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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

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Medical schools without borders

Mohammad Syed September 29, 2015

Health care is not just science and steady hands. Because of an archaic educational model which only focuses on scientific methodology, most medical professionals aren’t able to realize this. While...

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Editorial cartoon: Fall in a seasonless state

Erica Ndubueze September 29, 2015

If summer is over and autumn is here ... Why am I still so hot? Why do I have to be so seasonless ... ?

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College ranks demonstrate endemic income inequality

Mubarrat Choudhury September 28, 2015

Students should be excited about UT-Austin ranking 52nd overall and 16th among public schools in the new U.S. News & World Report college rankings. Longhorns should be proud that out of the 4,000 colleges...

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Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is safe, indispensable for higher education in Texas

Daniel Hung September 28, 2015

Environment Texas issued a report Sept. 8 that advocates for the end of hydraulic fracturing on University Lands. Accepting this recommendation would prove disastrous for the University system and the...

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Marijuana users must be aware of effects

Benroy Chan September 28, 2015

Marijuana use for recreational purposes has become less stigmatized in recent years. Currently, four states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug, and an increasing amount of people are...

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Editorial Cartoon: Hackathon and football

Erica Ndubueze September 27, 2015

Of all weekends ... Hackathon + football = I have no idea.

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CMHC price hike burdens at-risk students

Greg Hansch and Karen Ramus September 25, 2015

With suicide being the second leading cause of death among college students, we applaud the University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) for raising awareness on campus about this important...

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Students can help bridge the education gap of English Learner Students

David Dam September 25, 2015

Austin welcomed students from more than 70 countries this semester to UT, strengthening the city’s growing trend of diversity. However, Austin’s growth has created inadequacies in public education...

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Popular dining apps promote unhealthy eating habits

Alex Arevalo September 25, 2015

The ‘Freshman 15’ expression, dubbed for the amount of weight a student is projected to put on during their first time away at university, is all too familiar. Nearly one in four freshmen gain...

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Contrary to Republican rhetoric, climate change damages US economy

Alexander Chase September 25, 2015

During last Wednesday’s GOP debate, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) unveiled a new conservative argument against active climate policy, arguing that it would be economically disastrous without producing...

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Harnessing big data is essential for future of medicine, society

Michael Jensen September 25, 2015

For most of us, information technology is a surprisingly mundane feature of our lives. We often take these ubiquitous technologies for granted, forgetting how revolutionary they truly are. Big data, a...

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Forum: SURE Walk: Taking steps forward

September 24, 2015

SURE Walk is one of the oldest agencies of Student Government. In fact, it was created even before SG was abolished in the ’80s and came back because of the vital service it provides. In a world...

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