In traditions all over the world, the last harvest of the season marks a celebration for giving thanks. In our colonial society, the holiday is based on the narrative of a puritan sect of English refugees...
One in four students at the University of Texas will struggle with food insecurity. Twenty-five percent. That’s roughly 10,000 students in the undergraduate school alone.
I, like many others,...
In May 2018, the number of people deemed inadmissible or apprehended at the United States-Mexican border was 51,862 — average for the time. In May 2019, 144,278 people were given the same status,...
Consultations with my clients have taken a more somber tone since the expansion of the expedited removal rule. If a noncitizen comes in contact with Immigration and Customs Enforcement anywhere in the...
Most students have heard of UT’s zero waste 2020 goal, which aims for 90% of all waste produced on campus to be diverted — that is composted or sent to recycling instead of being sent to a...
As the Executive Committee of the Center for Women in Law, we were greatly disturbed by an article in The Daily Texan that portrays our Center in an inflammatory light. While university practice forbids...
Editor’s note: The following letter to the editor is in response to a story The Daily Texan published November 1, regarding the University’s public information practices. While not every detail...
As a longtime advocate for a free and open internet for all, I have consistently supported net neutrality, which provides a level playing field for small businesses and entrepreneurs to compete, while...
Higher education institutions face a choice: Play offense, play defense or stand on the sidelines. The UT System, through its Institute for Transformational Learning (ITL), chose to play offense and address...
I really like seeing coverage of Waller Creek in the Daily Texan and want to add some information to your story from Feb. 1.
Waller Creek is indeed an important resource for the Austin community, as...
Some defend grade inflation by labeling those who uphold academic standards as “grade deflators.” Nonsense — this argument is vacuous and without merit. While the...
The Texan's 10/12 piece "Cyclists Don't Often Follow Rules of Road" misstates rules of the road. Despite certain UTPD officer’s progressive stance to allow cyclists to roll through...
