Editor’s Note: In the wake of nationwide stay-at-home orders and social distancing, several major United States cities are receiving increased reports of domestic violence. Increased time in the...
In the midst of COVID-19, our routines have been disrupted; we have new financial and personal stressors and many families are faced with mourning the loss of their loved ones. We have all been forced...
In recent days, the coronavirus has been dominating all our thoughts, social media and bandwidth. Students’ lives have been upturned as universities across the nation close down, move classes online...
Universities across the nation are responding to Covid-19 in various ways, ranging from abruptly closing all facilities to even kicking students out of dorms with little to no time to process what is going...
“Campus looks like a scene from a zombie apocalypse movie.”
My friend and remained on campus from March 13 to March 30 as resident assistants, and the once-bustling campus is now a ghost...
Why should students get refunded a portion of their tuition for not being able to access the amenities they're paying for?
That question alone raises a red flag. Would you pay for a subscription like...
I’ve spent the last week in quarantine at home, and it’s been a blast. The highlight of my day is my evening walk with my dog and my daily argument with my brother over who gets the Xbox. But all this...
Climate change has been a hot issue lately, especially among those who were born after Tom Cruise became a scientologist — probably because we have to live with the imminent threat of the sixth mass...
The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Company (UTIMCO), is a part of the greater University of Texas System, one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation with just under a quarter...
In the last ten years, The University of Texas Systems’ endowment has grown considerably. In 2010, the fund was worth $10.7 billion. Over the summer of 2018, it reached $31 billion, second only to...
As the 2020 elections ramp up, UT students face state-sanctioned voter suppression in the form of voter ID laws, paper voter registration and insufficient polling locations. Felon disenfranchisement is...
Editor’s note: Abby Springs is currently running to become the next editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan. For this column, she was asked to present her platform and vision for the Texan.
While...
