In response to Liam Verses’ opinion piece, published on Tuesday, Oct. 10:
I would like to point out that, based on what he wrote, Verses appears to be poorly versed on the issue of gun violence...
Editor's note: the original column concerning PETA campaigns can be found here.
PETA’s campaigns are intended to turn heads, make people laugh, or even make people angry, but...
Regarding "A boon to democracy in eliminating straight-ticket voting," I appreciated Mr. Price's thesis that the electorate should reward more nuance among politicians. I have, though, a...
Editor's note: Reprinted below are the original firing lines from the Aug. 5, 1966 print edition of The Daily Texan.
Closed Doors
To the Editor:
I was one of a group of persons trapped...
In a column published on Nov. 3, Noah Horwitz argued that the College of Liberal Arts’ degree requirements are excessive, and he (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) called for government intervention from...
As an international student from Syria, reading this article about the refugee crisis made me feel angry, hurt and very sad. Because it did not mention Syrian refugees once, it seems to me like it is belittling...
The four-and-a-half blocks of Speedway from 21st Street to Dean Keaton are to be confirmed in their present use for pedestrians only.
To the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, UT submitted a...
I can imagine that one of the first things Steve Patterson was told when he started his new position as Texas Athletics Director was to not give UT Staff the impression that Athletics cared about them...
I want to thank you for the wonderful article in the Daily Texan — “Student volunteers disappointed by potential closure of Austin State Supported Living Center.”
My brother...
I am not and have never been a UT student, but as a Texas native, I’ve always cheered the Longhorns and have great respect for our state’s flagship university.
Now as an Uber/Lyft...
I strongly disagree with Friday’s editorial, which claims “Student Government is the wrong place to deal with [the Israeli-Palestinian issue] because such contentious issues have nothing to...
Tracy Frydberg’s editorial response “BDS legislation would isolate UT's Jewish community” entirely avoids the points that my original article makes. I make two key points: First,...
