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‘Me too’ is harder to say than you think

Josephine MacLean October 19, 2017

When it happened to me at work, I wondered what the hell I had done wrong. On my first day, an older attorney who shares office space with us made a joke about me stripping off my clothes. The comment...

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Administrators’ choices trump student concerns

Zachary Price October 18, 2017

On Oct. 24, the University of North Texas will pay $100,000 for Donald Trump Jr. to give a guest lecture. A number of UNT students went off on social media in response to the announcement. The event that...

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Students deserve to be informed when renting off campus

Spencer Buckner October 18, 2017

When I tell my non-Longhorn friends that I’ve already signed a housing lease for next year, they’re rightfully shocked. At most universities, the idea of striking a deal on off-campus property...

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Including girls in the Boy Scouts is an empty gesture

Sam Groves October 18, 2017

At first glance, the recent decision by the Boy Scouts of America to begin admitting girls seems like a good-faith attempt on the organization’s part to put its history of regressive politics behind...

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Smokers need to be more considerate on campus

Jeff Rose October 18, 2017

In the weeks since classes have started, I’ve walked past several people smoking and vaping on campus grounds. While people have every right to smoke, that right should not be abused while on campus...

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Stop associating the way I speak with whiteness

Kereece McLean October 17, 2017

“You talk White.” I’ve heard it for years from my peers and it only perpetuates false stereotype that black people lack proper articulation. People are naive to the negative effects that...

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Catcallers must be reprimanded

Emily Vernon October 17, 2017

While walking to class last Thursday, I heard an unfortunately recognizable whistle familiar to so many women. Nevertheless, I kept walking — face forward, body language unflinching, gait unchanged....

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We need to admit we were wrong more often

Noah M. Horwitz October 17, 2017

The hardening of even clearly erroneous opinions is among the more pressing problems of our politics. We no longer let our ideology determine our partisanship; we let our partisanship determine our ideology....

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Twitter’s anti-doxxing policy is justified

Michael Jensen October 17, 2017

Twitter is a popular medium for online activism, but the social media giant recently found itself in the crosshairs. The backlash began after “Scream” actress Rose McGowan’s account was...

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Amazon, pick Austin

Liam Verses October 17, 2017

Texas needs Amazon. We need a company that will push money and people into our state, diversifying a struggling economic portfolio wrecked by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. We need Jeff Bezos’...

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Pence’s NFL publicity exposes lack of conservative principles

Michael Jensen October 16, 2017

By now, many of us have probably grown tired of the Trump administration’s seemingly endless feud with the NFL. Unfortunately for millions of Americans, Vice President Mike Pence is not among them.  Pence...

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Federal employees must adhere to abortion regulations

Josephine MacLean October 16, 2017

The rules for shelters contracted with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, laid out in 2014, are quite clear on the matter of access to women’s health care for unaccompanied minors. Victims of sexual...

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