UT officials are debating raising tuition by $150 per semester. They are measuring this cost against the benefits of replenishing the budget, increasing salaries, fixing University buildings and increasing...
Since the Paris attacks, posts inundate my social media from Muslims and non-Muslims alike warning against an uprising of discrimination with messages like, “To all my friends who apparently ‘look...
The most wonderful time of the year always has a few certainties. During the holiday season, you can be sure to see Christmas lights, hear holiday music and taste seasonal foods. In the last decade, another...
The U.S. is the greatest country in the world. With money growing on trees and streets paved with gold, it makes sense that the U.S. is number one. Right? Not necessarily. We’re #14 in education,...
The Million Student March protested on Nov. 12 for a national $15 per hour minimum wage. The demand, however, would be a radical move by the government and only hurt those it is intended to help. Even...
Public schools across Texas adopted new social studies textbooks that feature troubling and sometimes inaccurate information within its pages. Adhering to new standards passed in 2010, over 5 million students...
Starting in March, prospective Longhorns will have to take the revamped SAT. Although arguments against standardized testing rage on, the SAT has been vital to the college admissions process for decades....
In 1938, Nazi soldiers marched into my grandfather's village in rural Austria and forcibly took control of his parents' small linens shop. At the time, no country in the world was accepting Jewish...
After the floods in May and recent rains, it’s easy to forget that Texas was, not so long ago, in a serious drought. In fact, the drought hasn’t ended, and even when it does end, our...
In a column published on Nov. 3, Noah Horwitz argued that the College of Liberal Arts’ degree requirements are excessive, and he (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) called for government intervention from...
For the past few weeks, students at over 100 colleges and universities organized protests calling for racial and social reforms, notably sparked by protests at the University of Missouri. Other nationwide...
With the UT System considering a tuition increase, some students are upset that an extra $150 per year will be coming out of their pockets. While tuition increases have made public education significantly...
