The Nov. 6 presidential election is 18 days away. We asked students lying on the South Mall enjoying the fall breeze if they watched the last two debates or read the coverage, and if so, whether or not...

During Tuesday night’s debate, President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney discussed a wide range of topics, including immigration — an issue of particular importance to...

The Turing test has long been a major tenet of machine-human interaction and the study of Artificial Intelligence. Devised in 1950 by Alan Turing, a British informatician, computer scientist, mathematician...

In recent years, major university athletic programs have made millions off the achievements of their student-athletes.  Many student-athletes receive a full-ride scholarship, which covers the cost...

Europeans faced with a crushing economic crisis have gotten a lot of bad news in the past few years. Although I’m no economist, I am a German native studying in the States and I’ve recognized...

When Kay Bailey Hutchison, the senior U.S. Senator from Texas, retires at the end of this legislative session, we will have a front-row seat to a marked shift in the Texas Republican Party. Likely to replace...

I turn 21 today. Considering that it might be the last birthday entitling me to some new legal standing — before I become eligible for Social Security benefits, that is — I was unlikely to...

Editor’s note: On Oct. 10, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas, a case filed in 2008 by a white woman who claims UT’s race-conscious admissions policy...

Editor’s note: This column was submitted in acknowledgement of Pediatric Cancer Awareness month in September. I still remember the day it happened.  It was a Tuesday morning and the doctor’s...

In my lifetime, I’ve probably attended about 100 Longhorn football games. My family would pack up the van, drive four hours down to Austin and stay with my grandparents.  The next day, we would...

Every Monday, we’ll provide a list of the top three opinion-worthy events to expect during the coming week. 1) Grab some free pizza and prizes at the Perry-Castañeda Library from 8-9 p.m....

Note: Lloyd Doggett is a Democratic Congressman in US House of Representatives. Doggett spoke to Daily Texan columnist Amil Malik about important issues in the upcoming presidential election. The interview...