The recent start of the O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) federal trial comes on the heels of several major legal announcements regarding intercollegiate sports. The first...
GHANA — Who would have thought that we would step into a royal palace in the middle of West Africa? This past Friday, our Maymester cohort was welcomed to the village of Agogo, located in the Ashanti...
This November voters will have the opportunity to make their voices heard regarding the direction of both Texas and the United States, as all major offices in the state’s government will be on the...
When I first heard of Obama’s most recent plan to combat climate change, I thought about the issue of the environment more broadly. Ninety-seven percent of scientists say climate change exists, and...
Tuesday morning, this country experienced yet another school shooting when a 15-year-old took a gun into Reynolds High School in Oregon and opened fire, killing one student and injuring a teacher...
Houston-based nonprofit Children at Risk recently released its 2014 ranking of high schools in the greater Austin area. Out of 54 schools, the group gave Austin’s Liberal Arts and Science Academy...
All across the Lone Star State — from the mountains of El Paso to the hallowed halls of the LBJ School — any modern Texas political debate inevitably leads to a discussion on the coming wave...
Editor’s Note: A shorter version of this column ran in the June 9 edition.
Freshman orientation is in full swing on the UT campus. Hordes of fresh-faced students flock to Austin to, among other...
Standing at the checkout counter of an Office Depot, I spotted the bright pink canisters. I thought of past occasions when I could have used a can of mace — in the parking garage, downtown on a Friday...
Many Longhorns will take this summer break as an opportunity to study or travel abroad. Most students will board their planes without a second thought. However, some students will have to worry about...
Last Tuesday, Texas held its 2014 primary runoff elections for the Republican and Democratic parties. There were 24 races being decided overall, with many having fewer voters than UT has students. In fact,...
Editor's Note: Briscoe is a member of the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education, a group which has been critical of many of Regent Wallace Hall’s actions.
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