The Kardashian family is known for wearing cornrows and braids, and subsequently receiving backlash from the black community. Most recently, Kim Kardashian posted an image of herself in Fulani braids with...
As the primaries approach, UT students are thinking more about how they can support their chosen candidates for the 2018 midterm elections. In particular, students on a budget and poorer people are discouraged...
Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed the ADA Education and Reform Act, a bill that restricts disabled individuals’ abilities to declare lawsuits against private businesses for...
Something feels different this time after the Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland.
Sandy Hook’s massacre occurred the day I finished my first semester of college, then Boston. People broke down...
Travis County flu deaths have reached 39, easily making this flu season one of the most lethal in recent years. On campus, few days go by without learning another person I know has the flu. In order to...
The perpetrators of the 10 worst mass shootings committed by a single individual on a single day in U.S. history all have one thing in common. It’s not their race, religion, mental health or motive....
The lives of disabled Americans are in danger. HR 620 quietly snuck through the House, passing 225 to 192 on Feb. 15. Officially, HR 620 is known as the ADA Education and Reform Act. It proposed that businesses...
Historically, Texas has been a national leader in arrests for marijuana possession, earning second in 2010 with over 74,000 arrests. And now, as the political opinion toward cannabis becomes more lenient,...
Primary season is in full force. Early voting started on Feb. 20, with primary elections on March 6, 2018. This first post-2016 primary has particular significance in Texas, where students and young voters...
UT’s campus can make students extraordinarily stressed. Speedway construction induces claustrophobia. PCL’s harsh fluorescent light causes headaches. Even spaces built for relaxation are busy...
The Daily Texan is the only newspaper dedicated to reporting on the University of Texas. As such, it has a unique responsibility to the students of this university. If something happens at UT, it’s...
To no one’s surprise, the newsrooms of America skew white and male.
According to the 2017 Newspaper Diversity Survey conducted by the American Society of News Editors, U.S. newsrooms on average...
