As a first-generation college student, I learned a lot about university life from films like “Animal House” and “Old School.” They taught me that I’d eventually have to face...

Tuesday, April 4 marked the end of our term as Student Government president and vice president. It truly has been a blessing to serve you all, day in and day out. We sincerely hope we have made the lives...

The Question: Some scientists predict that climate change will cause texas to endure decades of drought and dramatically change business and life in this state. Do you plan to make your adult life in texas...

We stopped playing A&M in football more than a year ago, but we are apparently still beating them to a pulp when it comes to not embarrassing our student body with student-led efforts to demean and...

“Drag rats” and panhandlers soliciting money on Guadalupe Street are a daily sight for most UT students. As I was walking along the Drag recently, a blind man approached me and asked me for...

I was born just down the street from UT at St. David’s, and I’ve never lived farther than 20 minutes away from the Tower. Still, I would never call myself a diehard Texan. Cowboy boots are...

Should colleges develop and offer online courses? Yes. And UT’s online course system should be much improved.  Currently, UT offers self-paced online courses for credit through the University...

On March 19, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport became the first airport in 2013 to adopt the Transportation Safety Administration’s PreCheck program, a pre-screening program that allows certain...

At the beginning of every week, we provide a list of opinion-worthy events to expect during the coming week. On Tuesday from 12:15-1:45 p.m. in SRH 3.112, the Robert S. Strauss Center for International...

In her visit to the Senate of College Councils last Thursday, Student Regent Ashley Purgason was quick to say that online courses “are here to stay.” More grim than enthusiastic, she assured...

The Question: What do you know about the Board of Regents’ conflict with President Powers? How do you feel about what you know? Well, I actually just got out of a little discussion with [President...

On March 21, members of the Tejas Club, a men’s student leadership and social organization at UT, asked Robert Jensen, a UT journalism professor, to leave the group’s West Campus house after...