Texas is among 18 states that have passed legislation to raise the legal age of purchasing tobacco products to 21. The passage of Senate Bill 21, often referred to as Tobacco 21, is a first step in the...
In his article “UT needs to reconsider its support of university ROTC program” sociology senior Patrick Lee argues that UT has a moral obligation to cease its support of the Reserve Officers...
The University of Texas system has the second largest endowment in the nation with an estimated value of $31 billion, but graduate students here are struggling to survive on meager living stipends that...
Recently, a colleague collected data on how well graduate students in the Department of Philosophy are paid, relative to graduate students in other departments, given the cost of living in Austin.
Though...
UT graduate students are barely scraping by. Although they serve as teacher assistants, aid professors in research and help run academic workshops and student events, they are often not paid a living wage.
Graduate...
My family and I are forever on the journey of losing Nicky, my brother and best friend — a devastating experience which only a few can truly comprehend.
This tragedy gave me reason to reflect...
The President’s campaign was built around anti-immigration and pro-wall rhetoric. While many of his campaign trail promises have failed to materialize, his repeated threats of massive Immigration...
There are a couple of things we like to believe about voting: that it is habit-forming and that it is contagious.
We believe that once a person votes for the first time, they are likely to make a habit...
On Sept. 12, 2019, The Daily Texan Editorial Staff released an editorial urging UT students to stand up against the ‘Domain on Riverside’ luxury development, which will be voted on at the city...
Senate Bill 21 is a roaring victory for our state’s efforts to keep young people healthy and away from substances that harm them. We have joined almost half the states of the U.S. in fightingthis...
During the summer of 2018, I finally gave into my friends’ constant nagging and made the switch from cigarettes to electronic cigarettes, or “nicotine vapes.”
For me, cigarettes were...
West Campus is a haven of nicotine addiction. It’s an area where JUUL pod caps line the curbsides and sharing a cigarette with friends is a common after-party ritual. In light of recent legislation,...
