Earlier this semester, The Daily Texan shed light on the gross underrepresentation of women in computing by writing about the mere seven female freshmen in the computer science honors program. Women continuously...
Educational institutions are “asleep at the wheel” when it comes to teaching tech ethics, according to a New York Times op-ed published in November 2017. The piece calls upon universities to...
College can be a fresh start for many students, both socially and academically. New experiences and opportunities expose us to variety of topics we might have never seen in high school. Because of this,...
All too often I find myself deep into a study session when I realize my brain needs a break. Like clockwork, I open a new tab and type in Facebook. As I mindlessly scroll through the endless memes and...
Only 21.9 percent of the students in UT’s Department of Computer Science are female, according to the CS department. The gender gap in computer science is also apparent in its staff — only...
There are nearly 10 times more computing jobs open right now in the US than there are students who graduated in 2015 with computer science degrees. These jobs often only require a well-cultivated set of...
There are nearly 170 colleges and universities in the state of Texas, making the decision to attend UT a complicated choice. The SeekUT online portal can help make that decision easier. SeekUT presents...
Students have difficulty separating fact from fiction in media — especially when this fiction is being presented in a way that appears to be legitimate and objective.
As data journalism continues...
Major League Hacking, a national body that oversees large-scale hackathons, has several corporate sponsors. Two of those sponsors are Awake Chocolate, a hypercaffeinated chocolate brand, and Soylent, the...
Peer collaboration can be essential to academic success, whether it jogs your brain for the answers or gives you a different perspective on the assignment. However, computer science students face a unique...
In mid-February, Austin made history by becoming the first city in the South to implement a mandatory paid sick leave policy. Austin locals can finally breathe a stuffy-nosed sigh of relief, as they...
“Computer Science? That sounds like a lot of work, but you’re going to end up making a lot of money, right?”
If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, I wouldn’t have to...
We’ve all opened the fridge during our hungriest moments, only to find little more than abandoned snacks and measly leftovers. The pangs of de-prioritizing grocery shopping are most often felt in...
UT makes breakthrough discoveries everyday. However, a delicate system of privacy and funding between public universities and the private sector has put transparency of the involvement of private companies...
Recently, students and fans of the Longhorns celebrated the $3 million donation from Texas alumnus and Golden State Warrior, Kevin Durant, to the Texas basketball program. The University will rename two...
