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Expand high school research outreach

By Tanya Chen - Updated on October 28, 2020 at 8:33 pm

Columnist Tanya Chen calls on UT make research opportunities more accessible for high school students.
Earning while e-learning is harder than it has to be

By Maya Harwood - Updated on October 27, 2020 at 8:22 pm

Columnist Maya Harwood urges professors to better accommodate students who work on the weekends.
UT students should take their online classes outdoors

By Margaret Butler - Updated on October 27, 2020 at 8:18 pm

Margaret Butler highlights the mental and physical benefits of taking online classes outdoors.
Students need clear grading schemes for academic success

By Anandi Barker - Updated on October 27, 2020 at 12:05 am

Columnist Anandi Barker urges UT professors to remain transparent with students in regards to their grading systems throughout the semester.
Students, consider gentrification when making housing decisions

By Renee Gomez - Updated on October 26, 2020 at 11:59 pm

Columnist Renee Gomez urges students to research where they’re living next fall to avoid contributing to gentrification.
UT isn’t prepared to handle Halloween

By Yliana Roland - Updated on October 26, 2020 at 11:50 pm

Columnist Yliana Roland argues that UT needs to do more to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on Halloween.
Keep students in the loop with testing results

By Isabelle Costello - Updated on October 26, 2020 at 11:37 pm

Columnist Isabelle Costello calls on UHS to stop changing the way proactive community COVID-19 testing results are sent to students.
Start the conversation

By Isabelle Costello - Updated on October 25, 2020 at 10:43 pm

Columnist Isabelle Costello urges UT to publish an administration wide statement acknowledging climate change.
Film introductory videos

By Margaret Butler - Updated on October 25, 2020 at 5:17 pm

Margaret Butler encourages professors to create brief introduction videos about themselves and their research to be compiled and posted on Canvas.
GPAs can’t keep up with virtual learning

By Arianna Hosek - Updated on October 22, 2020 at 9:29 pm

Columnist Arianna Hosek urges UT to implement more lenient pass/fail policies for the duration of online classes.

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