In shades of Florida in 2000, Monday night’s Democratic Iowa Caucus revealed that the voting process in the country does not always run as smoothly as we would like to imagine. Bernie Sanders and...
After being elected and re-elected a total of 13 times, longtime state representative Elliott Naishtat, D-Austin, shocked the local political community late last year by announcing his intention to retire....
As a city, Austin is topping the charts. In 2015 it was named Next Biggest Boom Town, Best City for Tech and even the Best Large City to Live In. These rankings hold true for all of Austin’s populations...
When you have gotten ready for class, walked to the bus stop on time and even managed to eat breakfast, the West Campus bus arrives late. Waiting at the stop, you start weighing the costs and benefits...
In 2017, the new President will have to keep the nation secure and enrich the economy — both of which John Kasich is more than qualified to do. Unfortunately due to the state of the American...
According to a national survey by nonprofit organization Stop Street Harassment, 65 percent of women have experienced sexual harassment. The most common responses are passive — ignoring the harassment,...
Universities across the United States are filled with students working to reach the ultimate goal — graduation. While the thought of transitioning from slightly functioning college student to full-blown...
When the presence of Beyoncé compelled us to actually watch Coldplay’s new music video for “Hymn For The Weekend” last Friday, the Internet erupted with a debate about appropriation...
Where would you expect to find a candidate for State Representative on a Monday? Perhaps a fundraiser or a speaking engagement. Or, in the case of HD-49 candidate Huey Fischer, spending 17 hours on campus...
Bernie Sanders’ political revolution may be seeping into college politics — the UT-Austin Student Government introduced Assembly Bill 9 Tuesday to reduce the amount of money candidates...
About a year after Ebola terrorized the American public, Zika has emerged as the new, mysterious virus to be feared. The virus spreads through infected Aedes mosquitoes and is believed to cause microcephaly...
With the controversial campus carry law set to take effect in August, Nobel laureate and UT physics professor Steven Weinberg says he will ban guns in his classroom beginning in the fall semester....
