On Sept. 11, 2001, I was as far removed as an American could possibly be — in more than one sense of the word. I was about 2,000 miles away from the attack, cheerfully working on a handout in my...
On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with al-Qaeda hijacked four U.S. airliners to carry out suicide attacks on the East Coast. At 8:45 a.m. that day, a Boeing 767, one of the hijacked planes, crashed...
Every generation has its “Where Were You When…?” dates. For my parents’ generation — the most poignant “where were you when” question is the assassination of...
My name is Adrienne Luendo — I am a 23-year-old recent college graduate. More than that, I am an Abortion Rights Freedom Rider and was one of the five people arrested outside of the UT Austin campus...
Leander Police Department and Cedar Park Police Department recently joined the over 13,000 American communities benefitting from the Department of Defense’s 1033 Military Surplus Property Program,...
For students, education needs to be a priority in the upcoming Texas gubernatorial election. Texas currently ranks 40th in the nation in terms of college graduates with only 27 percent of the population...
While I completely understand why Attorney General and gubernatorial front-runner Greg Abbott would not want to debate state Sen. Wendy Davis, his Democratic adversary, I also understand that it’s...
The United States is at war again in Iraq — for the third time in 25 years. Our main enemy this time is not Saddam Hussein or Al-Qaeda, but the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), sometimes called...
Every incoming Plan II freshman has heard of the dreaded Plan II physics course usually reserved for third- or fourth-year students, and each one rejoices that they have two or more years until they have...
Three weeks ago, many people thought Charlie Strong had changed Texas football.
But Saturday’s devastating 41-7 loss against BYU proved Strong hasn’t changed much at all.
Before...
Because of the Northwestern University football team’s recent vote on whether to unionize, momentum both for and against further financial compensation to college athletes has increased dramatically....
At the end of each semester I usually have a friend or two who is graduating without a job lined up yet. In fact, many usually ask if I am aware of internships they may be interested in. I later find out...
