Where are you from? What are you? You look so exotic.
When Senator Elizabeth Warren released her DNA test results earlier this month, she highlighted our country’s obsession with defining and...
In some classes, students who are capable and deserving of an A are being denied the opportunity to achieve that grade. This is because some professors have chosen to grade on bell curves, or based on...
Of the 11 statues on the 40 acres, only one is a woman of historical importance — Barbara Jordan. Although many women have made significant contributions to UT, the University has failed to publicly...
We’re told on campus, we’re told by our friends and we’re told on social media to go out and vote. Voting, we’re told, is the culmination of political participation. It’s...
A recent U.N. report warned the world has just over a decade to get climate change under control. In response, Trump said, “The climate will change back.” However, the climate will not change...
Climate change is going to ruin your life.
Yes, you. Not your children or grandchildren, not other people living in a far away time and place — you. If you’re a student who’s planning...
Paleo. Juice cleanses. The grapefruit diet. Alkaline. Microbiotic. Keto. The list of fad diets that are supposed fix-all options for Americans looking to quickly reach their fitness goals is never ending....
The magnitude of America’s plastic consumption shows that we’ll sacrifice anything for convenience.
Since the beginning of the large-scale production of plastic in the 1950s, humans...
You’re at a football game cheering your heart and lungs out as UT lands another touchdown when you feel the familiar thirst scratch at the back of your throat. You need water.
At this point,...
UT’s Gender and Sexuality Center is not an exclusive campus agency. It exists to “provide opportunities for all members of the UT Austin community to explore, organize and promote learning...
It’s date night and you’re busy tidying up to look presentable. Whether you’re combing your hair, brushing your teeth or shining your shoes, there comes the inevitable moment where you...
Need to remember something important? Take note of it. Taking notes is the most basic way to retain information you learn in class. However, the way you take the notes is what’s crucial. It seems...
