Perhaps you’ve heard the term “drag rat” used to refer to an individual experiencing homelessness who frequents The Drag. Perhaps you’ve used the term yourself. It’s time...
Earlier this month, the State Republican Executive Committee denied Log Cabin Republicans, a Republican group representing LGBTQ conservatives, a booth at the Texas Republican state convention. That was...
After a yearslong fight, the Texas Board of Education finally approved an elective Mexican-American studies course last Friday. However, concessions were made: The title of the course was changed from...
Two weeks ago, I wrote a column addressing the shortage of resources that UT’s Counseling and Mental Health Center currently faces. Due to high demand, the CMHC is unable to provide unlimited individual...
Although the University is working towards improvements, current mental health services are inadequate. Our student body must continue to identify problems in our mental health treatment and pressure UT’s...
Texas faces an urgent educational challenge. With the second highest percentage of people who don’t speak English at home (35.6 percent) and the second highest percentage of students learning to...
Haggard and zombie-like, students trudge to their 8 a.m. classes. Their eyes are dull, their movements sluggish. Dark circles hug their eyes. When they speak, their voices slur nonsensical, drifting words.
What...
New information reveals that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is even more corrupt, disingenuous and cruel than previously imagined.
ICE terrorized the Austin community last February,...
As students, we are constantly failing — and it’s time we become more open about it.
Last semester, UT student Ann Mark recorded a hilarious, immensely popular video which chronicled a series...
Our generation alienates bigoted individuals. That’s a terrible mistake.
Last week, a controversial tweet went viral. Originally penned by an account called “Kait,” the tweet reads,...
In early December, controversial activist James O’Keefe, founder of conservative whistle-blowing organization Project Veritas, spoke at Southern Methodist University. Event organizers anticipated...
This summer, the District of Columbia followed the lead of six U.S. states and legalized assisted suicide, allowing adults who are terminally ill to obtain a lethal dosage of drugs with the approval of...
People do not act rationally. We make the same mistakes over and over, manipulated by an irrationally high aversion to loss and a tendency to maintain a potentially counterproductive status quo. Pioneers...
Last month, the Trump administration revised an Obama-era mandate requiring employers to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees, creating exemptions for employers who object to contraception...
In the last few decades, the university’s focus has become ever more narrow. Mounting pressures to navigate an unpredictable job market have led students to undertake increasingly specialized tracks...
You have until Friday to get a flu shot on campus. Do it.
Flu vaccines are quick, relatively painless and one of the most effective ways to save lives in the United States. They’re an easy and...
Our country needs to address violence – but proposed gun control is ineffective.
Most proposed gun regulations focus on requiring gun permits or making background checks more exacting. Unfortunately,...
Austin’s senior population is growing at a frenetic rate. Although Austin presents a carefully cultivated image of itself as a city for young creatives, its older demographic is becoming more prominent....
Student government elections have become a target for corruption.
Last May, investigative reporter Michael Vasquez revealed how the right-wing organization Turning Point USA poured thousands of...
This Monday, controversial conservative figures Milo Yiannopoulos, Steve Bannon and Ann Coulter will arrive at the University of California, Berkeley to launch a four-day event they’re calling...
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is planning to change Obama-era guidance on sexual assault in colleges — and that’s a good thing.
Last Thursday, Betsy DeVos announced her plans to reconsider...
