Yearslong hostility between Texas legislators, the University of Texas System Board of Regents and top UT administrators intensified June 15. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asserted in an opinion that...
In one of President Fenves’ first actions as president, the UT system approved beer and wine sales at University of Texas football games beginning September 12. UT-Austin joins three other UT system...
After former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) lost what some thought was a winnable race against President Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election, Republican officials set out to...
Although there have been myriad candidates from both parties that have announced their desire to run for president in the 2016 election, one would be hard-pressed to not acknowledge a few front-runners....
“Let me tell you about my trouble with girls. Three things happen when they are in the lab: you fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them they cry.”
These...
The world of peer-reviewed journalism seems noble. Researchers submit their findings to academic journals for peer review, where experts in the field evaluate the work for experimental soundness, and the journal...
When the Chronicle for Higher Education released its allegations of academic misconduct in the University’s athletics department this week, a collective groan was issued across the 40 Acres.
Legal,...
Over the last year, the issue of racially motivated police brutality has rightly come to the fore of the national conscience. The U.S. has a grappled for centuries with race in America, but the more recent...
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gave a speech in South Texas on June 4 in which she lent her support to universal voter registration, a position which few of the professional political class have...
Gregory Fenves, the former provost and executive vice president, took office as University president last week and seems to be initiating promising change on campus and in our greater community.
During...
After the inefficiency of this year's legislative session, it is clear that the Texas Legislature needs a change. Texas should consider adopting a full-time legislature for three reasons. First,...
A new semester has begun. With new academic challenges, it is common to see students struggle in the classroom. Luckily, overcoming struggles is an empowering way to learn. Those who struggle, however,...
