Many students have worked in minimum wage positions before their college careers, and some continue to work for similar wages while they study to receive their diplomas. Because the minimum wage debate...
I’m spending my summer studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain, and what’s great about being in the city is the opportunity to travel easily throughout the rest of the country! For a little weekend...
In the comments section of Associate Dean Raizen’s article on graduate student funding in the College of Liberal Arts, published on June 24, reader “Mike” stated rather disparagingly...
Editor's Note: "Peace be upon him" (sometimes abbreviated "pbuh") is a salutation for the prophets of Islam. Who receives salutations depends on the school of thought. It is a mandatory...
The recent announcement of the College of Liberal Arts to stop funding for graduate students after their sixth year has — if you haven’t noticed — caused some controversy. Graduate students...
Rounding out a term of controversial decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling June 30 on the case of Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Much of the disapproval...
As past and current student leaders at the University of Texas at Austin, we have followed the controversy surrounding certain members of the UT System Board of Regents and our president, William Powers...
This summer the San Antonio Spurs won their fifth NBA championship, crushing the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals four games to one. The 2013-2014 San Antonio Spurs are one of the great championship teams...
Chances are, if you have walked down the Drag in the past few weeks, you’ve been asked to sign a petition for any number of causes. I personally have been stopped on at least six occasions on my...
At a recent meeting, the Austin City Council unanimously adopted the 2014 Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP), which outlines the “identification of roadways of regional significance, and a locally...
Editor's Note: Piedad worked as an instructor for the UT Project on Conflict Resolution this summer.
They come like gaggles of geese next to the herd of incoming freshmen over the summer season....
Twenty years ago, this case would have read like a science fiction novel: a society equipped with minicomputers at our fingertips versus a law enforcement capable of criminal tracking via GPS satellite,...
