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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

Opinion

Drawing the line between private and professional

Rui Shi April 6, 2012

John Doe is a successful engineering student in his final year of school. Armed with a 4.0 GPA, numerous academic awards and a long list of professional experience, Doe is primed to enter the job hunt....

Less taxes, more liberty

Jordan Nichols April 6, 2012

I would like to address the editorial cartoon published on the Opinion page in Wednesday’s issue of The Daily Texan. The cartoon depicts a man, presumably a Republican, saying, “I’m sick...

A lack of coordination

The state’s critiquer-in-chief, the Sunset Advisory Commission, issued its verdict on the state’s chief higher education overseer — and the results weren’t pretty. Late last month,...

A long way from Chicago

Melissa Suran April 5, 2012

If you travel about 1,000 miles north, you’ll find yourself in Obamaville, more commonly known as The Windy City or Chicago, my hometown. It’s not a secret that many Northerners are a tad bit...

Don’t wait to procrastinate

Heba Dafashy April 5, 2012

As the end of the semester draws near, many undergraduate students will submit their senior theses, final projects and long-term assignments. Although many of these tasks were assigned at the start of...

Prescribing a healthy debate

Kayla Oliver April 5, 2012

March 28 marked the end of oral arguments at the Supreme Court over the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit filed by Texas and 25 other states questions the legality of several...

Four years in high gear

The University is wasting little time plowing ahead with plans to dramatically increase its four-year graduation rates. Late last month, the College of Liberal Arts sent an email to all of its students...

Finding ways to give

Larisa Manescu April 4, 2012

Last month, the Distinguished Speakers and Music and Entertainment committees brought “Arcade Fire: A Lecture on Hope, Haiti and Service” to the LBJ Auditorium. Whether students lined up in...

Learning to love the lottery

Stephen McGarvey April 4, 2012

With Friday’s $656 million Mega Millions jackpot finally won, there is much renewed discussion about the lottery process, and on gambling in general. Opponents claim the lottery is essentially a...

Challenging racism in society

Lucian Villaseñor April 4, 2012

As public outrage grows toward the racist violence that African-Americans and people of color live with on a daily basis, the public is learning that incidents such as the murder of Trayvon Martin are...

Finding the way to a VPSA

The season started long ago, the stakes as high as ever. The month of March embraced the nationwide competition and whittled the field of more than 64 down to the Final Four. Now we wait to crown a winner. While...

Increasing diversity in the media

Melissa Macaya April 3, 2012

The Trayvon Martin editorial cartoon published in The Daily Texan last week and the nationwide outcry its publication sparked highlights a persistent crisis in newsrooms around the nation — a lack...

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