Controversial and difficult topics are often discussed at UT. Professors cannot be blamed for teaching courses in their entirety, but they should be required to warn students if a particular lecture covers...
“Yeah, and I’m black.”
A white student said those dismissive words to me during UT’s 2016 freshman orientation. They were in response to me saying I was Mexican-American. This...
Last Monday, my first-year interest group listed off the best and worst parts of our weekends. Many of us smiled as we recounted the football victory that championed the phrase, “Texas is back!”...
Two women entered what they believed to be their ride-hail after a night of drinking. When they arrived at their first destination, one of the women stepped out to help her friend get out of the car. Instead,...
Being a student and a film addict can be a conflicting experience. As much as I want to go to the movies whenever I can, nine-dollar tickets stop me from going.
Going to the theaters can also...
A dollar may not seem like much, and 50 cents may feel like it’s not even worth it. But that’s the thing about saving money — it adds up, and in a good way. Saving money as a college...
Indonesia has lost 72 percent of its intact forests — equivalent to an area twice the size of Germany — in the last 50 years. Much of the land has been turned into palm oil plantations.
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Lopsided chunks of pavement, unpaved treks marked with loose rocks and pools of mud in sunken concrete: The West Campus sidewalk horror stories are true, and student pedestrians bear the brunt of these...
“Don’t forget to come to office hours” seems to be a popular lecture sign-off for most college professors — usually because students really do need the reminder. Students struggling...
Two students could sit next to each other in lecture, have the same work ethic and intelligence, and yet, at the end of the semester, one barely passes while the other flies by with an easy A.
Many...
Just walk down Speedway or stick your head into the PCL. You’ll see people doing multiple things at once — such as reading and listening to music or talking and studying. Every day, students...
“Have you been feeling depressed?”
“Do you want to quit smoking?”
“Diagnosed with anxiety or trauma disorder?”
Questions such as these come directly from...
