Both the novel and TV series “Thirteen Reasons Why” touch on tough topics such as identity, mental illness and suicide. However, its portrayal of these topics is unhealthy. The show romanticizes...
When I think about Halloween, I picture Regina George in “Mean Girls” posing for her mother in a lingerie bunny costume. Protagonist Cady Heron narrates the clip saying, “In girl world,...
A day of boating on the lake is relaxing for most people, but for special education sophomore Daniella Bletnitsky it caused an out-of-control panic. All she could think about was how she was away from...
On a rainy and bleak Wednesday afternoon last week, I went to the Perry-Castañeda Library to work on my homework. In the lobby, a large crowd of people was queued up for the elevator. Some looked...
A UT student was walking down Guadalupe at 9 p.m. Oct. 15. He was on the 2000 block, near Target. This was where a transient approached him. The situation escalated quickly. He was pushed, threatened and...
Being a student is stressful. Classes, homework, tests and club involvement can overwhelm a student’s day. However, for students who are also single parents, the days are even busier due...
When I tell students I am Cherokee, they inevitably ask how much. For many, there’s an inherent need to measure my “Indian-ness.” In contrast, when I return home to Oklahoma and introduce...
As the elevator doors closed behind me, my jaw dropped.
There was a new board on the second floor of Kinsolving Dormitory, where I lived. The board displayed information about what to do in the aftermath...
I decided to conduct an experiment.
I enlisted the help of some guys I knew and asked them to do me a small favor: Every time they went into a men’s restrooms on campus, look for a baby-changing...
Often when voting, the fanfare belongs to the candidates on the ballot. However, this November, students will be able to make vital decisions by voting on city proposals that directly impact themselves...
When Cherry Lee was a graduate student at UT, she attempted to put her daughter Madi in UT’s Child Development Center (UTCDC). The waitlist spanned four years. Without alternative means of child...
When a man came by to announce it would be a 30 minute wait to vote at the Perry-Castañeda Library, Scott Spivey, a Plan II and neuroscience senior, wasn’t fazed. “Regardless of political...
