If I’m being completely honest, I had no intention of working for the Texan this semester.
When I got the phone call asking me to try out for associate managing editor last summer, I hesitated. After...
Daniel Jaffe, interim executive vice president and provost, released a statement recently declaring that UT wants to “minimize the number of people returning to the campus community at any one time”...
As COVID-19 continues to impact the health and safety of people around the world, online learning has been the go-to method for academic instruction. Specifically, synchronous instruction has seen a major...
This past weekend, around 3,600 students moved into UT’s residence halls for the fall semester. According to UT’s Protect Texas Together guidelines, 75% of those students are predicted to contract...
For some students, summer is a time to worry about classes, internships or anything else that pertains to their academics. For others, summer is a time to worry about whether they’ll have a place...
There are around 200 schools that offer statistics as a major in the United States, but UT is not one of them. UT’s position, both geographically and academically, is perfect for future statistics...
Six years ago, Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services introduced UT’s automatic lecture recording system, Lectures Online. The automatic program offers professors an efficient way to easily...
Even with the fall semester coming to an end, students’ stress levels are at an all-time high. Between the pressures of academic performance, working a job, attending extracurriculars and maintaining...
Tomorrow will be the first time University of Texas students have had a break in over 12 weeks. Since Labor Day, students have faced a nonstop onslaught of classes and work commitments that have drained...
At The University of Texas, financially burdening students is a time-honored tradition. Last week, the high price tag of class rings prevented many otherwise eligible students from participating in the...
Even though The University of Texas is ranked as the 34th best university in the world, students are still having to fight for world-class accessibility. UT cannot claim to be one of the greatest universities...
Last month, students weren’t the only ones crawling around campus.
Several classes were canceled over a two day period at the University Teaching Center after a student reported finding bed bug...
For years, UT has been a hunting ground for cybercriminals looking for stressed, vulnerable students to prey on and abuse.
The University is not adequately guarding students from spoofing, which...
“ATTENTION: AN EMERGENCY SITUATION HAS BEEN DETECTED. PLEASE EVACUATE THE BUILDING.”
After almost three semesters at UT, I know I should no longer be panicked by the alerts. A couple...
At the University of Texas, students have to pay for their disabilities.
For years, UT Parking and Transportation Services has put a price tag on accessibility for the disabled population —...
The Big Ticket is marketed as a convenient, all-inclusive ticket to UT home sporting events. Students can use it as an easy access pass to home games without having to pay each time. What could go...
