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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

The Daily Texan

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Firing lines: Sherlock spoilers, pension plans, and budget cuts

January 31, 2014

Every Friday, the Daily Texan editorial board will publish a selection of tweets and online comments culled from the Daily Texan website and the various Daily Texan Twitter accounts, along with direct...

Your Firing Lines: No one is “pro-abortion”

The Daily Texan Editorial Board January 28, 2014

Editor’s Note: On Monday, this newspaper published a news article that, because of an editorial error, incorrectly used the term “pro-abortion” instead of “pro-abortion rights”...

Friday Firing Lines for week of Jan. 20: healthcare, Davis, sofas

The Daily Texan Editorial Board January 24, 2014

Every Friday, the Daily Texan editorial board will publish a selection of tweets and online comments culled from the Daily Texan website and the various Daily Texan Twitter accounts, along with direct...

Friday Firing Lines for Dec. 6, 2013

The Daily Texan Editorial Board December 6, 2013

Every Friday, the Daily Texan editorial board publishes a selection of tweets and online comments culled from the Daily Texan website and the various Daily Texan Twitter accounts, along with direct submissions...

Friday Firing Lines for Nov. 22, 2013

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 22, 2013

Every Friday, the Daily Texan editorial board publishes a selection of tweets and online comments culled from The Daily Texan’s website and the various Daily Texan Twitter accounts, along with direct...

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Students react to Young Conservatives of Texas’ event

Matthew Matos and Pedro Villalobos November 20, 2013

"I am a first year law student and a DREAMer. My parents brought me to this exceptional country at the age of 4. Although I am not a citizen on paper, I am one in heart. That’s why I’m...

Friday Firing Lines for Nov. 15, 2013

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 15, 2013

Every Friday, the Daily Texan editorial board will publish a selection of tweets and online comments culled from the Daily Texan website and the various Daily Texan Twitter accounts, along with direct...

Friday Firing Lines for Nov. 1, 2013

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 1, 2013

Every Friday, the Daily Texan editorial board will publish a selection of tweets and online comments, along with direct submissions from readers. Our intention is to continue the tradition of the Firing...

Friday Firing Lines for Oct. 18: Student government stipends, cop cars, still no love for sex columns

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 18, 2013

Every Friday, the Daily Texan editorial board will publish a selection of tweets and online comments culled from the Daily Texan website and the various Daily Texan Twitter accounts, along with direct...

Friday Firing Lines for Oct. 11, 2013

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 11, 2013

OU still sucks -From commenter “Jim” on the Daily Texan website in response to our editorial trash-talking the University of Oklahoma.  -Rebecca Neu (@TexasNeu) in response...

Friday Firing Lines for Sept. 27, 2013

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 27, 2013

Sex columns turn some on, others off - From commenter “healthyhorn” on our website in response to Sexy Sally’s column on masturbation. - From “Laurie/Blondie”...

The Friday Firing Lines: Balloons, Water and Syria

September 6, 2013

Balloon Backlash   “Folks at @thedailytexan should be ashamed of the ridiculous race-baiting articles they’ve written about West Campus lately.” Twitter user @TXTylerNorris...

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