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Trump’s comments, attitude can lead to altered role of legislature

Tam Cheetham-West July 28, 2017

President Donald Trump has been applying pressure to Republican legislators at the federal level, suggesting last week that Republican senators should not leave town unless a reform bill for Obamacare...

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Hospitals should offer more hands on educational opportunities to pre-med students

Rohan Batlanki July 28, 2017

Every pre-med student knows the big five: MCAT, GPA, Volunteering, Shadowing, Research. To support some of their most ambitious and driven students, universities do a tremendous job offering MCAT classes,...

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While America steadily improving on LGBT rights, Mormon community has a long path to equity

Audrey Larcher July 28, 2017

In June, ample amounts of Pride posts were floating around on social media — all in all, the past year gave Americans the opportunity to look back on many strides of progress. But when BYU-Idaho...

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Bigotry, not pragmatism, lies at the root of anti-transgender policies

Sam Groves July 28, 2017

Can there be any justification for President Donald Trump’s recently announced intention to ban transgender people from serving in the military? In one of the tweets he fired off on Wednesday morning...

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MoPac bike bridge stunning, but plays hard to get to

Ryan Young July 28, 2017

A bicycle and pedestrian bridge opened along South MoPac last month, giving cyclists and joggers a new way to cross Barton Creek. Visitors can enjoy nature, gaze at the beauty of the hill country and take...

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Donald Trump does not support our troops

Noah M. Horwitz July 27, 2017

Frederick Trump, the president’s grandfather, was — by many accounts — expelled from his native Germany after dodging the draft. During World War II, while my grandfather landed on Omaha...

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Elon Musk is everything that’s wrong with startup investments

Usmaan Hasan July 26, 2017

Business mogul Elon Musk is a master at manipulating his own press coverage. He believes we’re all living in a simulation, states that AI is an existential threat, and is striving to turn humans...

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Prisoners must be granted basic human rights

Emma Berdanier July 26, 2017

Last week, a federal judge ordered state officials to provide air-conditioned facilities for inmates within Texas state prisons, ruling against the Texas Department of Corrections and Justice. The ruling...

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What Trump doesn’t understand about the Boy Scouts

Caleb Wong July 26, 2017

I feel sorry for President Donald Trump. In his address to the Boy Scouts at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree this week, the selfless mogul extolled the virtues of the Scout Oath and Law. Repeating...

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Don’t write off Greek life

Mia Ciardi July 26, 2017

  Greek Life is often an afterthought to students looking to get involved on campus. Rushing a fraternity or a sorority comes with an “Animal House” stigma, and Greek members are stereotyped...

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Department of Education chooses assailants over survivors

Liza Anderson July 24, 2017

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced last week her intentions to roll back several Obama-era protections against sexual assault on college campuses. These changes embody a misguided attempt at...

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Wanted: Lawmakers with compassion

Zachary Price July 21, 2017

In the early afternoon of May 2, police said Kendrex White pulled out a Bowie-style hunting knife in front of Gregory Gym and plunged it into the back of UT freshman Harrison Brown— killing him....

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