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Society praises assailants who assault women while ignoring victims

Liza Anderson April 11, 2017

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Ostensibly, this means that we dedicate the month of April to promoting the interests of sexual assault survivors and expanding awareness of the problem of sexual...

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SURE Walk must become more accountable to students

Josephine MacLean April 10, 2017

The ‘SURE’ in SURE Walk stands for Students United for Rape Elimination. Originally created in 1982, SURE Walk has, unsurprisingly, seen a huge increase in requests for late-night security...

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Patent protection reforms needed to liberate consumers from high drug prices

Usmaan Hasan April 10, 2017

217 years ago, on April 10th, 1710, the Statute of Anne came into effect — creating a 14-year period of exclusive protection for the works of authors. The Statute of Anne is considered the first...

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CMHC provides necessary resources for LGBTQ students

Nahila Bonfiglio April 10, 2017

A program at the University of Texas at Austin is hard at work protecting the citizens that the Trump administration is leaving behind, particularly transgender and non-binary students. UT’s Counseling...

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Independent local press plays essential role in democracy

Alexander Chase April 7, 2017

Last spring, as the presidential primary races for both the Democratic and Republican parties heated up, so too did attacks against the mainstream media. I was elected editor-in-chief shortly after Super...

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Separating news from opinion protects journalism from bias

Akshay Mirchandani April 7, 2017

Students have reached out to me multiple times this semester. Some are student leaders, others are just curious. They usually ask the same questions.  “Why did you guys cover this and not...

Students ignore campus, hometown news

Kathleen McElroy April 7, 2017

An overwhelming majority of UT upperclassmen follow the news regularly, according to informal interviews a School of Journalism class conducted on campus this past week. All but 10 of 64 interview transcripts...

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Competitive bidding led to New Central Library debacle

Alyssa Fernandez April 6, 2017

In 2006, Austin voters approved a $90 million bond to build the New Central Library. Since then the project’s price tag has bloated to $125 million and was projected to open this May after multiple...

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Lawmakers must regulate powdered alcohol

Madalyn Marabella April 6, 2017

Several days ago, the House committee began the process of regulating powdered alcohol. Although the substance has not yet made it to Texas markets, the committee unanimously approved two bills that would...

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Rio Grande bike lanes endanger both drivers and bikers

Ryan Young April 6, 2017

As I returned to my West Campus apartment at the end of spring break, I noticed something different about Rio Grande Street. The cones that divided the bicycles lanes from the traffic lane had been replaced...

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Scientists must not acquiesce to demands from Pluto Zealots

Sam Groves April 6, 2017

Do facts matter? Can they be objectively determined, or is truth ultimately subjective? In our fragmented society, can there be any such thing as a consensus? These are all questions raised by the most...

Damage control not enough to fix discrimination

Jessica Bathea April 5, 2017

If the presence of students of color threatens you, it is not our responsibility to reassure you. If you are ignorant of the daily toils of being a person of color on this campus, so much that they sound...

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