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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Beer sales at games are profitable

Matthew Gil March 18, 2014

On Feb. 28, the University began a trial period of selling beer and wine at spring sporting events. During the trial period the University, UTPD and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will evaluate...

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Alcohol ruins game environment

Jasmine C. Johnson March 18, 2014

I attended my first Red River Rivalry game in October of last year. After the Longhorns’ unexpected victory, while wandering the state fairgrounds, for every excited UT fan I saw, I also saw an OU...

Non-traditional UT students need more support to succeed

Alyssa Neilson March 17, 2014

Walking around campus, a majority of the crowd you see appears to be within the more “traditional” group of college students: young and enrolled in a four-year degree program at the University,...

Completing research at UT? Get acquainted with the IRB, UT’s most frustrating department

Travis Knoll March 17, 2014

The Institutional Review Board may sound like a distant federal agency, but it is a part of completing research at this University, and its byzantine regulations are the stuff of legend. If you are a student...

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Texas deserves better polling

Noah M. Horwitz March 7, 2014

As Election Night unfolded, I sat at a watch party glued to my laptop. The first few results rolled in on Tuesday evening, I could not help but be surprised at what I was seeing. Dan Patrick, the ultra-conservative...

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When parking on the UT campus, you don’t get what you pay for

Alexandra Triolo March 6, 2014

Despite the many positive aspects of living in a vibrant, growing metropolis such as Austin, every Austinite knows that getting on Mopac Expressway between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. without necessity...

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UT system can do better than Governor Perry’s choice for chancellor

Ali Breland March 6, 2014

On Monday, the Austin American-Statesman reported that Gov. Rick Perry’s choice for UT System chancellor, Kyle Janek, was being considered by the UT System Board of Regents. Janek, who is currently...

Campus town halls are improving student inclusivity

Francisco Dominguez March 5, 2014

Beyonce must have been thinking of the 20 million college students’ freshman experience when she titled her song “Sweet Dreams (Beautiful Nightmare),” since it’s safe to call that...

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How UT’s Student Government systematically fails UT students, faculty and staff

Lucy Griswold March 4, 2014

I would like to congratulate the Rady-Strickland campaign on their successful bid for student-body president and vice president: They managed to make some cool T-shirts, not break any Student Government...

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For UT students, t-shirts offer comfort, ease and a sense of self

Olivia Berkeley March 4, 2014

Of all the objects that have invaded my life since entering college — promotional flyers, on-the-go-meals, and heavy textbooks, for example — T-shirts have been the most invasive and the most...

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Dan Patrick’s former employee shows the danger in stereotyping immigrants

Noah M. Horwitz March 3, 2014

In the early 1980s, an undocumented immigrant named Mike Andrade began working at a Houston sports bar owned by local businessman Dan Patrick. Andrade said his new boss was kind and understanding regarding...

Austin homeless deserve our compassion

Francisco Dominguez March 3, 2014

Right when you thought we had escaped the winter that canceled the most days of class in recent memory, Austin is once again pummeled by bizarre weather changes. Some may be upset that the annual Zilker...

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