I was disheartened by Nick Spiller’s focus on the profitability of research in his recent column regarding the Horizon Fund. Undoubtedly, royalty payments on University-developed technologies represent...

I just read Monday’s Daily Texan and on the front page there was an article titled “UT lieutenant serves selflessly.” Lt. Gonzales makes $80,000 a year working in what has to be one of...

It looks like that the main argument against District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg’s resignation is that if she resigns, Gov. Rick Perry will get to appoint a conservative Republican to serve for the...

I appreciate the album reviews in The Daily Texan. In fact, I believe that we have the best university paper in the nation (though I have never seen the Harvard version). But I do not appreciate the review...

When I first saw that there was a column in the Texan concerning the Houston Astros, I knew I would be reading another piece that would call my beloved 9 a laughingstock and wonder why the old days have...

I’m sorry to see UT giving Earth Month credence on an institutional level. We have a very large administrative accounting group whose job is to see that UT doesn’t waste money. Any measure...

On Saturday, April 13, the University honored former Dean of Students Sharon Justice by endowing a scholarship in her name. The award is well-deserved. Back in the 1990s, I served as a member of ...

As an architecture student, I felt that the April 10 column concerning the new developments on the East Mall as compared to what is seen as the traditional architecture style of West and South Campus was...

Regarding the Wednesday, April 3 editorial “Schools, not gun makers, need tax dollars,” I share the editorial board’s concerns about the state of Texas using tax dollars to “solicit”...

Daily Texan columnist Amil Malik urges UT to “get on board with online education as soon as possible” (4/1/13).    This echoes The Daily Texan plea last October  asking UT and...

I am writing to express my concern and dismay in the way you reported the membership of the search committee for the expedited replacement of outgoing Provost Steven Leslie. I read the names and positions...

I read with interest the article ‘Gates CS building sets high standard’ published in the Daily Texan on March 27. I am a fourth year PhD student studying operations management at McCombs School...