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Horns up, horns down: June 13

Horns up: Immigrants getting the job done If we’ve learned anything in the past year while obsessively listening to the “Hamilton” soundtrack on Spotify — other than how easy...

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Find your voice, apply to work for The Daily Texan

Alexander Chase June 6, 2016

The Daily Texan is holding summer staff tryouts now through June 15. For every passion you may have, there is a department here to help you explore it, regardless of your major or previous experience. There...

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Editor-in-chief values challenges, rewards of time at Texan

Claire Smith May 6, 2016

Editor’s note: A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...

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Student Government: Shape up or ship out

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 23, 2016

Since campaigning started on Feb. 17, candidates have spent thousands of dollars on their campaigns, the election supervisory board ruled on 13 different complaints and students cast over 7,000 votes for...

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Cast your executive alliance vote for the future and legacy you envision for SG

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 29, 2016

Editor’s Note: As candidates in other races, associate editors Alexander Chase and Mary Dolan recused themselves from the editorial decisions to endorse candidates for the positions of executive...

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Horns Up, Horns Down: February 3

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 3, 2016

Horns Up: Students registering students On Feb. 1, the last day to register for the upcoming elections and primaries, while some of us were rotting our brains through television programming like “The...

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Government must strive to increase voter turnout

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 4, 2015

Yesterday’s elections in Texas featured seven proposed constitutional amendments, as well as a competitive mayoral race and a controversial ballot measure in America’s fourth-largest city,...

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All students should vote in today’s local elections

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 3, 2015

With last Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate that broke CNBC’s viewership records, all eyes are on national politics. Yet, today’s elections will arguably make a greater difference...

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Building a brighter future

October 19, 2015

When I was younger, my single mom worked two jobs to support my siblings and me. Sometimes, she would take us to her second job in an okra factory, where we stood for eight hours straight in a mosquito-infested...

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Lack of administrative effort reflected in low diversity rates

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 19, 2015

Consistent with University admissions over the last decade, campus diversity is at a characteristic low. While white students make up an uncontested plurality of students at 45 percent, Asian and Hispanic...

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Horns Up, Horns Down: October 7

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 8, 2015

Horns down: Charlie Strong’s season In response to the abysmal 50-7 loss against TCU, Charlie Strong told reporters he experienced his “worst day as a head coach.” The Longhorns haven’t...

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Campus carry symptomatic of unbalanced relationship between UT, Legislature

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 5, 2015

Campus carry might turn out disastrously for UT. It might also turn out to be completely benign. But even if the law’s potential effects are murky, the uneven relationship between the Texas Legislature...

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