Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

All content by Chelsea Boushka
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Narrow ideas of femininity aren’t feminist

Chelsea Boushka May 2, 2016

If you’ve ever gone house-hunting you’ve learned how to look at a complicated object, take it apart and individually evaluate each piece. I bet you didn’t know that you also do that with...

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Why you should report cases of sexual assault

Chelsea Boushka April 18, 2016

A study funded by the Justice Department on sexual assault within college found that only 2 percent of sexual assault victims incapacitated by drugs or alcohol (the most common case on college campuses)...

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Mixed-income housing combats educational inequality

Chelsea Boushka April 4, 2016

The American Dream tells us if we work hard we will succeed, but this is a false hope for many students. Eighty percent of low-income 4th grade students in the U.S. fail to meet their grade level’s...

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Law enforcement must be regulated

Chelsea Boushka March 22, 2016

Over the course of the past month, Austin ABC affiliate KVUE has revealed a practice within Texas law enforcement that allows almost all police officers who are arrested for committing crimes to keep their...

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Enjoying porn despite women’s objectification dehumanizes them

Chelsea Boushka March 8, 2016

Sportscaster Erin Andrews’ story recently became a news headline after a nude video was taken of her without her knowledge while she was in a hotel room. The footage was posted online and...

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Why you shouldn’t fall back on religion to carry your political views

Chelsea Boushka February 16, 2016

U.S. citizens are more polarized than ever, and this makes for increased resistance to compromise. Studies from The American National Election Studies and the Pew Research Center found that all political...

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Challenging cat-callers preserves female agency

Chelsea Boushka February 5, 2016

According to a national survey by nonprofit organization Stop Street Harassment, 65 percent of women have experienced sexual harassment. The most common responses are passive — ignoring the harassment,...

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