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Resident apathy sustains Austin racial divide

Josephine MacLean April 24, 2017

“I didn’t realize people still had a problem with race,” said Tahnee Steele, an African-American woman who graduated from a high school that no longer exists. “(At Johnston High...

Thorium shows potential as safer nuclear energy

Usmaan Hasan April 24, 2017

Last week, Waste Control Specialists halted development of an Andrews County waste containment center because of concerns over flawed containment. The struggle for effective waste control solutions brings...

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Democratic Party must accept varied viewpoints

Noah M. Horwitz April 24, 2017

After last year’s presidential election, I openly asked where Democrats should go from here. Dedicated readers of this column will recall my pointed — and at times caustic — preference...

Forum: Week of April 21

Emily Vernon and Jordan Shenhar April 21, 2017

As we promised last week, this week’s Forum touches on the future of the Republican Party — and many, many other subjects, largely responding to content we’ve published in the past week. Second-year...

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Overstating sexual assault definitions diminishes its harms

Alex Rothschild-Tayoub April 21, 2017

The Oxford Dictionary defines sexual assault as “The action or an act of forcing an unconsenting person to engage in sexual activity; a rape; (Law) a crime involving forced sexual contact, variously...

Republicans must return to being party of growth

Landon Campbell April 21, 2017

The question I have been asked to answer is, “What can Texas Republicans do to better appeal to young, moderate, college-educated people?” One might assume that a former leader of the High...

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SB 19 ignores benefits of higher education to slash funds

Zachary Stone April 21, 2017

On April 4, the Texas Senate passed SB 19. The bill freezes public college tuition for the next four years, after which schools may increase tuition by 1 percent over inflation. The bill is the legislative...

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University Lands works to cut its environmental impact

Mark Houser April 21, 2017

Recently, Environment Texas published a letter to University of Texas System Chancellor William H. McRaven from UT faculty and staff that outlined concerns about the release of methane emissions on the...

Project Scorpio cannot save gaming consoles

Ryan Young April 20, 2017

Last Friday, Microsoft confirmed that Project Scorpio, a refresh of its Xbox One gaming console, will be revealed at the E3 this June. Much like Sony’s Playstation 4 Pro that released last November,...

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O’Rourke Senate bid must channel Sanderism

Cuillin Chastain-Howley April 20, 2017

Ted Cruz’s performance in the 2016 presidential race, combined with increasing dissatisfaction with Donald Trump has made the 2018 Texas Senate race — a race that a Democrat hasn’t won...

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Students and non-students deserve equal pay on campus

Ratnika Batra April 20, 2017

Many students work part-time at UT dining halls. Some work to keep their loans down and some work for their monthly grocery shopping. The basic student assistant position — an attractive name for...

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Ethan Couch case reveals double standards of criminal justice system

Alyssa Fernandez April 20, 2017

The U.S. has more individuals locked up per capita than any other country in the world with an estimated 2.3 million prisoners. This mass incarceration trend started in the late 1980s and early 1990s,...

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