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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

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UT’s COVID-19 educational module falls flat

Abhirupa Dasgupta August 26, 2020

On Aug. 20, Interim President Jay Hartzell announced that all students, faculty and staff returning to campus in the fall would be required to complete an online training program entitled “Staying...

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Clarify details on isolation housing

Julia Zaksek August 26, 2020

As the fall semester nears and students begin moving into their dorms or off-campus apartments, we’re all waiting. Waiting to see if COVID-19 cases will spike. If UT will move all classes and campus...

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Apply for The Daily Texan’s fall staff

Emily Caldwell August 24, 2020

The Daily Texan has been The University of Texas at Austin’s student newspaper for 120 years. We’ve never had a year like this.  In March, for the first time since the 1918 influenza...

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Routinely test all students in dorms

Hannah Lopez August 24, 2020

This past weekend, around 3,600 students moved into UT’s residence halls for the fall semester. According to UT’s Protect Texas Together guidelines, 75% of those students are predicted to contract...

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Midterms, finals just don’t cut it

Abhirupa Dasgupta August 24, 2020

Whether classes are in person or online, this semester will not be a normal one. We’re probably going to run into a plethora of unforeseen problems. We will definitely have to think on our feet more...

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Rename T.S. Painter Hall to better commit to an inclusive campus

Sanika Nayak August 24, 2020

According to Interim President Jay Hartzell’s message about a more diverse and welcoming campus, UT is “reconsidering how to best reflect our values, both in the symbols and names on our...

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Give students a break, adopt more lenient attendance policies this semester

Julia Zaksek August 24, 2020

This semester, I expected all my classes to be online, so I was shocked when I saw that my upper-division history class was listed as in-person. I quickly checked the times of my other classes, all online...

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Ditch ‘The Eyes of Texas’

Morgan Pace August 14, 2020

In the wake of the social justice movements happening across America, student-athletes at UT made a list of demands they wanted the University to meet. One of them was to discontinue playing “The...

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We deserve to survive this

Daisy Kielty August 14, 2020

UT, please don’t sacrifice us to the pandemic. At the end of June, UT released a detailed list of “triggers” that would cause the school to take action to further protect students...

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UT needs to do more for its international students

Ayla Musharrif August 14, 2020

Coming from another country to America as an international student is a hard and overwhelming transition. Many times students experience culture shock, communication barriers and overpowering feelings...

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The government department should no longer require students participate in internships

Makenna Jonker August 14, 2020

Internships can be a great way to gain hands-on experience and network. They can act as a stepping stone into the professional world. The catch is, of course, that most internships are unpaid. In 2018,...

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Issue itemized tuition bill

Richard Lee August 7, 2020

Whether it’s academics, athletics or artistry, The University of Texas is renowned for its world class resources, faculty and staff. Unsurprisingly, meeting such high standards comes at a price....

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