved in your sexual activities, it becomes sexual violence. There is no room for interpretation or assumptions or misunderstandings. Communication...

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512 Living is notorious, but is the criticism warranted?

Kateri David February 12, 2019

Tucked near the bottom of 512 Living’s website is a small banner of rotating quotes, each featuring a snippet of glowing praise from reviews on Yelp and Craigslist. Of the three featured quotes,...

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Restrictions on Computer Science classes stunt department’s diversity goals

Ashvin Govil February 12, 2019

Registration is often the most stressful time for students. We all know the feeling of really wanting to take a certain class, only to watch it fill up before our chance to register. For computer science...

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Let’s keep the conversation on campus carry alive

Max Snodderly February 11, 2019

On Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman opened fire from the UT tower and killed 14 people on our campus, ushering in the modern era of mass shootings. Fifty years later, Aug. 1, 2016, in an ironic twist of history,...

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Campus carry threatens our right to free speech on campus

Mia Carter February 11, 2019

Valentine’s Day next week will be the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. According to the Gun Violence Archive, which uses...

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It’s not too late to get your flu shot

Angélica López February 8, 2019

When my roommate and best friend was diagnosed with cancer last October, one of the first things I did was get a flu shot. In the past, I’ve procrastinated getting my flu vaccine. Needles are...

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Students deserve an admissions system better than the Top 10 Percent Rule

Bella McWhorter February 7, 2019

The Top 10 Percent Rule allows high school seniors in the top 10 percent of their class to receive automatic admission to any Texas public university. Although the rule has helped students from rural and...

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UT Office of Admissions needs to adopt a test-flexible policy

Emily Caldwell February 7, 2019

If you don’t want to submit your ACT or SAT scores with your college application, that’s not a problem — at NYU. The private university in New York City, which boasts one of the most...

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