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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Elections for sale

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 20, 2012

On Monday, Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly announced that previously disqualified candidates Madison Gardner and his running mate Antonio Guevara will be put back on the ballot for the Student Government...

Quotes to Note: Sovereignty over the state and women

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 19, 2012

Editor’s note: From all of Greg Abbott’s lawsuits to the rejection of the state voter ID law, these are among our favorite quotes from the past several days. “Don’t think I let...

Sink or swim

The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media, the organization that oversees the paper’s budget, confront a projected budget deficit of $175,000 for 2012. Former TSM director Gary Borders resigned Feb....

Improving the nontraditional transition

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently released a report outlining updates to its long-term goal of aligning Adult Basic Education (ABE) with postsecondary education. ABE seeks to supplement...

The Longhorn Not-work

The half-year birthday for the network that was supposed to change all networks came and went without the celebration many had anticipated back in August. At that time, the biggest concern on the campus...

Horns up/horns down

Horns up: Austin bans single-use bags from retail stores Early Friday morning, the Austin City Council unanimously voted to ban single-use shopping bags at Austin-area retail stores. The ban will affect...

Quotes to note: sexual harassment a mounting issue

From the recent city council decision to ban disposable bags to Ted Nugent’s endorsement of Mitt Romney for president, these are among our favorite quotes from the past several days. “The...

The K-12 connection

After the release of the final report from the task force on 4-year graduation rates, many leaders throughout the state are expressing doubts about the mania surrounding on-time graduation. The report...

Quotes to Note: Redistricting

Earlier this week, federal judges in San Antonio released interim maps for Texas’ congressional districts. The approval of the new maps would allow Texas to hold its primary elections on May 29....

Uniting Texas in shame

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 29, 2012

On Tuesday, a Travis County judge issued a temporary restraining order against UT, postponing the elections for student body president and vice president for at least two weeks. The decision came after...

Endorsements of candidates for student-wide elections

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 29, 2012

Editor’s note: The Daily Texan Editorial Board sent questionnaires to Student Government candidates running for executive alliance, University-wide, college-wide, University Co-op Board of Directors...

Quotes to Note: From UT to the Attorney General

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 28, 2012

From the attorney general’s response to the president’s contraception mandate to the governor’s defense of his compensation, the following quotes are among the best from the last few...

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