Orientation for the University of Texas started on June 5, meaning that summer for the Longhorns had officially started. With orientation comes orientation parties and with orientation parties comes...
“An Open Letter to Easy Mac,” “Why You Should Embrace Being Young and Twenty,” “Dogspotting Changed My Life.” Silly, underdeveloped headlines aren’t the norm for...
Ever the paragon of leadership, the state of Texas became the 47th in the nation to sign into law a ban on texting while driving last week. The law is set to take effect on Sept. 1.
In a legislative...
Last Friday, President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord, a historic agreement among nearly every nation on Earth to work in tandem for the preservation of the planet....
Heavy budget cuts to state universities pose a threat to the expansion of vital campus resources such as the Counseling and Mental Health Center. The prevalence of mental illness among college students...
Two weeks ago, Chancellor McRaven called for an increase in the number of out-of-state students attending UT Austin — they currently make up about 7 percent of the freshman class.
Attracting more...
It is imperative that topics related to mental health are covered extensively during freshman orientation. A survey of over four million college students, including students at the University of Texas...
Unfortunately, many people hate their jobs, and others work in hostile environments that they wish to retreat from. Thanks to the rise of the Internet, people can opt to work from home, either temporarily...
Most professional fields are moving to the internet. Soon enough universities will offer classes, in all majors, that teach students how to work remotely. At the University of Texas, there aren’t...
Following Trump’s refusal to sign the Paris Climate Agreement, many states have opted to work around him, signing pledges to follow the treaty and cut their carbon emissions. California, Hawaii,...
I spoke with a powerful man recently. He’s taken and passed tough anatomy tests. He’s worked in a variety of rotations, from the intensive care unit to the labor and delivery unit. Whether...
