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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Serious issues, lighthearted leaders

Rohit Mandalapu and Xavier Rotnofsky September 3, 2015

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. Last...

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Editorial cartoon: Dorm room sizes

Erica Ndubueze September 2, 2015

Do you regret moving your old room at home to your tiny dorm room?

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Editorial cartoon: class locations

Erica Ndubueze September 2, 2015

The moment when you find out you are in the wrong lecture ... again.

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Reproducibility of scientific studies vital to its usefulness, future research

David Bordelon September 2, 2015

In a hilarious instance of meta-irony, a study published last week claims that more than half of social science studies are bogus. The study, conducted by the Reproducibility Project, a research accountability...

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Students should find ways to help the homeless community while exercising caution

September 2, 2015

With new students arriving from across the world to Austin, the high number of homeless men and women in the downtown Austin area may be surprising to some students. According to the City of Austin, there...

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Sexual health education deserves a place in orientation programming

Laura Hallas September 2, 2015

The Texas public school system takes responsibility for students’ education from the age of five until they graduate college. However, at no point is there a requirement for practical sexual education,...

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Recent failures of politicians reflect ineptitude of candidates and voters

Noah M. Horwitz September 1, 2015

This past week has been taxing for those following the news in Texas. Attorney General Ken Paxton, long plagued by legal troubles, was in court this past Thursday on August 27. Currently facing a...

Anti-GMO movement dangerous to food security

Daniel Hung September 1, 2015

Recently there has been a push to label food as GMO or non-GMO. Genetically modified organisms have been altered by genetic engineering, often to make them resistant to diseases and increase crop yield....

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Wal-Mart’s gun decision reflects new realities

Mary Dolan September 1, 2015

The gun control debate has raged for years, and it has been recently pushed further into the spotlight as both liberals and conservatives have focused on the issue. In the past few days, Google searches...

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Commercialization of self care threatens working women

Kat Sampson September 1, 2015

Head to any Austin yoga studio for a 6 a.m. class, and the room will be filled with young professionals, mostly women, squeezing in their sweat session before heading to work so they can check...

Conscious rap is part of the genre’s greater diverse whole

Cuillin Chastain-Howley August 31, 2015

Since the days of N.W.A.’s “Fuck tha Police,” rap music has been vilified as an evil and corrupting force. At the turn of the 20th century, rap became more commercialized and an alternative...

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Does race affect voting? Why policies and principles mean the most to voters

Abhishek Mukund August 31, 2015

The United States has had monumental Presidents in its history. Lincoln fought to end slavery at the cost of a Civil War . Roosevelt became the longest sitting President after winning four consecutive...

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