Last year, more than 1,000 people waited in lines that snaked around the Hogg Memorial Auditorium to see “Moonlight” and attend the post-screening discussion with star of the film, UT alumnus...

This is my love song and thank you to KVRX. Coming to UT my freshman year was particularly intimidating because I was transitioning from a small town where my graduating class consisted of 74 people....

When aerospace engineering senior Brett Ringgold tells his peers he’s a swimmer, they stare blankly as if they’ve never heard of the sport before and ask, “Is our team any good?” The...

The Democratic Party hasn’t put up a serious fight in Texas elections since the early 2000s, when they lost control of the Texas House of Representatives. So I was surprised to see Texas’ 21st...

This summer, the District of Columbia followed the lead of six U.S. states and legalized assisted suicide, allowing adults who are terminally ill to obtain a lethal dosage of drugs with the approval of...

Large lecture halls often feel monotonous and dreary, leaving students bored and unengaged. While this classic teaching style has endured for decades, it’s not necessarily the most beneficial to...

UT’s announcement of likely upcoming tuition hikes should come as a surprise to nobody. A need for more funds coupled with an unsupportive state legislature make rate increases inevitable. Regardless,...

My great-grandfather did two things in 1962. The first was purchase a house in Houston, the same house in which I was raised and my parents still live. The second was realize, at the tender age of...

Twitter garnered criticism last week after it cracked down on a handful of alt-right figureheads on the site, revoking verification from several and suspending one. For a group that derides its opponents...

Barbie is in the early stages of a much needed makeover. Traditional Barbies have been white and frighteningly thin, but Mattel has used the past couple years to make their offerings more diverse —...