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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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Marketing yourself: build a brand

Marketing yourself: build a brand

Maximo Mendoza, Columnist November 6, 2024
Columnist Maximo Mendoza discusses the importance of building a positive personal image and marketing the best possible version of yourself.
Forced intimacy with a disability

Forced intimacy with a disability

Arista Rail, Columnist November 5, 2024
Senior columnist Arista Rail talks about her experience with the constant need to overshare and depend on others due to her disability.
Why are you voting in this election?

Why are you voting in this election?

The Daily Texan Forum Team November 5, 2024
Members of the UT community share what issue is getting them to the polls this election.
Vote, demand more

Vote, demand more

Benjamin Castro, Contributor November 5, 2024
Benjamin Castro expresses the need to uphold labor protections in the workplace and to participate in local elections.
Beyond the Election of 2024

Beyond the Election of 2024

James Galbraith, Contributor November 5, 2024
Contributor James Galbraith expresses concern over growing threats to free speech and expression, including those on campus.
Cast a vote for the women in your lives

Cast a vote for the women in your lives

Catherine Hobdy, Contributor November 5, 2024
Catherine Hobdy shares her perspective on the importance of choice as it relates to reproductive rights and emphasizes the threat limits to abortion pose to a woman’s health.
Democracy is on the ballot

Democracy is on the ballot

Sanford Levinson, Contributor November 5, 2024
Contributor Sanford Levinson explores potential threats to democracy and the rise of fascism he believes could accompany a second Trump term.
How family, freedom and faith shape my choices at the polls

How family, freedom and faith shape my choices at the polls

Tiffany Lomax, Contributor November 5, 2024
Contributor Tiffany Lomax argues for reducing government overreach while supporting the protection of life in reproductive healthcare policy.
The top voting issue for young Americans: Economy

The top voting issue for young Americans: Economy

Gavyn Shankar, Contributor November 5, 2024
Contributor Gavyn Shankar discusses strains on the economy and the burden of rising rent and essential goods prices.
Go home to vote

Go home to vote

Owen Oppenheimer, Columnist November 5, 2024
Columnist Owen Oppenheimer argues that voting in Travis County might not do much, but in your home county it could flip a race.
Decreasing political partisanship, polarization on campus

Decreasing political partisanship, polarization on campus

Belle Xu, Columnist November 3, 2024
Columnist Belle Xu encourages UT students to engage in discussion with both sides of the political spectrum to escape the feedback loops of social media.
Sportsmanship should be an expectation for college athletics, not an option

Sportsmanship should be an expectation for college athletics, not an option

Kayla Petry, Columnist November 3, 2024
Columnist Kayla Petry argues the student section’s conduct during the UT-Georgia football game was unsportsmanlike and urges students to showcase better behavior moving forward.
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