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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Opinion

The under-told Thanksgiving story

Travis Knoll November 21, 2012

This week in elementary schools nationwide, children will hear stories about the brave Pilgrims who suffered through the long winters of the 1620s to maintain a successful British colony in Massachusetts....

A call for grass

Curry Shoff November 20, 2012

In 1969, the Texas Longhorns switched the field, in what was then Texas Memorial Stadium from natural grass to AstroTurf. The team went 11-0 and beat Notre Dame 21-17 in the Cotton Bowl, securing the second...

Bullying exists on college campuses

Laura Wright November 20, 2012

I was bullied during middle school. For a short period during my seventh-grade year, a gang of my classmates bullied me so fiercely and frequently that their attacks fundamentally changed the person I...

Rape victims have options at UT

Sydney Wilkins November 20, 2012

On Tuesday, Nov. 13th, the Daily Texan published an opinion column by Katelyn Sack titled “UT’s response to rape fails to protect students.” Ms. Sack’s column gave readers the impression...

What to Watch: November 19 – 23

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 19, 2012

The Mises Circle hosts a discussion of Pater Tenenbrarum’s article “The Production Structure,” a work from the school of Austrian capital theory. The discussion takes place Monday in...

Global attention from F1 threatens local identity

Pete Stroud November 19, 2012

Well, it happened. On Sunday, Nov. 18, Austin hosted its highly anticipated Formula One United States Grand Prix. The race, which had been in planning stages for the past four years, drew several hundred...

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...

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