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Carter-O’Connell campaign takes chilling hate speech position

Jack Cozort and Kat Taylor February 27, 2017

While well intentioned, the Feb. 24 op-ed from the Carter-O’Connell executive alliance candidate team must be examined critically, as their proposed “stand against hate speech” is an...

Acting Oscars should not be awarded by gender

Laura Doan February 27, 2017

Since the first show in 1929, the Academy have awarded their golden, muscled acting Oscars on the basis of two criteria: acting ability and gender. Let us briefly imagine what Hollywood’s biggest...

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Forum: SG Executive Alliance Candidates

Emily Vernon and Jordan Shenhar February 24, 2017

In this week’s Forum, the three Executive Alliance tickets detail why they are uniquely qualified to tackle what they see as the most pertinent issues on this campus. To summarize, Isaiah Carter...

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Burley-Guerra brings unique perspectives from outside SG

Blake Burley February 24, 2017

To learn, to have fun, to grow, to build friendships, to watch great football, to have the best academic education in the entire state — these reasons only partially detail my thought process as...

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Carter-O’Connell takes stand against hate speech on campus

Sydney O'Connell and Isaiah Carter February 24, 2017

Instead of using this space to show you how qualified we are to lead this University, we decided to share our thoughts on an issue that is much more important: our campus climate. On Wednesday, we attended...

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Guzman-Wolf seeks to Represent All Longhorns Like You

Micky Wolf and Alejandrina Guzman February 24, 2017

To us, the acronym for RALLY is Student Government’s most important function and something we must be better at both in the conversations we have and the work we do. Often, the student body president...

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Computer science students benefit from interdisciplinary work

Ryan Young February 23, 2017

Computer science students, we’ve all been there — hunched over the keyboard in the wee hours of the morning. Shuffling between classes in the Dell building looking for study space. Juggling...

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Legislators must not limit mixed-income housing

Alyssa Fernandez February 23, 2017

Texas State Representative Valoree Swanson filed H.B. 1792, under which the bill would profoundly complicate the development of low-income housing in Texas. Under this bill, a development has 90 days...

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CPAC inadvertently shows logic behind political correctness

Sam Groves February 23, 2017

Two weeks ago, conservatives were up in arms about the treatment of Breitbart tech editor and alt-right online superstar Milo Yiannopoulos, who was, to hear them say it, being rudely deprived of his free...

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Students should be able to walk in the fall for commencement ceremony

Alina Agha February 22, 2017

Graduation ceremonies celebrate the incredible achievements of one’s college experience, and mark the beginning of the next part of students’ lives. Whether you’re starting a new job...

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Austin Congressmen owe their voters town halls

Nahila Bonfiglio February 22, 2017

Republican lawmakers are growing ever more wary of town hall style forums. As the number of angry constituents in republican districts grow, the availability to voice their concerns directly to their representative...

SG campaigns must provide UT realistic promises

Emma Berdanier February 22, 2017

With the second semester finally back in full swing, the time is now ripe for new Student Government campaigns to emerge. And as always, these campaigns come with any number of outlandish promises and...

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