The World Health Organization released a report on Oct. 26 stating that certain processed meats are carcinogenic. Thereafter, mainstream media sources began their incessant coverage of the issue and distorted...
Some of the Republican presidential candidates have proposed a flat tax plan that they claim is fair and fiscally conservative. The truth, however, is the exact opposite. A flat tax proposal would eliminate...
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Oct. 19 that Texas will end Medicare enrollment for Planned Parenthood as a part of a recent conservative attack on women’s health. While this could be problematic for...
Charlie Strong promised the Longhorns wouldn’t lose five games again after his 6-7 inaugural campaign as Texas’ head coach. But after a 24-0 loss to Iowa State, Strong has lost five of eight...
Texas’ freshman class ranked No. 9 in the nation. The team touted ample talent and the freshmen have stepped up on the field and in the locker room. Eleven of them played defense against Iowa State...
Congress passed the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 that pegs the interest rates of federal student loans to 10-year Treasury note yields, a market-based rate. The interest rate for the duration...
Since President Obama took office in 2009, Texas has sued the Environmental Protection Agency 22 times. The state has only won four of those cases, each concerning air quality and climate change policy....
Yesterday, LaToya Hill, associate vice-president and Title IX coordinator, distributed the long-anticipated Cultivating Learning and Safe Environments (CLASE) survey. This marks the first step in the UT...
With a large field crowding the past Republican debates, specific policy proposals have been hard to come by. While CNBC tried to make this a point of focus in the last debate, their tone offered a way...
In 2015 alone, the United States has experienced 44,366 gun-related incidents, 11,175 gun deaths and 283 mass shootings. In the face of the increasingly high profile problem of gun violence, politicians...
“Raise your hand if you remember being taught about consent in high school.”
I am standing in a room of UT-Austin students, and almost no one raises a hand. This is a portrait of the culture...
The University of Texas at Austin community is engaged in many courageous conversations about student safety. The evidence is irrefutable: campuses are safer when administrators, faculty, law enforcement,...
