In a speech last Tuesday, UT President William Powers Jr. announced plans to turn over all non-academic University services (food, housing, parking, etc.) to private contractors. Expect those contractors...

The Question: Do you support providing a path to citizenship for the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants already in this country? Alfredo Vasquez Bilingual education junior from Brownsville Yeah,...

On Tuesday, Jan. 29, UT President William Powers Jr. presented a narrative, “Smarter Systems for a Greater UT,” which sounds too good to be true. That’s in large part because it is. The...

In an article published on Jan. 16, The Daily Texan reported that the University “will need to figure out how many student veterans there are” in order to track graduation rates among this...

I understand some of my peers’ concerns regarding “guns on campus.” From my perspective, their opposition to concealed carry on campus is largely based on fear of further violence, a...

Stand on the Drag during rush hour traffic and watch the drivers parade before you, playing with their phones as they go by. Yesterday, over the course of 10 minutes, we counted (approximately) 14 drivers...

Last Tuesday, a group of reproductive choice advocates gathered on the steps of the Texas State Capitol to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that protected women’s...

At 10 a.m. yesterday morning, UT President William Powers Jr., sporting a burnt orange tie and a no-nonsense look, gave a 36-minute address about the future of the University’s finances. Powers introduced...

Video games are a staple of the modern-day college experience. But what role do they play in college students’ lives and the national gun control discussion? A Pew Internet Research study conducted...

Universities, real universities, are not simply businesses. In a business, the customer is always right. At a university, to effectively do their jobs, faculty members must often remind students that they...

I attended the Rally for Life at the Texas Capitol with some of my friends from the University Catholic Center this past Saturday. I went hoping that this rally’s speakers would have more nuanced...

Are you a fan of New Yorkers? Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott seems to be one. This past week, Abbott ran two different ads on popular news media sites. One read:  “Wanted: Law abiding...