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UT has over 1,100 registered student organizations and offers countless student services, but perhaps none do more for its members than the Student Veterans Services Office (SVS) and the Student Veterans...
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This week, the Daily Texan Forum will focus on Student Government. With the election of Xavier Rotnofsky and Rohit Mandalapu, the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue, a contentious vote on divestment...
Editor's Note: This op-ed appears in a weekly forum feature, which consists entirely of guest submissions. This op-ed appears is a series of forum columns regarding Student Government at UT.
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