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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
When I first read Gloria Anzaldúa’s book “Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza,” I felt transformed.
After starting my first semester at UT, I felt like I was missing something....
