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Stop writing off sexual harassment at the gym as harmless flirtation

Jennifer Beck September 25, 2019

Although gym anxiety is something that both men and women experience, there is an additional feeling of discomfort that plagues many female gymgoers — sometimes it deters women from going entirely. The...

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UT can help curb nicotine addictions on campus

Neha Dronamraju September 24, 2019

When my best friend started coughing up blood a few days ago, the first thing I thought of was her Juul. Fortunately we discovered her symptoms were just the result of a prolonged chest infection, but...

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UT needs to reconsider its support of university ROTC program

Patrick Lee September 24, 2019

The United States military is a deeply jingoistic, heteronormative and bloated institution. It serves as the vanguard of a merciless American hegemony that imposes its will upon the world, often through...

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Freshmen deserve the whole truth: college can be hard

Jennifer Beck September 20, 2019

As an incoming college student, it is likely that you have heard two very different perspectives on what to expect and what to do when you get here. Teachers, parents and other adults advised you to...

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Save students’ wallets, use free UT Instapoll in classrooms

Abhirupa Dasgupta September 19, 2019

As a freshman, I was shocked by how much money is required to just exist as a college student. At a minimum, we have to pay for tuition, housing, food, transportation, textbooks and school supplies. We...

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UT should create pen pal system for freshmen

Sam Thielman September 19, 2019

My aunt likes to complain that people these days don’t write letters anymore, but the joke’s on her because there are 119 letters in just this sentence. Puns aside, my aunt isn’t wrong....

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Kiosk removal betrays free speech

Kevin Douglass September 19, 2019

For a substantial portion of the student population, there is an abundance of fresh cosmetic and practical renovations to be seen around campus. Areas in the West Mall and on Speedway have seen their infrastructure...

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Departments need community-building courses

Sam Thielman September 18, 2019

One of my fondest memories of freshman year was when I, alongside 20 of my history major peers, stood in a circle in Garrison Hall singing Kumbaya.  Okay, so maybe that didn’t happen. But...

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Language courses need more conversational speech practice

Maggie Lazaroski September 17, 2019

Learning a new language is hard. Speaking it tends to be even harder. Foreign languages provide students with many advantages, such as a competitive edge in job hunting, a more global worldview and the...

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Texas Athletics should not influence which major an athlete pursues

Neha Dronamraju September 17, 2019

What would you give up for an athletic scholarship? Would you change your major, compromise your career path or put your dreams on hold? Would you sacrifice your academic autonomy to stay on your team?   Some...

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Defend East Riverside

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 13, 2019

There are 1,308 units in the Town Lake, Ballpark North, and Quad East, West and South apartments on East Riverside. Sixty percent of them house students -— and much of the rest house working class...

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UT should make racial geography tour mandatory part of orientation

Neelesh Rathi September 12, 2019

“A world which turns out to be one in which those we honor are unworthy … is nerve-(w)racking.” In his 1922 work “Public Opinion,” Walter Lippmann described why people...

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