In less than two weeks, UT will inaugurate a new class of student leaders. Seeing as none of them have drawn the consternation of Energy Secretary Rick Perry, we expect them to be halfway decent. Nevertheless,...
Since Round Up began 86 years ago, it has evolved into one of the most highly anticipated weekends of the year. For good reason, too: Last year alone, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and University Panhellenic...
“Come early, be loud, stay late” is a slogan commonly used by UT Athletics. The problem is that the Big Ticket student section ticketing does not encourage the behavior desired in the slogan.
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For the past few months, President Donald Trump’s administration has been in constant conflict with the media. From Sean Spicer defending Trump’s wire-tapping claims to CNN momentarily banning...
During SXSW, many Austinites rented out their rooms to welcome the city’s eager and excited visitors. In the last two weeks, HomeAway,a service that connects hosts with renters, were 95 percent booked...
On Tuesday, Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, continued his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Among his unimpressive, trite sound...
It isn’t hard to understand the appeal behind calling yourself part of a “resistance” movement. The word “resistance” is evocative of a dystopian epic — like something...
In 2015, UT launched the “Be Safe” campaign to encourage students to be more mindful of personal safety around campus. Be Safe ads are now plastered all over bulletin boards, classrooms and...
For decades, Texas has struggled to efficiently process the biological evidence from rape cases. To address the thousands of untested kits, state representative Victoria Neave, D-Dallas, proposed a crowdfunding...
Steve Bannon’s appointment as Donald Trump’s campaign manager in August shocked the world. Bannon headed up Breitbart, a news site that consistently expresses anti-black and anti-woman views,...
House Bill 729 was introduced by Rep. Dwayne Bohac, R-Houston, in the Texas House, which if passed could incorporate teaching positive character traits, such as honesty, kindness, and school pride, into...
In a 2013 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a provision of the Voting Rights Act that required certain districts and states with a history of civil rights violations to submit any proposed changes...
