This Wednesday, lawyers appearing before the U.S. Supreme Court will debate the constitutionality of using race as a factor for admission at public universities. The issue has already provoked a passionate...
“My life has been the poem I would have writ, / But I could not both live and utter it,” wrote Henry David Thoreau.
It appears that most college students have chosen to live their...
Have you ever walked away from a class feeling you haven’t learned a thing?
It’s not necessarily your fault, and you’re not alone. The conventional, lecture-based approach to teaching,...
On Oct. 1, all 166 UT campus resident assistants (myself included) gathered in the San Jacinto multi-purpose room for a speech by Sam Duggan, managing director of the student housing department at Texas...
Last week, the Counseling and Mental Health Center hosted Suicide Prevention Week. In light of their efforts, I can’t help but think of my own inner demons. It’s never easy, but I have...
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on October 1, 2012, but it was updated to include corrections on October 2, 2012.
A recent headline in May from the New York Times sums up what...
The other day, while wearing an oversized T-shirt and Nike shorts, I read the column titled “Don’t short your identity.” As a sorority member, I was upset that I was being judged based...
As a proud Longhorn and former student body president, I argue we must continue preparing students for the jobs that are the future of both our local and national economy.
This is why I authored the “More...
A city council resolution brought by the Central Austin Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee (CANPAC) would, if passed, negatively affect Greek and Co-operative Housing. The Committee is made up of...
When architects Earl Swisher and Thomas Lekometros received the commission to design the College of Communication’s Belo Center for New Media, they were challenged to design a building that would...
The University of Texas loves its squirrels. Sciurus niger, commonly known as the fox squirrel, is nearly as ubiquitous on campus as students themselves. They are polarizing creatures. Some students eagerly...
On Sept. 22 the chancellors of the six public university systems in Texas took the stage at the Texas Tribune Ideas Festival for a panel discussion called “Chancellor Confedential.” The chancellors...
