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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Opinion

Fearing for our lives

James C. November 19, 2012

Did Amil Malik threaten to kill me and my friends?  Wednesday’s article reads, “I might have missed this time, but I can make no promises about what could happen next time you find yourself...

Remember rogue drivers

Bob Turner November 19, 2012

I feel it is unfair to classify all cyclists together. Yes, there are “rogue cyclists.” But in the same breath it would only be fair to mention that there are also rogue drivers who do the...

Vicious column writing

Chad A. Greene November 19, 2012

In the recent opinion piece “Vicious Cycling,” Amil Malik addressed the issue of Austin cyclists running red lights. This is certainly a conversation worth having — when a cyclist disregards...

We Asked: Are you skipping class?

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 16, 2012

Editor’s note: We asked students around campus whether or not they planned to skip class next week before Thanksgiving break. Gloria Li, biology freshman from Sugar Land Are you skipping class...

Budget needs rethinking

Travis Knoll November 16, 2012

It’s an oft-heard complaint that UT-Austin, despite being a public institution, is receiving less and less state funding every day and is becoming unaffordable for the average student. State funding...

Baring it all for justice

Larisa Manescu November 16, 2012

On Oct. 24th, I accompanied my roommate to the West Mall, where we witnessed members of the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition attempting to gain signatures for a petition urging the University Co-op to...

End the forgivable loan program

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 15, 2012

Last year, Larry Sager, former dean of UT School of Law, loaned himself $500,000 from a private fund used to sweeten employment offers. When a group of disgruntled law school professors filed an open records...

Secession petition not a legitimate issue

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 15, 2012

As of today, a petition posted on the White House website calling for Texas to secede from the United States has garnered more than 80,000 signatures. Residents of almost 40 other states have created similar...

Student veterans more than a spirit group

Stephen Ollar November 15, 2012

A recent article in the Texan concerning the Student Veteran Association’s efforts to obtain non-classification group seating for UT football games missed the mark. This past summer when the SVA...

Don’t slight space flight

Grayson SImmons November 15, 2012

Half a century ago, humans decided to leave this planet. On April 12, 1961, 87,000 pounds of thrust forced Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin out of our atmosphere and into low earth orbit. He ended up being...

UT pushed Prop. 1 too hard

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 14, 2012

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Travis County voters approved Proposition 1, which will raise money with its property tax increase and allow UT-Austin to establish a medical school. The voluminous emails, editorials...

Lower the drinking age

Mac McCann November 14, 2012

When the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was passed, states were forced to raise their legal drinking age to 21 or face a 10 percent decrease in federal highway funding. Politicians across the...

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