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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Quotes to Notes: Redistricting to B-On-Time

Editor’s note: From redistricting to the state’s B-On-Time loan program, these are among our favorite quotes from the past several days. “There would be very little time before November...

A lack of coordination

The state’s critiquer-in-chief, the Sunset Advisory Commission, issued its verdict on the state’s chief higher education overseer — and the results weren’t pretty. Late last month,...

Four years in high gear

The University is wasting little time plowing ahead with plans to dramatically increase its four-year graduation rates. Late last month, the College of Liberal Arts sent an email to all of its students...

Finding the way to a VPSA

The season started long ago, the stakes as high as ever. The month of March embraced the nationwide competition and whittled the field of more than 64 down to the Final Four. Now we wait to crown a winner. While...

Quotes to note: Tejano monument, soap ban and more

April 2, 2012

Editor’s note: From a new Tejano monument to an anti-bacterial soap ban, these are among our favorite quotes for the past several days. “This important monument reflects a larger truth about...

The road to a better code

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 30, 2012

Finally, all is quiet on the Student Government front. The bombs have mercifully stopped falling just short of total devastation — that is, a redo of the entire election. But as students emerged,...

Apology from The Daily Texan Editorial Board

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 28, 2012

Update: The cartoon was taken down from The Daily Texan website.   On Tuesday, a cartoon ran on the Opinion page of The Daily Texan that offended many readers, and we sincerely apologize for our...

Vote for John Lawler and Terrence Maas

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 28, 2012

The Daily Texan Editorial Board endorses John Lawler and Terrence Maas for Student Government president and vice president. The Lawler/Maas campaign has made several pledges to the student body that include...

Halt the hatchet to higher education

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 27, 2012

Early last week, Texans for a Conservative Budget, a coalition composed of powerful small-government proponents, released a proposal containing solutions for the current state budget deficit. But the proposed...

Quotes to note: mistakes in high and low places

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 26, 2012

Editor’s note: From the Republican presidential candidates to efficiency in higher education, these are among our favorite quotes from the past several days. “You’ll have the opportunity...

Lessons from a divorce

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 22, 2012

Earlier this month, the UT System launched a Web page for Texans to track the split between UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, both located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The page offers a healthy...

Re-enfranchising students

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 21, 2012

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has been busy lately. With the redistricting battle temporarily settled — though the final outcome is still uncertain — the attorney general’s office...

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