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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

Prioritize individuality, comfortability in classroom discussions

Prioritize individuality, comfortability in classroom discussions

Bennett Ismert, Columnist April 23, 2024
Columnist Bennett Ismert discusses university power imbalances and explores the importance of student comfortability when navigating heavy matters and conversations in class.
The stressful fight for participation points

The stressful fight for participation points

Abigail Gannon, Columnist April 23, 2024
Columnist Abigail Gannon urges UT professors to reconsider the weight of participation point grading methods.
Learning to love myself as an ex-athlete

Learning to love myself as an ex-athlete

Jake Herman, Columnist April 23, 2024
Columnist Jake Herman shares his experience navigating life after quitting a sport.
Mental health advocacy must exist in classrooms

Mental health advocacy must exist in classrooms

Arista Rail, Columnist April 23, 2024
Columnist Arista Rail argues that professors should be more open and straightforward when discussing mental health.
How to negate the political sea

How to negate the political sea

Ellen Meltzer, Columnist April 23, 2024
Columnist Ellen Meltzer encourages political engagement through individual policies we find passion in.
Let students have their Eureka moment

Let students have their Eureka moment

Zeeyad Anwar, Columnist April 23, 2024
Columnist Zeeyad Anwar urges the Office of Undergraduate Research to update the research platform Eureka and make it more accessible for undergraduate students.
Don’t brush off sickness

Don’t brush off sickness

Zeeyad Anwar, Columnist April 23, 2024
Columnist Zeeyad Anwar encourages sick students to listen to their bodies before deciding whether to attend class.
Offer more sexual education resources

Offer more sexual education resources

Arista Rail, Columnist April 23, 2024
Columnist Arista Rail discusses the importance of UHS offering more sexual education resources to fill the gap left by high school health classes.
UT, pay your workers a livable wage

UT, pay your workers a livable wage

Ava Saunders, Senior Columnist April 22, 2024
Senior Columnist Ava Saunders urges UT to raise workers’ pay amidst rising costs of living.
Fasting — practice, not principle

Fasting — practice, not principle

Zeeyad Anwar, Columnist April 22, 2024
Columnist Zeeyad Anwar encourages students to practice fasting as it may provide personal insight they otherwise lacked.
Struggling with self-image in the weight room

Struggling with self-image in the weight room

Abigail Gannon, Columnist April 22, 2024
Columnist Abigail Gannon discusses her experience balancing athletics and internal perception with college life.
Revisiting college after a gap year

Revisiting college after a gap year

Neha Kondaveeti, Columnist April 16, 2024
Columnist Neha Kondaveeti shares her experience revisiting college after taking a gap year.
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