Columns

  • A case for Wendy Davis

    By Samian Quazi -

    State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, offers a compelling personal background and political acumen that resonates with moderate and conservative Texas voters. A voice in the wilderness, Davis is the only Democrat capable of capturing retiring U.S. Senator Kay Hutchison’s seat.

  • Tenure proves beneficial to higher education

    By -

    We asked UT philosophy lecturer Jeffrey C. Leon for his views on the tenure system and asked, “Should Texas universities continue to employ the tenure system? Why or why not?

  • Reopening an old front on education

    By Matt Daley -

    Days after the end of the special legislative session and on the brink of a holiday weekend, the governor’s office announced the appointment of Barbara Cargill to chair of the State Board of Education.

  • Don’t sell the city’s soul

    By Harold Fisch -

    The City Council voted Wednesday to endorse the Formula 1 racetrack. The vote will most likely bring the Grand Prix to Austin in 2012 — an event that has promised the city a lot while asking for surprisingly little.

  • An embarrassing distraction

    By Samian Quazi -

    Last week, Gov. Rick Perry signed into law a bill that overrides a federal mandate phasing out incandescent lightbulbs. Flying in the face of constitutional authority and judicial precedent, the legislation only scores cheap political points at the expense of solving real problems.

  • Don’t centralize higher-education reform

    By Matt Daley -

    Amid a flurry of outside reports and think tank publications suggesting to universities ways to improve how they teach, it may be tempting to the casual observer to assume that UT lacks meaningful in-house ideas or ways to generate them.

  • Invest more in education

    By Matt Daley -

    Debating how to deal with a large budget shortfall during this legislative session, lawmakers pressured universities to be “more efficient.” Largely absent from this debate has been the pivotal role that college readiness plays in determining how “efficiently” a university’s teaching operation can be. 

  • Our degrees matter

    By Natalie Butler -

    Our student body president Natalie Butler comes forward to comment on the higher level education debate that determines the future for the university.

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