Texas has once again been dragged into the women’s health spotlight with its most dismal metric yet. According to a recent report, Texas mothers are dying at shockingly high rates — in fact,...
In small southern towns throughout the U.S., families and churches who have relied on oil money for centuries continue to hold a monopoly on politics and wealth.
The institutionalized racism embedded...
The 2016 presidential race has had quite a few memorable moments that beg the question: How will it be remembered? Will the victor in November be remembered for their policy, or will the only recollection...
As many of us have labored our way into UT to escape our parents — whom we may grow more or less fond of later — the presumption here is we can finally engage in certain liberties that were...
When you think of gender inequality by major, the first thing that comes to mind is women in STEM majors, who make up only 26.5 percent of undergraduates in the Cockrell School of Engineering. However,...
Over three years after leaking classified government documents and fleeing to Russia, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has ramped up his PR campaign for a presidential pardon in the final months of...
Most Longhorns may be content to bleed orange, but the Office of Sustainability suggests that we think green too. Though most students don’t have time to do anymore thinking, a new degree will facilitate...
It has been just over five months since Texas last executed someone. This is the longest stay in executions since 2008, when the Supreme Court was on recess and states could charge people with the death...
Coming into college is highly stressful for many students, and new foods and more demanding schedules may cause some students’ weights to fluctuate — leading some to resort to dieting to combat...
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is making headlines as he launches a new crusade against the Obama administration. His newest fight, waged against the Administration’s Commerce Department, seeks to stall the...
The number of incoming freshmen has jumped from 7,249 in 2013 to over 8,500 in 2016, making it the largest incoming freshman class in the history of the University. The fact of the matter is the University...
Almost since the moment Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign last year, pundits have speculated as to what, if not an ounce of their own personal restraint, could halt the flood of free media...
