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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

The Daily Texan

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Ignore Greek life stereotypes

Paulina Urbanowicz April 17, 2013

Greek life is underappreciated and misunderstood on this campus, but the truth is that it is an indispensable part of the UT experience. Evidence of this can be found in the Greek community’s commitment...

Q&A: Prabhudev Konana

Amil Malik April 17, 2013

Editor’s note: Daily Texan columnist Amil Malik sat down with Prabhudev Konana, chair of the Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management at the McCombs School of Business to ask about...

Protect cellphone privacy

Lisa Kinzer April 16, 2013

Cellphones are useful for the very reason that we can carry them around, but most of us don’t realize that our service providers keep a record of everywhere we travel whenever our phones are turned...

Facts make change

Karim Lakhani April 16, 2013

On April 4, the Texas House of Representatives passed the state budget for the next two years. Who were the winners? Gun owners? Teachers? Republicans? Sure, but those groups always win. This time, the...

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Up-tempo offense, improved passing game won’t matter if Horns running backs can’t stay healthy

Christian Corona April 16, 2013

Texas won eight games two years ago, then nine the year after that. No team in the country has more returning starters than the 19 the Longhorns have.  Everything is perfectly set up for Texas...

What to Watch: April 15 – 19

The Daily Texan Editorial Board April 15, 2013

At the beginning of every week, we provide a list of opinion-worthy events to expect during the coming week. From 7-9 p.m. on Monday, marine toxicologist Riki Ott, who has written extensively about...

Giddy for Google Fiber

Grayson SImmons April 12, 2013

An announcement Tuesday morning from Google made it official: Austin is getting Google Fiber. We’re now set to be the second Google Fiber-endowed city after Kansas City adopted the service just last...

Another semester, another bomb threat

Laura Wright April 12, 2013

Wednesday night, I reacted to a safety alert email sent out by the UT administration about a “non-specific” bomb threat with the same nonchalance the students sitting around me in The Daily...

We Asked: Oil Money

April 12, 2013

The Question: Jim Benson, the executive director of University Lands, estimates the UT System’s 2.1 million acres of land will generate close to $1 billion in oil and gas revenue this fiscal year....

Words have power

Larisa Manescu April 11, 2013

The Associated Press banned the term “illegal immigrant” on April 2, and critics argue that it was an unnecessary, dramatic and overly sensitive copy editing edict. I, however, could not...

Respect rap music, artists

Natalie San Luis April 11, 2013

The 2013 reductionism award for rap music goes to the April 8 article “The 2012 cheating award for music goes to rap.” The article, about infidelity and hip-hop music, can be characterized...

East Campus and West Campus: An odd couple

Syairah Ridzuan April 10, 2013

Every time I walk to class along the East Mall area from the western part of campus, I cannot help but notice the way the buildings change from the orange tile roofs and tan brick facades of campus’...

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