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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Daily Texan clause alteration a move to promote transparency

Spencer Schredder April 30, 2015

On Tuesday, Student Government approved A.B. 3, which amended certain provisions of the University of Texas Student Government Code of Rules and Procedures. Most of the changes within A.B. 3 acted as clarification...

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Texan, TSM’s future secure

Riley Brands April 29, 2015

Texas Student Media has a bright future ahead. I couldn’t necessarily have said the same had you asked me when I started at The Daily Texan in the summer of 2012. At the time, I was just a lowly...

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The Texan needs to figure out what students care about

Laura Wright April 29, 2015

The growth of the Texan’s digital product in the two and a half years I spent at the paper was amazing to see. We went from having a neglected twitter to having lively accounts not just for the paper...

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Seeds planted for a fruitful decade

Edward Stockwell April 29, 2015

The future looks very bright for the entities at Texas Student Media. A year ago, I would have said the exact opposite. I would have said something like, “Repent! This ship is doomed! All of us will...

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The Daily Texan breeds opportunity

Bobby Blanchard April 29, 2015

Almost every successful moment I’ve had in college is thanks to Texas Student Media.  My first internship was because of work I did for The Daily Texan — which eventually led to my...

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Print media dead, Texas Travesty open casket funeral

Chris Gilman April 29, 2015

The technological-biological singularity. Terraforming Mars. Hip-hop hologram concerts. Steak dinners the size of a pill. Pill dinners the size of a steak. 3-D printed children. Cars that can fly. Airplanes...

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Recent crime against student shows we must make safety top priority

Claire Smith April 29, 2015

In the early morning hours of April 25, Indiana University student Hannah Wilson was beaten to death. Reported missing the day before, her body was found in Needmore, about 20 miles from campus. The investigation...

Campus carry: No thanks!

Rohit Mandalapu and Xavier Rotnofsky April 28, 2015

As your new Student Government president and vice president, we know it is our job to advocate for what is best for students and will maximize safety. House Bill 937, currently being considered by...

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Demand for transparency should start on campus

Jeremi Suri April 28, 2015

We live in a time when openness and secrecy have both increased. With social media and other Internet communications, it is easier than ever to procure information about topics from foreign affairs and...

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McDonald Observatory brings beauty of the universe to earth

JJ Hermes April 28, 2015

I learned to find beauty in the violent stillness of the night sky from the catwalks of the McDonald Observatory. For the first few minutes, the west Texas sky appears unimpressive as through the haze...

UT’s work-study program needs improvement

Jordan Shenhar April 28, 2015

The internship economy is less than ideal for most college students, who often have to work long hours for little or no pay in order to gain the sort of entry-level experience that so many employers require. But...

GSA rightly supports full-time student ombudsman

Xing Liu April 27, 2015

At its last meeting on April 16, the Graduate Student Assembly introduced a new proposal to support funding a full-time student ombudsman, a professional position. This is a great step forward for students...

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