On Tuesday, a second public forum was convened — at the behest of the Task Force on Historical Representation of Statuary at UT Austin — to discuss the topic of statues honoring prominent Confederates...
The typical American spends more time watching drug commercials than at the doctor’s office. We each sit through an average 16 hours of side effect recitations and increasingly comedic brand names...
As the school year draws closer, many current and incoming college students are starting to worry about classes, résumés and, of course, how they’re going to pay for everything. For...
LGBT rights have advanced their recent national progress as New Jersey became the third state to successfully ban “conversion therapy,” a process by which LGBT children and teens are subjected...
This month, the University of California at San Francisco stopped selling sodas and other sugary beverages on campus. This move might be drastic to some, but it is a clear administrative choice about...
Often times, the point of political discussion is to criticize the government. Unfortunately, people appreciate political realities less frequently.
In this state, there is certainly room for criticism,...
Imagine Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. At capacity, it can hold roughly 100,000 people — a greater number of people than many students can imagine ever being in the same place with...
Regent Wallace Hall’s now two-year-long feud with the University of Texas System Board of Regents keeps escalating in its absurdity, and this week’s closed Board of Regents session was no exception....
I am incredibly proud to have attended the University of Texas at Austin. I am a proud Texas Ex because of the comprehensive inclusivity that UT seeks to foster, particularly in light of the fact that...
Native Amazonians have used Ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew, to promote spiritual healing and growth for hundreds of years. Steve Jobs (among many others) stated that his experiences with psychedelics were...
Editor's Note: This column is one in a point-counterpoint debit on the merits of campus carry in Texas universities.
In many cases, opponents of the expansion of gun rights contort and ignore precedent...
The first of two public forums on the Jefferson Davis statue was held yesterday in the SAC. Although the forum was an earnest way to engage with campus on this very personal and painful issue for many,...
