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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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How the Whisper app could help, but doesn’t

Patrick St. Pierre December 4, 2012

A new app called Whisper is gaining popularity among college students across the country. Whisper is a social platform that allows users to anonymously share secrets — hence the name — that...

What to Watch: December 3 – 7

The Daily Texan Editorial Board December 3, 2012

Every Monday, we provide a list of opinion-worthy events to expect during the coming week. The Association for India’s Development (AID) will stage a “die-in” on Monday at 11 a.m. on...

Scrutinize protests of UT’s Israeli interests

Tracy Frydberg December 3, 2012

In the Nov. 29th column “Draw the connections: UT, the US and Israel,” co-authors Christina Noriega and Jonathan Orta call for the University to “divest its interests in Israel”...

Obama and our future in space

Grayson SImmons November 30, 2012

I voted for Barack Obama during the recent election. There are a number of reasons why he got my vote, and although some might not think it carries much weight, his administration’s position on our...

Draw the connections: UT, the US and Israel

Jonathan Orta and Christina Noriega November 29, 2012

On Nov. 19, UT students and Austin community members marched through campus chanting, “Not another nickel, not another dime, no more money for Israel’s crimes.” (A separate protest with...

Maxims for the minimalist scholar

Aleksander Chan November 28, 2012

  1. C’s get degrees. 2. D stands for diploma. 3. Due tomorrow?       Do tomorrow. 4. Test tomorrow?        Stress tomorrow. —...

Why Americans don’t learn languages

Maria-Xenia Hardt November 27, 2012

Ten years ago, no one would have predicted that I would someday write for an English newspaper, get along in an English-speaking country or study English literature. As a German grammar school student,...

The end of email privacy

Jim Harrington and Renato Ramirez November 26, 2012

The U.S. Senate will soon vote on a law that would gravely undermine Americans’ privacy and give expanded, unbridled surveillance authority over people’s emails to more than 22 government agencies. Sen....

The under-told Thanksgiving story

Travis Knoll November 21, 2012

This week in elementary schools nationwide, children will hear stories about the brave Pilgrims who suffered through the long winters of the 1620s to maintain a successful British colony in Massachusetts....

A call for grass

Curry Shoff November 20, 2012

In 1969, the Texas Longhorns switched the field, in what was then Texas Memorial Stadium from natural grass to AstroTurf. The team went 11-0 and beat Notre Dame 21-17 in the Cotton Bowl, securing the second...

Bullying exists on college campuses

Laura Wright November 20, 2012

I was bullied during middle school. For a short period during my seventh-grade year, a gang of my classmates bullied me so fiercely and frequently that their attacks fundamentally changed the person I...

Rape victims have options at UT

Sydney Wilkins November 20, 2012

On Tuesday, Nov. 13th, the Daily Texan published an opinion column by Katelyn Sack titled “UT’s response to rape fails to protect students.” Ms. Sack’s column gave readers the impression...

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