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Save students’ wallets, use free UT Instapoll in classrooms

By Abhirupa Dasgupta - Updated on September 18, 2019 at 10:17 pm

Columnist Abby Dasgupta encourages professors to use the UT Instapoll service on Canvas instead of external polling services.
UT should create pen pal system for freshmen

By Sam Thielman - Updated on September 18, 2019 at 10:12 pm

Columnist Sam Thielman encourages UT to add a pen pal system to FIGs.
Kiosk removal betrays free speech

By Kevin Douglass - Updated on September 18, 2019 at 10:05 pm

Columnist Kevin Douglass advocates for the return of informational kiosks to campus to promote organizing and free speech for students.
Departments need community-building courses

By Sam Thielman - Updated on September 17, 2019 at 10:39 pm

Columnist Sam Thielman encourages departments around campus to foster inter-major community building.
Language courses need more conversational speech practice

By Maggie Lazaroski - Updated on September 16, 2019 at 10:11 pm

Columnist Maggie Lazaroski encourages language departments at UT to include more opportunities for students to practice conversational speech during class.
Texas Athletics should not influence which major an athlete pursues

By Neha Dronamraju - Updated on September 16, 2019 at 10:05 pm

Columnist Neha Dronamraju encourages Texas Athletics to prioritize athletes’ academic well-being.
Defend East Riverside

By The Daily Texan Editorial Board - Updated on September 12, 2019 at 8:53 pm

The Daily Texan Editorial Board calls upon UT students to stand in solidarity with their peers in East Riverside whose homes are under threat of gentrification.
UT should make racial geography tour mandatory part of orientation

By Neelesh Rathi - Updated on September 11, 2019 at 10:27 pm

Columnist Neelesh Rathi calls on UT to contextualize its racist structures by making the racial geography tour required for all incoming students.
Embrace your future with a four year plan

By Abhirupa Dasgupta - Updated on September 10, 2019 at 8:43 pm

Columnist Abhirupa Dasgupta encourages students to make a four-year plan to help guarantee they graduate on time.
Feeling lost? Take a class that reflects your identity.

By Angélica López - Updated on September 9, 2019 at 9:41 pm

Associate editor Angélica López encourages students to take classes where their identities are reflected in the course content.

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