Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently appeared on “Fox & Friends” to defend his decision to abandon the U.S. refugee resettlement program in Texas — a decision that has received widespread...
For the last decade, Texas has received more refugees than in any other state, resettling 10% of all U.S. refugees.
However, in early January, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that this year,...
UT’s handling of cases of sexual misconduct is yet another example of how the administration has failed to live up to their own code of honor.
As UT President, Greg Fenves stated at the...
We planned a protest, and it worked.
From the first night we got together, we all knew what we wanted: accountability, transparency and action to protect students from faculty and staff guilty...
After four protests, many meetings with administrators and UT faculty, and a public town hall event, they are still here. Professors convicted of sexual misconduct are still teaching at UT, and students...
On Thursday, Nov. 7, the UT Police Department reported the arrest of Matthew Dominguez on charges of making terroristic threats to “go on a shooting spree at the UT School of Social Work.”...
Immigrants living in the United States have faced the plausible threat of deportation since former U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act in...
Whenever I was really overwhelmed with school, it was guaranteed I was going out to 6th Street or a party. Friday night, I would blast some loud music, put some lipstick on and head out to 6th.
The...
As the end of the semester approaches, students all over the Forty Acres are beginning to stress about upcoming finals, essays and their final grade in class.
While stress continues to rise as...
As finals season begins, there’s a lot of talk about self-care. Comfort dogs visit campus, clubs hand out face masks and coffee shops become crowded. Students can see self-care as some form of overly...
It’s that time of year when nonindigenous United States citizens celebrate the fantasized good relationship between the first immigrants to the Americas and the original occupants of this homeland....
For many UT students, Thanksgiving is a celebration marked by family, turkey and pilgrims. Most Americans learn a simplified, singular story of Thanksgiving.
The pilgrims came to America escaping...
