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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Trump’s “rigged” election claim thwarts democracy

Janhavi Nemawarkar October 19, 2016

Donald Trump, like a child who learned a new word, has recently accused everything of being “rigged.” The media, to the debate schedule, and the election itself, are according to him, all working...

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Paxton should be held accountable for actions

Alden Marshall October 19, 2016

It’s a new week in Texas and Republicans are letting us down again -- if you can even consider the fringe, Tea Party Attorney General Ken Paxton as part of that motley crew. After a grand jury...

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Peoples’ vote should be based on policy, not protest

Emma Berdanier October 19, 2016

Common rhetoric permeating this election is the “lesser of two evils” argument. Voters, in large part, hold extreme reservations of the major parties’ candidates and instead of voting...

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Polls indicate Republicans will lose power after the election

G. Elliott Morris October 18, 2016

Donald Trump is not, as he would say, winning “big league” among young voters. As a recent poll from The Daily Texan displayed, Trump earns the support of nearly 10 percent of UT Austin students....

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Tinder proves viable dating option for college students

Audrey Larcher October 18, 2016

Getting a date can be hard. Even with over 50,000 students on the 40 Acres, the potential obstacles of finding a new love interest are numerous. Whether too busy balancing work and school or not the smoothest...

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This election proves we still need feminism

Giselle Suazo October 18, 2016

There is a common misconception that women in developed nations are equal to men because they attend college, have careers, run their own businesses, etc. This fallacy was amplified among those ignorant...

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With the possibility of humans becoming interplanetary, Mars must remain unowned by corporations

Sam Groves October 18, 2016

Let’s say you backup your computer to an external hard drive. Your computer works fine — better than fine, actually. Let’s say it’s the best computer in the world. But there’s...

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Local government elections vital in enacting tangible change

Olivia Griffin October 18, 2016

It doesn’t matter if Trump or Clinton wins. Uber will still be gone, campus carry will still be in effect, the cost of off-campus housing will continue to rise and downtown traffic will skyrocket. Because...

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City of Austin should assign mandatory sugar tax

Gabby Sanchez October 18, 2016

In the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that minimized sugar’s role in diseases like coronary heart disease, shifting the blame to fat. Fifty years later, over a third of the U.S. population...

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Texas kids deserve better from state leaders

Josephine MacLean October 17, 2016

A recent letter from Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Joe Straus to Henry Whitman, the director of Texas’s Department of Family and Protective Services, called the Department’s...

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Paul Ryan must disavow Trump

Noah M. Horwitz October 17, 2016

Dear Speaker Ryan, I know that you need to support Donald Trump, your party’s nominee for president. I know that, as your party’s top elected official, you have a certain responsibility...

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Social media will likely influence election outcome

Khadija Saifullah October 17, 2016

With the current situation of the presidential election, political organizations and movements are all using social media as a medium for encouraging people to go out and vote. According to a study...

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