Skip to Main Content
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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

Columns

Shining through the cloud of student debt

Heba Dafashy April 19, 2012

Student loans seem to be a big looming cloud over students’ heads that only continues to grow larger with rising tuition costs. But the Texas Exes could be the solution. Last year, Stanford alumni...

Making registration angst-free

Aside from final exams, class selection and registration are among the biggest stresses for students between now and the start of summer. It’s a process that begets angst over questions such as:...

Instagram: Instigating Instability

Kayla Oliver April 18, 2012

I can see it now: the camera winds slowly up a trendy Santa Barbara street before focusing on a slightly aged Jesse Eisenberg as he sips a latte in a locally-owned coffee shop. He adjusts his thick-rimmed,...

Promoting parking meters in West Campus

Hannah Lapin April 18, 2012

Home to countless apartment buildings, restaurants, coffee shops and more, West Campus is a big draw to UT students. Just minutes away from campus, this convenient location with endless living options...

1,001 problems but UT ain’t one

Stephen McGarvey April 17, 2012

I have a problem — and a serious one at that. You see, I have quite a lot of trouble making decisions. Just this afternoon I was in my local Walmart for two full hours trying to choose the right...

A breath of fresh air

Melissa Macaya April 17, 2012

Throughout my journalism education at UT and various internships, I have firmly believed that journalism is not dying but rather is changing in new and exciting ways. As I prepare to graduate and enter...

Balancing the financial side with UT pride

Drew Finke April 16, 2012

The thought of UT students learning something from their traditional rivals in College Station may seem tantamount to blasphemy for many. However, recent campus controversy surrounding a move by John Sharp,...

Making a digital promise

Rui Shi April 13, 2012

In August 2008, Congress created “a new national center founded to spur breakthrough technologies that can help transform the way teachers teach and students learn.” Digital Promise, also known...

Celebrating all beliefs on campus

Larisa Manescu April 13, 2012

March concluded with the Campus Renewal Ministries’ Resurrection (Rez) Week, during which “40 Christian organizations work together during the week, which is meant to create a dialogue about...

Don’t test me, bro

Katherine Taylor April 12, 2012

Given the recent upgrade and completion of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing across high schools in the state of Texas, it is no surprise that standardized testing at...

Justifying athletics salaries with revenue

Stephen McGarvey April 11, 2012

UT is an athletic powerhouse. Its teams are consistently ranked on the national level; as a result, the personnel coaching them is some of the best-paid in the country. But with budget cuts left and right...

Award faculty based on student input

Heba Dafashy April 11, 2012

Last week, UT mathematics professor James Vick was awarded the 2012 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship, one of the most prestigious teaching awards on campus. This award recognizes Vick’s ability...

Activate Search
Columns