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Students deserve weekend access to dining halls

Mallika Singh October 1, 2018

The primary source of food for most freshmen is the various dining halls on campus. From Jester City Limits to Kinsolving’s All You Care to Eat buffet, UT offers many different dining options. On...

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SSD accommodations offer equal opportunity, not an advantage

Mia Cooper October 1, 2018

Imagine competing in a race and being expected to finish alongside everyone else, but having to start ten steps behind. That is the world that students living with a disability face at all levels of academia.  The...

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A lunch a day keeps the loneliness away

Michael Martinez October 1, 2018

We’re in a hurry. We have to study. We have tests, assignments and deadlines. We’re studious during the week and social during the weekend. We have our whole lives ahead of us. However, the...

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Students should consider living at co-ops

Sidney Phillips October 1, 2018

At the height of the summer of love in 1964, a group of inspired students, with the help of the Hogg Foundation, came together to build an experimental affordable housing facility. It was created for students...

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Take advantage of UT Women’s Health Clinic

Briana Torres September 28, 2018

Many students who leave home to attend UT also leave their doctors and clinics behind. Finding a good physician who makes you comfortable is important for any kind of visit, but especially for visits to...

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Keep the #MeToo movement in mind with ACL coming up

Gabriela Mata September 28, 2018

As Chance the Rapper’s set started, a drunk man grinded on me to the rhythm of the song, literally huffing over my neck to ask if I liked the show so far. He placed a hand on my shoulder —...

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Let’s talk about mental health

Mia Cooper September 27, 2018

The most common piece of advice thrown at incoming freshmen isn’t even a word, it’s an acronym — CMHC. It stands for the Counseling and Mental Health Center. What’s missing is a...

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Not all study breaks are made equal

Abby Krishnan September 27, 2018

All too often I find myself deep into a study session when I realize my brain needs a break. Like clockwork, I open a new tab and type in Facebook. As I mindlessly scroll through the endless memes and...

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University offers little justification in request for removal of Gun Free UT signs

Sam Groves September 26, 2018

Evidently fearing the impression UT employs people with common sense, University officials have asked faculty to remove “Gun Free UT” signs from their office windows, as well as any other outward-facing...

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Students need to be more conscious of what they recycle

Lizeth Badillo September 26, 2018

From soda cans to pieces of paper, we have all been guilty of throwing things away that could have been recycled. So when we do recycle, we tend to feel pretty good about ourselves and our impact on the...

More public charging stations would make students’ lives easier

Sam Groves September 25, 2018

Glued to our phones, constantly connected, extremely online — the worst stereotypes about the modern college student all seem to center around our dependence on technology. But while it’s true...

Pass the hard liquor ban

James Treuthardt September 25, 2018

The Texas Interfraternity Council will vote on a new policy banning hard liquor from all fraternity events next Wednesday, Oct. 3. The policy arrives at a time when fraternities are under increasing scrutiny...

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