The University of Texas at Austin takes campus safety and security very seriously. We have created an entire department for this purpose. But in reality, campus safety and security is the responsibility...
In the fourth iteration of The Daily Texan Forum, we will discuss campus safety and security.
Always a hot-button issue, campus security has been given new urgency with the release of the AAU survey,...
I have been asked by The Daily Texan to share my thoughts from a police perspective as to what has changed during my tenure as Chief of Police and to talk about recent challenges. First and foremost, The...
Politicians like to appeal to American patriotism. However, this mentality of American exceptionalism negatively affects both foreign and domestic policy by encouraging a politically closed-minded culture....
Popular media has a pervasive and universal effect on how people view the world around them. Even though most movies, TV shows and advertisements are not depictions of real people or events, they shape...
College students are faced with a lot of complicated questions when trying to decide on a school to attend. They need a lot of information and finding the most important facts can be difficult. Luckily,...
Lecture. Notes. Cram. Exam. Students of all ages are accustomed to this construct. The process starts with students entering class with loaded pens and empty notebooks. The professor then opens a PowerPoint...
Many people envision the entrepreneur as a tailored suit with an MBA distributing business cards and loudly predicting just how quickly his mobile app will become the next Facebook. For most, entrepreneurship...
Since arriving to Austin, I have witnessed the deaths of many prolific locations. Classic bars such as Opal Divine’s Freehouse and the Dog and Duck Pub have closed. Now, one the last bastions of...
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
With the recent focus on injustice in the United States, many have forgotten about injustice around...
“Netflix and chill” has evolved from being an innocent joke about one’s loneliness to a term for hooking up. But in essence, the new euphemism is an attempt to replace a conversation,...
The pictures tell the story. Huddled masses, standoffs with police, children lying dead on beaches. Images and stories of the European refugee crisis have shocked the world into a conversation about refugees...
