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Find your voice at the Texan this spring
Laura Hallas
• January 16, 2018
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Find your voice, join The Daily Texan this fall
Laura Hallas
• August 30, 2017
Experiential learning creates student opportunities
Laura Hallas
• April 28, 2017
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The Daily Texan best serves UT by improving its representation
Laura Hallas
• February 28, 2017
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Students have tools to fight bigotry, promote free speech
Laura Hallas
• February 17, 2017
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Austin stands to benefit from sanctuary city status
Laura Hallas
• December 1, 2016
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Students must work to prevent peer-to-peer sexism
Laura Hallas
• November 17, 2016
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America needs to rethink the electoral college
Laura Hallas
• November 10, 2016
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Austin’s cycling infrastructure still needs work
Laura Hallas
• October 20, 2016
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Austin needs ‘ugly’ food subscription services
Laura Hallas
• October 13, 2016
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Trump does not advocate for women in the workforce
Laura Hallas
• October 6, 2016
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College Republicans should not vote blindly
Laura Hallas
• September 30, 2016
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Texas must reduce maternal mortality rates
Laura Hallas
• September 22, 2016
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Students should reject fast fashion, thrift instead
Laura Hallas
• September 15, 2016
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Anthropocene declaration warrants climate action
Laura Hallas
• September 8, 2016
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Telemedicine regulations prove unnecessary
Laura Hallas
• September 1, 2016
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Health outreach programs stand to benefit Austin teens
Laura Hallas
• August 25, 2016
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Medical missions make ‘do no harm’ difficult
Laura Hallas
• May 2, 2016
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Freshmen of all walks deserve expanded research options
Laura Hallas
• April 25, 2016
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Despite student hatred, registration really isn’t that bad
Laura Hallas
• April 18, 2016
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Texas has potential to pioneer conservative climate reform
Laura Hallas
• April 11, 2016
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Foster kids can’t be ignored in fight against homelessness
Laura Hallas
• March 28, 2016
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Political satire deserves to be taken seriously
Laura Hallas
• March 21, 2016
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UT food desert feeds unhealthy eating habits
Laura Hallas
• March 7, 2016
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Pope’s words offer next steps for Zika birth defect prevention
Laura Hallas
• February 29, 2016
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HPV prevention requires vaccination for men and women
Laura Hallas
• February 22, 2016
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Rapid growth crowds out African-American Austinites
Laura Hallas
• February 8, 2016
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A weak federal government is a weak choice
Laura Hallas
• February 1, 2016
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World’s green goals need local effort
Laura Hallas
• January 25, 2016
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For campus sexual assaults, false reporting is a false measure
Laura Hallas
• November 30, 2015
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The Safe Campus Act is a step backward in stopping campus assaults
Laura Hallas
• November 16, 2015
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Campus carry harms recruitment
Laura Hallas
• October 19, 2015
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Counterpoint: Uber has already shown it cannot be trusted
Laura Hallas
• October 11, 2015
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International refugee crisis demands local attention
Laura Hallas
• September 21, 2015
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Sexual health education deserves a place in orientation programming
Laura Hallas
• September 2, 2015