By Spring 2018, UT will have a gorgeous Speedway Mall with an improved pedestrian experience and increased student activity areas. Having added more outdoor seating, trees and plants and bicycle parking,...
Not that long ago, I was riding from Dallas to Austin on a flimsy Megabus. To pass the time, I decided to abuse my family’s shared data to stream Netflix and came across a documentary called “To...
Last week, we offered no endorsement in the first round of voting for Student Government executive alliance. But this week, we realize that is no longer a tenable position.
Like every candidate...
Wednesday saw plans fall through to expand the UT system to include a Houston campus as Chancellor McRaven officially canceled them. Such an expansion would have finally brought a full UT sanctioned undergraduate...
Spring break is notorious for many things, excessive drinking and partying being at the top of the list. Typically, it is also accompanied by rowdy behavior, illegal drug use and other forms of crime.
In...
This January marked 18 years of Republican rule over the Texas lieutenant governorship, and Democrats are responding in kind. As of March, Mike Collier, past candidate for comptroller and chair of the...
When 500 bands are booked to play a festival, it is not a big deal when one of those acts drops. But that was not the case last week when Brooklyn indie-pop band Told Slant publicly repudiated South By...
Since 2009, 140 people have committed suicide in Texas jails. On July 13, 2015, Sandra Bland was found dead in her jail cell in Waller County, Texas after an arrest on July 10. Her wrongful death was ruled...
Poor Jeff Sessions. As a deep-red Alabama Republican rejected by the Bush-era conservative establishment, the Trump presidency should be going swimmingly. Unfortunately for Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard...
I have not historically been a supporter of the Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case, which greatly relaxed campaign finance restrictions. That is, until...
For the third consecutive year, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Student Government election day, and so the UT student body will enjoy another week of campaigning. Much of the conversation surrounding...
I’ll preface this piece by reiterating — as I’ve done time and time again — that I have been, am and always will be able and willing to advocate for all students on our campus.
My...
