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Legislature should keep educators in mind

Emma Berdanier March 29, 2017

The Texas Legislature has a long history of wasting their time on education bills that do nothing to alleviate the actual issues within the Texas education system. Instead they focus their energy on bills...

Aldridge Place district damages student housing

Olivia Griffin March 29, 2017

City council has produced a tentative resolution to transform the Aldridge Place neighborhood of North Campus into a historic district. The district would span from Guadalupe Street to Speedway and from...

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Electronics ban wastes effort to improve security

Alina Agha March 29, 2017

Last week, U.S. government officials informed airlines that they must require passengers flying in from 10 airports to check certain personal electronic items, and must not allow them to take these items...

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Bannon’s tenure as advisor shows incompetence

Cuillin Chastain-Howley March 22, 2017

Steve Bannon’s appointment as Donald Trump’s campaign manager in August shocked the world. Bannon headed up Breitbart, a news site that consistently expresses anti-black and anti-woman views,...

Texas Legislature should focus on more pressing education issues

Emma Berdanier March 22, 2017

House Bill 729 was introduced by Rep. Dwayne Bohac, R-Houston, in the Texas House, which if passed could incorporate teaching positive character traits, such as honesty, kindness, and school pride, into...

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Guzman-Wolf prove ready to lead students

  Last week, we offered no endorsement in the first round of voting for Student Government executive alliance. But this week, we realize that is no longer a tenable position. Like every candidate...

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Cancelled UT Houston project affects university system

Emma Berdanier March 8, 2017

Wednesday saw plans fall through to expand the UT system to include a Houston campus as Chancellor McRaven officially canceled them. Such an expansion would have finally brought a full UT sanctioned undergraduate...

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Spring break alcohol ban legic proves fallacious

Alina Agha March 8, 2017

Spring break is notorious for many things, excessive drinking and partying being at the top of the list. Typically, it is also accompanied by rowdy behavior, illegal drug use and other forms of crime. In...

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University-wide representative candidates offer new visions

Editor’s Note: There are eight University-wide representative positions, for which 19 candidates are running. We sent them a detailed candidate questionnaire to inform ourselves on a host of policy...

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SG executive alliance tickets appear ill-equipped to serve

Throughout the past year, our campus culture has been forced to take on several of the more difficult discussions it has encountered in decades. In the run-up to the election of President Donald Trump...

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Students should be able to walk in the fall for commencement ceremony

Alina Agha February 22, 2017

Graduation ceremonies celebrate the incredible achievements of one’s college experience, and mark the beginning of the next part of students’ lives. Whether you’re starting a new job...

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Austin Congressmen owe their voters town halls

Nahila Bonfiglio February 22, 2017

Republican lawmakers are growing ever more wary of town hall style forums. As the number of angry constituents in republican districts grow, the availability to voice their concerns directly to their representative...

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