When I heard about the Civil Rights Summit happening this week, I was floored. Four presidents would be making their way to our campus to celebrate the end of a systemically racist era. Personal heroes...
Recently, a new app called Yik Yak, which brands itself as a “no profile, no password, it’s all anonymous” app, has been gaining popularity on the UT campus. Yik Yak is essentially a...
On March 31, the new City Council Stealth Dorm ordinances went into effect. As a consequence, for the next two years, the occupancy limit of unrelated individuals in newly built single-family homes in...
When is a lie a lie and when is it a political conviction made in good faith? Recent flare ups in Washington and the Texas gubernatorial election show that sometimes the two are interchangeable. Unfortunately,...
This week’s Civil Rights Summit, sponsored by the LBJ Library, marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That act, together with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and...
I came to college with many credits, and as a result, I have received many emails about graduation even as a second-year student. One of those emails was from Afrikan American Affairs, a student organization...
After Chapter, a Christian event started by the current Chaplains of each Panhellenic sorority, has shown that women of the Greek community are much more than stereotypical “sorority girls”...
With UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa having turned in his resignation in February, the UT Board of Regents has begun its search for the next Chancellor of the UT system. Like many executive level...
It’s hard to summarize dating and relationship trends of graduating seniors here at UT, but, if one had to, dating in that final semester of college would probably be characterized as “whatever...
Prevailing wisdom on political campaigns dictates that candidates should run to the fringes of their political party in order to appease their base in the primary election. Then, candidates should sway...
Driving north up I-35, I notice one thing: the stark visual contrast of what lies on either side of the freeway.
Last month Forbes identified Austin as the fastest growing city in the country, and,...
At any given point during the day last Friday and Saturday, I could walk into a sorority house and find myself surrounded by food. From pizza to waffles to hamburgers, the once mysterious sorority houses...
