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Rightward shift doesn’t make the GOP right

Bailey Ethier October 14, 2015

Today’s Republican party isn’t Ronald Reagan’s Republican Party. If Reagan, the same man who has been repeatedly invoked by the GOP candidates, was still alive today, he wouldn’t...

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Freshman Research Initiative must challenge undergraduate researchers

Khadija Saifullah October 14, 2015

The University’s College of Natural Sciences’ Freshman Research Initiative is the nation’s largest program focused on connecting first-year college students to meaningful scientific research....

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Peeple app disregards complexity of personalities

Emily Vernon October 14, 2015

Imagine you are at a restaurant, waiting for your date — who was supposed to meet you 30 minutes ago — to arrive. Disappointed that the guy who you thought you had a connection with last week...

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Restrictions on campus carry may be counterproductive

Daniel Hung October 14, 2015

The irony of the push for more restrictions on campus carry is that it will only result in fewer restrictions or no restrictions at all due to litigation or subsequent legislation. SB 11 allows concealed...

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Campus carry paired with rising islamophobia creates dangerous environment for Muslim students

Mubarrat Choudhury October 13, 2015

Anti-Islam rallies were held in more than 20 U.S. cities this past weekend — organized by open carry gun advocate group called the Global Rally for Humanity — in an alleged attempt to fight...

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Students should be proactive about voting in hometown elections during semester

Noah M. Horwitz October 13, 2015

So much attention has been directed toward presidential candidates that few have considered the elections taking place in Texas on Nov. 3. The Texas Legislature passed seven Constitutional Amendments...

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Spirit groups must be held accountable for racism, in addition to Greek organizations

Maria Kroeger October 13, 2015

Greek life is often put under the spotlight for instances of racism. However, organizations directly affiliated with UT are also plagued by it. Spirit groups, the University’s official student organizations,...

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High prices of firearms place more power in hands of affluent, white communities

Mohammad Syed October 13, 2015

Many argue that gun culture in America dates all the way back to the country’s colonial beginnings. After all, in the 18th century, it was the American Long Rifle that helped us fend off the British...

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Columbus Day normalizes history of violence

Adam Hamze October 12, 2015

Imagine a group of men arrive to a country and decide they are superior to everything indigenous. This superiority leads to them enslaving, kidnapping and committing genocide against the people who had...

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Harm reduction more effective than abstinence for teaching safety

Benroy Chan October 12, 2015

By Friday, incoming students under the age of 21 will have to complete part two of Think About It, a required alcohol and healthy relationships education program created by CampusClarity. UT enacted the...

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Counterpoint: Uber has already shown it cannot be trusted

Laura Hallas October 11, 2015

Editor's note: This column appears in a point-counterpoint regarding Uber regulations. Read this column's corresponding counterpoint here. Uber’s growth in the last six years has been...

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Point: Uber drives to make our streets safer

Alexander Chase October 11, 2015

Editor's note: This column appears in a point-counterpoint regarding Uber regulations. Read this column's corresponding counterpoint here. While Austin City Council mulls whether to extend regulations...

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