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Opinion

Volunteering in-person promotes mental well-being

Volunteering in-person promotes mental well-being

Charlotte Eades, Columnist November 14, 2023
Columnist Charlotte Eades highlights the connection between volunteering in-person and self-efficacy.
Don’t wait, decorate for the holidays

Don’t wait, decorate for the holidays

Justin Doud, Columnist November 13, 2023
Columnist Justin Doud encourages students to decorate their dorms for the holidays.
Add another collaborative floor to the PCL

Add another collaborative floor to the PCL

Justin Doud, Columnist November 13, 2023
Columnist Justin Doud argues that UT Libraries should convert one of the quiet study floors in the PCL into an additional collaborative commons floor.
Institutional DEI: well-intentioned but counterproductive

Institutional DEI: well-intentioned but counterproductive

Jackson Paul, Contributor November 10, 2023
Contributor Jackson Paul argues that many of the goals of DEI initiatives are laudable, but pursuing them by means of concentrated organizational initiatives does more harm than good.
Austin, In Transit

Austin, In Transit

Lucero Ponce, Ellie Monday, and Tommy Wan November 10, 2023
The Daily Texan Forum team gathered submissions from members of the UT community to explore the importance of public transportation, its barriers and potential solutions toward creating a sustainable system in Austin.
Exploring beyond the routes

Exploring beyond the routes

Seung Jun Choi, Contributor November 10, 2023
Contributor Seung Jun Choi illustrates the structural inequities in our transit choices and amplifies the call for a collective approach to reforming Austin’s transportation system.
Highways don’t belong in cities

Highways don’t belong in cities

Miriam Schoenfield, Contributor November 10, 2023
Contributor Miriam Schoenfield argues that we must end car dependency, and create transportation systems that support thriving and sustainable communities.
Transportation, a Lifeblood of Austin

Transportation, a Lifeblood of Austin

Yefu Chen, Contributor November 10, 2023
Contributor Yefu Chen illuminates the importance of transportation and the avenues towards sustainable solutions in Austin.
Texas Guadaloop: Pioneering the Transportation of the Future

Texas Guadaloop: Pioneering the Transportation of the Future

Ethan Chandra, Contributor November 10, 2023
Contributor Ethan Chandra, feasibility studies lead for Texas Guadaloop, discusses the student organization’s efforts to develop sustainable hyperloop technology to make a trip from Austin to Houston in 25 minutes possible.
Don’t let your major limit your dreams

Don’t let your major limit your dreams

Ellen Meltzer, Columnist November 9, 2023
Columnist Ellen Meltzer uncovers the reality behind the weight a major carries when exploring a future career.
Clean up the creek: maximize campus beauty

Clean up the creek: maximize campus beauty

Ellen Meltzer, Columnist November 7, 2023
Columnist Ellen Meltzer encourages students to take care of the campus' section of Waller Creek.
Let it grow: gardening is self-care

Let it grow: gardening is self-care

Tenley Jackson, Senior Columnist November 7, 2023
Senior columnist Tenley Jackson encourages students to view gardening as a way to relax and reconnect with nature.
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