January, the month of the scholarship application deadline bonanza, is fast approaching. Fulbright applicants hear back in January on whether their applications are sent abroad. Applications for university...
“And the turtles, of course … all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be,” read the closing lines of Dr. Seuss’s children’s book, “Yertle...
Editor’s Note: This column is one in a series by associate classics professor Jennifer Ebbeler on the changing nature of higher education at UT-Austin and other institutions. Look for Prof. Ebbeler’s...
The University Democrats held an event to discuss the future of women and politics in government in early November. Among the featured speakers was Sarah Eckhardt, a former Travis County commissioner who...
The glowing Tower; burnt orange; the signature longhorn outline. These are all marks that will always be inextricably tied to the 40 Acres. They are more than just images — they serve as symbols...
UT-Austin classrooms are filled with students from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. When rogue student groups try to throw culturally ignorant events on-campus, such as the Young Conservatives...
If you listen to the radio, watch TV, read billboards or skim magazine covers while waiting to check out at the grocery store, you might have seen or heard commercials for Ideal Image, Sona Medspa, Darque...
On Nov. 4, Sy Stokes, an African-American male student at UCLA, uploaded a video to YouTube entitled “The Black Bruins [Spoken Word].” In the video, Stokes and nine other black male students...
Last week, University student group Young Conservatives of Texas proposed a controversial “immigration sting” activity, launching the Dream Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship...
Obamacare has been a controversial policy since its inception in 2009, but now, one particular advertisement for Colorado’s state health exchange has been drawing scrutiny.
The ad features a young...
Inscribed on the Tower’s main facade are the words, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
The sentiment behind this quotation is supposed to drive the...
Editor’s Note: This column is one in a series by associate classics professor Jennifer Ebbeler on the changing nature of higher education at UT-Austin and other institutions. Look for Prof. Ebbeler’s...
