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Study smarter in sunny spaces

Study smarter in sunny spaces

Dylan Woollard, Columnist March 21, 2023
Columnist Dylan Woollard makes a case for UT to lean into interior and building design that emphasizes a welcoming atmosphere through color, sunlight and community.
To Be Loved or To Be Feared

To Be Loved or To Be Feared

Ameline Muyeed, Columnist March 21, 2023
Columnist Ameline Muyeed calls on the UT community to consider how morally ambiguous female characters challenge societal constructs and conventional morality.
Fostering innovation in STEM

Fostering innovation in STEM

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan March 20, 2023
The Daily Texan Forum Team gathered submissions from members of the UT community to explore STEM innovation and the boundaries of scientific discovery.
Longhorn Racing: innovation in automotive design, teamwork

Longhorn Racing: innovation in automotive design, teamwork

Esther Grace Jin, Contributor March 20, 2023
Contributor Esther Jin explains how investing in student engineering organizations can lead to a more vibrant and active university community.
Texas Rocket Engineering Lab is pushing the boundaries of collegiate rocketry

Texas Rocket Engineering Lab is pushing the boundaries of collegiate rocketry

Jhanvi Girish and Nida Virabalin March 20, 2023
Contributors Jhanvi Girish and Nida Virabalin explains the importance of engineering innovation through the student laboratory TREL.
Why opportunities in STEM matter for K-12 students

Why opportunities in STEM matter for K-12 students

Kiersten Fernandez, Contributor March 20, 2023
Contributor Kiersten Fernandez explains the importance of investing in and providing opportunities for K-12 students who are interested in STEM education.
How we should invest in innovation

How we should invest in innovation

Helen Liu, Contributor March 20, 2023
Helen Liu, president of UT Students Engineers Educating Kids, describes her personal experience with what she views to be the most important field of STEM innovation: the people.
Texas head basketball coach Chris Beard leaves the court for halftime during a game against UTRGV on Dec. 3, 2021.

Ole Miss’ hire of former Texas head coach Chris Beard sends concerning message

Mantra Dave, Managing Editor March 13, 2023

Why does Ole Miss think Chris Beard is fit to be its head coach when Texas fired him with cause less than three months ago?  The University of Mississippi announced Monday that the former Texas head...

Cosigning education’s future

Cosigning education’s future

Dylan Woollard, Columnist March 10, 2023
Columnist Dylan Woollard evaluates an alternative approach to student loan debt and calls for UT to take action.
Give CMHC helping hands to support more students

Give CMHC helping hands to support more students

Tenley Jackson, Columnist March 9, 2023
Columnist Tenley Jackson encourages CMHC to train volunteers to decrease long wait times
Rethink “Keep Austin Weird”

Rethink “Keep Austin Weird”

Ellie Monday, Columnist March 9, 2023
Columnist Ellie Monday highlights the shift in meaning behind the motto “Keep Austin Weird”
Create a pre-auditing enrollment exam

Create a pre-auditing enrollment exam

Ava Hosseini, Senior Columnist March 8, 2023
Senior columnist Ava Hosseini urges UT to change their restrictions on auditing language courses.
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