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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Issues budding this spring

The Daily Texan Editorial Board January 17, 2012

Editor’s note: We anticipate covering the following issues as they unfold this semester. Fisher v. University of Texas The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear Abigail Fisher’s...

Add flexibility to registration

Zoya Waliany January 17, 2012

This week, UT students will begin a new semester and new classes — classes they selected last October. Because the UT student body is so large, most classes are now closed or waitlisted, leaving...

Quotes to Note: A semester in review

The Daily Texan Editorial Board December 7, 2011

 The following quotes are from viewpoints and overviews written by The Daily Texan Editorial Board this semester. We’ve selected quotes that paint a picture of the noteworthy events that occurred...

Public concern on what is private

Rui Shi December 7, 2011

 A recent discovery by a security researcher, Trevor Eckhart, created a media firestorm around the Mountain View, Calif. startup Carrier IQ. In a Youtube video, Eckhart details how the Carrier IQ...

An open letter on tuition to President Powers

Katherine Taylor December 7, 2011

Dear President William Powers Jr., I know you said last week that you would take student input about the tuition debate into consideration, so here’s mine: Don’t raise tuition. On Monday,...

Propelling education beyond the classroom

Zoya Waliany December 6, 2011

In the midst of senior year, many UT students are applying for graduate and professional schools and accepting offers at companies around the world. Some students, however, have chosen a path less traveled...

Time commitment insufficient for student success

Helen Hansen December 6, 2011

Corps members of Teach for America, a nonprofit organization that recruits talented young college graduates and puts them in low-performing schools for two-year periods, “could make up one-quarter...

Quotes to Note: Texas Politics Speaker Series

The Daily Texan Editorial Board December 5, 2011

The Texas Politics Speaker Series, which brings state leaders to the UT campus, featured interviews last week with Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, and Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, on education in the...

Education board fails to prepare students for college

Samantha Katsounas December 5, 2011

An evaluation by UT-El Paso professor Keith Erekson published earlier this month affirmed that the standards adopted by the State Board of Education in their highly contentious battle last year are insufficient...

Study drugs distort students’ abilities

Larisa Manescu December 5, 2011

Finals week is a period during which students are desperate to keep their bodies awake and their minds alert to be the most productive students they can be. Our university is not unique in its experience...

Quotes to Note: Addressing tuition increases

The Daily Texan Editorial Board December 2, 2011

From the debate surrounding the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee’s proposed tuition increases to Gov. Rick Perry’s latest presidential campaign ad, the following quotes are among the best...

Losing more than a game

Katherine Taylor December 2, 2011

Every Thanksgiving for as long as I can remember, I’ve watched the Texas-Texas A&M game while I let my casserole-filled stomach digest my dinner. This event is preceded by watching the Dallas...

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