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The stressful fight for participation points

Abigail Gannon, Columnist • April 23, 2024

Columnist Abigail Gannon urges UT professors to reconsider the weight of participation point grading methods.

Learning to love myself as an ex-athlete

Jake Herman, Columnist • April 23, 2024

Columnist Jake Herman shares his experience navigating life after quitting a sport.

Mental health advocacy must exist in classrooms

Arista Rail, Columnist • April 23, 2024

Columnist Arista Rail argues that professors should be more open and straightforward when discussing mental health.

How to negate the political sea

Ellen Meltzer, Columnist • April 23, 2024

Columnist Ellen Meltzer encourages political engagement through individual policies we find passion in.

Let students have their Eureka moment

Zeeyad Anwar, Columnist • April 23, 2024

Columnist Zeeyad Anwar urges the Office of Undergraduate Research to update the research platform Eureka and make it more accessible for undergraduate students.

Don’t brush off sickness

Zeeyad Anwar, Columnist • April 23, 2024

Columnist Zeeyad Anwar encourages sick students to listen to their bodies before deciding whether to attend class.

Offer more sexual education resources

Arista Rail, Columnist • April 23, 2024

Columnist Arista Rail discusses the importance of UHS offering more sexual education resources to fill the gap left by high school health classes.

UT, pay your workers a livable wage

Ava Saunders, Senior Columnist • April 22, 2024

Senior Columnist Ava Saunders urges UT to raise workers’ pay amidst rising costs of living.

Fasting — practice, not principle

Zeeyad Anwar, Columnist • April 22, 2024

Columnist Zeeyad Anwar encourages students to practice fasting as it may provide personal insight they otherwise lacked.

Struggling with self-image in the weight room

Abigail Gannon, Columnist • April 22, 2024

Columnist Abigail Gannon discusses her experience balancing athletics and internal perception with college life.

Revisiting college after a gap year

Neha Kondaveeti, Columnist • April 16, 2024

Columnist Neha Kondaveeti shares her experience revisiting college after taking a gap year.

Re-reading books bring new perspectives

Neha Kondaveeti, Columnist • April 16, 2024

Columnist Neha Kondaveeti discusses power of re-reading novels.

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