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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

A shared UT experience

September 14, 2011

I am an international graduate student from India. I stay off campus. I do not own any UT merchandise. I do not know the college anthem and couldn’t care less about the Longhorn symbol. My life revolves...

Must everything be bigger in Texas?

Stefany Quirico September 14, 2011

Texas’ largest power company, Luminant, announced Monday that it filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency because of a new regulation that would force the giant to shut down several...

Parking meters still a raw deal

Matt Daley September 14, 2011

Austin is showing a growing affinity for using parking meters to increase revenue. Recently, parking meter hours were extended downtown to include weeknights and Saturdays. City meter hours at the University...

Perry: Picture perfect in the primary

Katherine Taylor September 13, 2011

Last Wednesday night marked the first time I had ever been excited for a GOP presidential debate. No, I have not decided that the government is too big and simultaneously expanded the Department of Homeland...

More than a game

September 13, 2011

Matt Portillo inaccurately describes why Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium fans felt compelled to boo, in his firing line Monday (“A reason to be embarassed”). I booed in the game after...

Working out the core

Shabab Siddiqui September 13, 2011

Texas higher education is looking at its first core curriculum reform in more than a decade. A proposal, agreed upon by the Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee of the state’s Higher Education...

Remembering Sept. 11

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 12, 2011

“We remember September 11th not out of a desire to relive the sadness and anger of that time but to commemorate the good we saw in its aftermath — the acts of heroism, the compassion, the expressions...

A reason to be embarrassed

Matt Portillo September 12, 2011

I wasn’t at the football game Saturday, but being informed afterward that the Texas crowd booed one of our own players troubled me. Whether fans were seeking to denigrate Garrett Gilbert or call...

Out of the Capitol, into the fire

Samian Quazi September 12, 2011

Last week’s fires in Bastrop and other parts of Texas rank among the most destructive in our state’s history. The conflagration also laid bare the humiliating results of the Capitol’s...

Redistricting; Perry’s performance at the GOP debate

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 9, 2011

Redistricting As the U.S. Department of Justice reviews the newly-drawn Texas legislative district maps, a number of lawyers have filed suit in federal district court to speed the process of judging...

Combating arrogant ignorance

Eric Pianka September 9, 2011

Ignorance can be overcome by education, but arrogance is more difficult to combat. When combined, arrogant ignorance is virtually impossible to defeat. Because of this, it is spreading rapidly. People...

Quotes to note: wildfires and Perry on climate change

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 8, 2011

Wildfires continue to spread across Texas “These fires are serious and widespread, and as mean as I have ever seen, burning more than 1,000 homes since this wildfire season began.” —...

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