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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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Americans suffer from inadequate foreign language education

Lauren Franklin October 7, 2013

The United States is largely monolingual. In fact, only about 15-20 percent of Americans consider themselves bilingual, compared to 56 percent of Europeans surveyed in 2006 by the European Commission....

Friday Firing Lines: Too few rights for heterosexual white males, Mark Regnerus should resign

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 4, 2013

Every Friday, the Daily Texan editorial board will publish a selection of tweets and online comments culled from the Daily Texan website and the various Daily Texan Twitter accounts, along with direct...

Delaying major choice would improve core curriculum, graduation rates

Sid Sridhar October 4, 2013

At UT, we choose our majors before we even step on campus. Those of us who don’t get into the major we want or enter at UT without one in mind are labeled by the Registrar as undecided or undeclared,...

The Daily Texan’s sex columns are a rare thing: useful sex education in Texas

Larisa Manescu October 3, 2013

The Daily Texan’s sex column series just turned one month old, and as expected, it’s already received some backlash. It’s a bit cheesy, and the comical, vulgar nature of the writing...

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UT professor Regnerus promotes controversial gay parenting study, but only to Russia

Travis Knoll October 3, 2013

UT sociology professor Mark Regnerus, the author of a controversial gay parenting study allegedly showing that children of same-sex parents are damaged as a result, spoke this weekend on a panel put on...

Online education programs are not worth the money they save

Mukund Rathi October 3, 2013

As a computer science major, I am aware of the ever-increasing and potentially beneficial impact of technological innovation on society. Take education – students have access to a staggering amount...

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For Austin’s homeless, affordable housing makes a difference

Amil Malik October 2, 2013

Walking down the Drag on any given day, you’re almost certain to come across multiple homeless individuals lying on the sidewalk, sitting outside store windows or just roaming the streets. This phenomenon...

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The unique benefit of campus art museums

Miriam Petsch October 1, 2013

In October 2012, a group of researchers at the University of Chicago began a conversation. The topic of debate? Campus art museums in the 21st century. In trickled a dozen directors, among them leaders...

The Dell Medical School should promote social medicine

John Hoberman October 1, 2013

The creation of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin presents a rare opportunity to design a new medical school curriculum that will advance the professional skills of physicians...

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Social eating poses serious problems for college students

Lauren Franklin September 30, 2013

People use eating as a way to socialize — going out to dinner with friends, snacking while watching a movie, eating junk food during “girls’ night.” However, social eating can have...

To experience diversity at UT, look beyond racial, cultural lines

Amanda Almeda September 30, 2013

UT is diverse, but that diversity isn’t necessarily reflected in our social circles. Walking around campus, one may notice that students seem to congregate in groups that are similar to them. One...

High school history classes shouldn’t gloss over unpleasant details

Larisa Manescu September 27, 2013

Why is it that the term American “exceptionalism,” or the entire topic of the eugenics movement, is brought up in college classes but given little mention in high school? Why must we wait till...

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