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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Horns Up, Horns Down: May 6

Horns up: Summer Gainz While all of you charming kids leave town to work for free for 60 hours per week or eat your parents’ food on their couch, we’ll be here, straight flexin’, in...

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City of Austin should not punish APD Chief Acevedo for his transparency

David Dam May 5, 2016

Austin city manager Marc Ott surprised everyone when documents released last week revealed he had punished Austin police chief Art Acevedo for “insubordination.” Ott has come under fire from...

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Millennial-shaming provides no constructive generational insight

Sunny Kim May 5, 2016

Older generations have historically accused the younger ones of being frivolous, wild and shallow individuals who are responsible for making the world worse. This is certainly true in how the baby boomers...

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Students should utilize stress relief resources on campus during finals

Khadija Saifullah May 5, 2016

The end of the semester is an immensely stressful time on campus, and the construction in front of the suddenly overpopulated Perry-Castañeda Library doesn’t help much. But, every year, the...

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Hollywood must stop whitewashing minority characters

Giselle Suazo May 4, 2016

Dreamworks and Paramount have recently come under fire after the first image of their upcoming movie, Ghost In The Shell, was released. In it, the titular character of the Japanese anime will be played...

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DHFS sustainability efforts deserve more credit

Benroy Chan May 4, 2016

It’s nonsensical to say on-campus students can cook for themselves when residence halls offer only a microwave and refrigerator. As a result, these students rely on the Division of Housing and Food...

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Students should reconsider getting pets while in college

Emily Vernon May 4, 2016

It’s no secret that owning a pet can be a rewarding and loving experience. In Austin, one can see the love many have for their furry friends simply by walking down the street. Perhaps you will run...

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College athlete exploitation has gone on for too long

Reagan Stuart May 4, 2016

Last Thursday, on the first night of the NFL Draft, we were all privy to a tragic scandal. Offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil was subjected to humiliation on live, national television as a video of consuming...

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Texas Government’s track record proves it should stay away from matters of tuition

Mubarrat Choudhury May 4, 2016

To great surprise, the University of Texas System Board of Regents voted to increase the tuition by 3.1 percent for the 2016-2017 academic year and an additional 3 percent for 2017-2018. The increase in...

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Texas must reform system to help foster children

Leah Kashar May 2, 2016

Texas’ foster care system is overworked and under-regulated, leading to thousands upon thousands of children who end up worse off for the system for the lack of proper care. The worst part of this...

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UT should rethink focus on four year graduation rates

Adam Humphrey May 2, 2016

As of 2011, only 58 percent of students graduated from UT-Austin in four years. Seventy-seven percent of the class of 2010 graduated in five years, and 80 percent of the 2009 class graduated within six...

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Lil’ Kim is a reflection of our critical society

Kennedy Brookins May 2, 2016

“Everything about me was wrong — my hair, my clothes, just me.” Lil’ Kim said these words in an interview with Newsweek Magazine back in June 2000. This was back when Lil’...

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