Editor’s note: A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...
While we at the Texan are still hoping a wintry intervention will extend our class hiatus, a new semester does bring one bright spot — the chance to join The Daily Texan.
When it comes to serving...
Whether you just moved for the first time, missed UT while you were away this summer or reveled in taking classes that weren’t filled to capacity, I am excited to welcome you back to the 40 Acres.
When...
The Daily Texan is holding summer staff tryouts now through June 19. For any passion you might have, we have a department to help you explore and develop—regardless of your major or previous experience....
Her freshman year, radio-television-film and journalism sophomore Krystal Cruz walked into one of her first journalism classes. The professor, gauging the room, asked the class who had previously worked...
Student media has always strived to adequately cover topics that concern campus. But now, talk of the digital age pales amid shouts of fake news, and speaking of “student issues” means directly...
Editor's note: Laura Hallas is a candidate to be the next Daily Texan Editor-in-Chief. The following editorial ran alongside another by Janhavi Nemawarkar, who is also running for the position. Be...
Austin is poised to be Texas’ first so-called sanctuary city, and the christening couldn’t come at a more difficult time. With a president-elect and state legislature vowing to slash funding...
A recent New York Times interview series asked women about times they had felt trivialized because they were a girl. All responses highlighted poignant displays of sexism, but the most heartbreaking anecdotes...
The outcome of Tuesday night’s presidential election is clear. The people spoke, and the majority of voters want Hillary Clinton in office.
Yet Trump is America’s president-elect,...
Yesterday I spotted a new political gem on my Twitter feed. It wasn’t a new meme-able quote from Trump or an update on Clinton’s emails, but a tweet from the Texas’ agricultural commissioner’s...
A few days ago I was checking out at the Central Market on North Lamar Boulevard when a man dressed in a bike jersey and shorts turned in my direction. “Nice,” he said, noticing my helmet....
Every UT student has experienced the moldy blueberry problem. The phenomenon is characterized by excitement for fresh produce, only to realize that the fruits or vegetables you just bought are already...
This is a historic year for young women voters. For many of us, it is our first year of voter eligibility, and it is the first time anyone has seen a woman nominated for president by a major party. For...
Last week, the College Republicans officially declared their support for Trump. I was extremely disappointed in my fellow Longhorns’ decision, but not for the reason you might think.
Political...
Texas has once again been dragged into the women’s health spotlight with its most dismal metric yet. According to a recent report, Texas mothers are dying at shockingly high rates — in fact,...
New York fashion week started on Sept. 7, but chances are knockoff versions will hit shopping malls before the event even ends. This “fast fashion” depends on cheap labor and harsh chemicals,...
Last week, scientists reached another landmark climate change consensus with the recommended declaration of the Anthropocene epoch — a period of man changing Earth. No doubt this pronouncement...
In a few short months, the Texas legislature will convene to discuss annual budgets, political financing and what just might be the future of healthcare in America — telemedicine. Here, the...
Crowded school auditoriums and health courses are the familiar venues for teenage health programming, but these environments don’t usually inspire candid conversations or practical advice for navigating...
It’s savior season. As classes end and students have several free months, many will choose to go on medical mission trips abroad. While students have the best of intentions for these trips, a critical...
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Freshman Research Initiative, better known as FRI. The College of Natural Sciences’ initiative has been a wild success, replicated throughout the country....
This morning began UT’s most dramatic ritual: registration. From now through the 29th, thousands of blurry-eyed student will anxiously wait for the clock to turn to 9:00, with unique numbers ready...
As we approach the 10-year anniversary of Nobel-prize winner Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” there has been another foreboding development in climate change. A new study...
Capital trials sound like the height of democracy, being respectful yet high stakes contests. Frankly, they aren’t. It is not uncommon for lawyers, jurors and even judges to fall asleep. This is...
Every day on the walk from West Campus to the University, students pass by homeless people, many of which are young adults who, under different circumstances, could pass off as classmates. A single street...
Election season is in full force. Every cable news desk, radio podcast and conversation with your grandparents seems to focus on politics. Even here at school, recent student elections have captured campus...
College is a formative period for a lot of reasons. It turns students into adults capable of doing adult things like living on their own, managing a budget and eating their vegetables.
But what happens...
The spread of the Zika virus has become a stage for discussing a myriad of larger world issues, from global warming to the Olympics. Now, religion and contraception have entered the conversation.
While...
Sexually transmitted infections are scary enough without the added risk of developing cancer, yet this is exactly what we face with human papillomavirus, better known as HPV. Luckily, there is a vaccine....
Chances are you hadn’t heard of Zika a year ago. The virus that the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared an international public health emergency has been around for more than 60 years,...
As a city, Austin is topping the charts. In 2015 it was named Next Biggest Boom Town, Best City for Tech and even the Best Large City to Live In. These rankings hold true for all of Austin’s populations...
On Jan. 8, Greg Abbott gave a speech outlining his nine-step plan for “Restoring the Rule of Law,” calling for a constitutional power shift from the federal to state level. In doing so, he...
I grew up a few miles outside of Dallas, and as anyone in the South can attest, heat could make or break plans for the day. However, I had other concerns that were less natural. On many occasions, I had...
Today is Jan. 19, 2016. We are 19 days into the new year. The statement is obvious, but important nonetheless. For 19 days, we have gone about our lives. In the same 19 days, 23 children were shot.
The...
The conversation about campus sexual assault lacks trust, most notably around the idea of false reporting. The wedge this issue drives between women and men has to be addressed when developing sexual assault...
If a student’s bike is stolen on campus, they can choose to report the incident to the police, the university or both.
If a student is sexually assaulted on campus, they can choose to report the...
Knowing how to handle money is never a bad skill. Business knowledge is useful in government, nonprofit and startup work, not just in banking or finance. However, graduate programs are a big investment....
Campus carry has affected many people, but there is one group on campus who has the largest stake in the new legislation: professors. They carry the burden of maintaining a learning environment, and promoting...
Editor's note: This column appears in a point-counterpoint regarding Uber regulations. Read this column's corresponding counterpoint here.
Uber’s growth in the last six years has been...
With the passage of the campus carry law SB 11, students are realizing that state legislation can hit close to home, and in this case, their classrooms. It is important, because of laws like this one,...
The pictures tell the story. Huddled masses, standoffs with police, children lying dead on beaches. Images and stories of the European refugee crisis have shocked the world into a conversation about refugees...
The Texas public school system takes responsibility for students’ education from the age of five until they graduate college. However, at no point is there a requirement for practical sexual education,...
