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Incoming students: Do what works best for you

Chloe Kersh September 10, 2018

So, all 51,331 of us are back in the figurative saddle. Maybe college is new for you, and right now you’re navigating community bathrooms, unspoken J2 etiquette and a tsunami of syllabi; or maybe...

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Education is necessary for mitigating relationship violence on campus

Elizabeth Braaten August 1, 2018

Dating violence is defined as “a pattern of behavior in an intimate relationship that is used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation.” A 2017 report...

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Find your voice, apply for The Daily Texan’s summer staff

Liza Anderson June 12, 2018

The Daily Texan has played a key role at the University of Texas since 1900. In The Daily Texan’s 118-year history, it has won more national, regional, state and local awards than any other college...

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Student voices push for change, look to the future

This semester, The Daily Texan Forum has had the privilege of pulling together a wide array of voices from the university and its surrounding community. The Daily Texan has its limitations as an organization,...

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Entrepreneurship is for everyone

Daniel Miyares April 30, 2018

“Hey man, you interested in startups?” That is all it took to get me hooked. Two years later, I would become the director of the Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency, LEA, completely consumed...

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One year after CLASE, university must do more

Francesca Reece April 30, 2018

How do you fell an untouchable foe? The #MeToo movement answered that question for many with the descent from grace of powerful men like Harvey Weinstein, Bill O’Reilly and Charlie Rose. However,...

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To the University administration

Abigail Melvin April 30, 2018

I am writing to express my concern about the lack of existing policy at the University of Texas at Austin related to how administrative staff and other professionals protect transgender students at the...

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To students of color trying to change campus

Priyanka Mara April 30, 2018

One of my favorite professors once told me that the University as an institution is a beast, and it will chew you up and spit you out. Seems accurate. To students interested in creating a change on campus,...

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UT community needs to reckon with University’s racist past

Founded in 1883, UT came into being on the heels of the Civil War, and many of its founding members hailed from Confederate ranks. Almost 150 years later, this history remains ever-present on the 40 Acres....

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UT’s racial history and the moral imperative of diversity

Edmund T. Gordon April 23, 2018

“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal…”. This notion and our collective struggle to form a society that is guided by this principle are central to our...

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The triumph of Henry Reeves, UT’s first black athletics trainer

Jim Nicar April 23, 2018

In the history of the University of Texas, few persons have become so appreciated and integral to the 40 Acres that they’re considered campus traditions. Henry Reeves was one. Henry Reeves was...

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Legislative leaders call for student involvement

With only about 20 percent of the student body consistently participating in campus-wide elections, legislative student organizations have a widespread perception of being unable to create useful change...

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