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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

Megan Tran

Megan is a 3rd year student from Houston, Texas studying Plan II, English, and Sociology. She was the Texan’s Editor-in-Chief for the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Editor-in-chief can’t wait to delete Slack, says ‘toodles’ to the basement

Editor-in-chief can’t wait to delete Slack, says ‘toodles’ to the basement

Megan Tran, Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2023

Four weeks into my first semester at the Texan, I tried to quit. I’d applied on a whim and had no clue how difficult it would be. Seven semesters later, I’ve learned so much and made friends I hope...

Looking forward, looking back: Independent student journalism is crucial, now more than ever

Looking forward, looking back: Independent student journalism is crucial, now more than ever

Megan Tran, Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2023
Editor-in-Chief Megan Tran reflects on the constantly evolving world of student journalism.
Embracing the nontraditional

Embracing the nontraditional

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan April 20, 2023
The Daily Texan Forum team invited members of the UT community to share their experiences as nontraditional students and the unique challenges and opportunities they’ve encountered on their educational journeys.
Longhorns abroad

Longhorns abroad

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan April 12, 2023
The Daily Texan Forum Team gathered submissions from the UT community who share their experiences and lessons learned while studying abroad.
Is government overstepping?

Is government overstepping?

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan April 5, 2023
The Daily Texan Forum Team gathered submissions from UT community members to discuss their outlook on our government’s role.
Crisis de vivienda en el corazón de Texas

Crisis de vivienda en el corazón de Texas

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, Tommy Wan, and Amy DonJuan March 29, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 27 de marzo por Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, y Tommy Wan y fue traducido al español por Amy DonJuan. Muchos dicen que el hogar es donde...

Housing crisis in heart of Texas

Housing crisis in heart of Texas

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan March 27, 2023
The Daily Texan Forum Team gathered submissions from UT community members to discuss their experience with Austin’s housing crisis.

Letter from the Editors: Texas Cowboys ad

Dear readers, Page eight of the Texan's March 24 issue features a Texas Cowboys recruitment ad. While it was originally planned to run in Tuesday’s paper, we — The Daily Texan’s editors — objected....

Fostering innovation in STEM

Fostering innovation in STEM

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan March 20, 2023
The Daily Texan Forum Team gathered submissions from members of the UT community to explore STEM innovation and the boundaries of scientific discovery.
Reflectando en nuestro patrimonio cultural

Reflectando en nuestro patrimonio cultural

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, Tommy Wan, and Andrea Arias-Zarate February 21, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 17 de febrero por Megan Tran, Alexa Leon y Tommy Wan y fue traducido al español por Andrea Arias-Zarate. Nuestras identidades cambian...

Our cultural identities define us

Our cultural identities define us

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan February 17, 2023
The Daily Texan Forum team has gathered submissions from members of the UT community to highlight diverse traditions, cultural heritage and generational legacy.
Reconsiderando el sueño Americano

Reconsiderando el sueño Americano

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, Tommy Wan, and Hannel Suarez February 12, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 9 de febrero por Megan Tran, Alexa Leon y Tommy Wan y fue traducido al español por Hannel Suarez. Nuestras comunidades están construidas...

Reconsidering the American dream

Reconsidering the American dream

Megan Tran, Alexa Leon, and Tommy Wan February 9, 2023
The Daily Texan Forum team gathered submissions from members of the UT community to explore how we interpret and envision the “American dream.”
The Texan needs diverse political perspectives

The Texan needs diverse political perspectives

Megan Tran, Editor-in-Chief December 2, 2022
Editor-in-chief Megan Tran argues that civil political discourse and healthy debate are crucial to the Texan’s opinion department.
What does free speech mean to you?

What does free speech mean to you?

Megan Tran, Faith DuFresne, and Thasin Kamal December 2, 2022
The Daily Texan forum team has gathered submissions from members of the UT community who discuss the complex nature of freedom of speech.
Help leave a sustainable campus for future Longhorns

Help leave a sustainable campus for future Longhorns

Megan Tran, Faith DuFresne, and Thasin Kamal November 4, 2022
The Daily Texan forum team gathered submissions from members of the UT community who want students to lead more sustainable lives and get involved with campus efforts.
Why your vote matters

Why your vote matters

Megan Tran, Faith DuFresne, and Thasin Kamal October 21, 2022
As the Nov. 8 midterms approach, The Daily Texan forum team has gathered responses from members of the Austin community who want you to vote.
Editor-in-chief reflects as Suicide Prevention Month comes to an end

Editor-in-chief reflects as Suicide Prevention Month comes to an end

Megan Tran, Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2022
As Suicide Prevention Month comes to an end, editor-in-chief Megan Tran reflects on the loss of a loved one and urges people struggling with suicidal thoughts to seek help.
The Texan has a place for you

The Texan has a place for you

Megan Tran, Editor-in-Chief August 22, 2022
Editor-in-chief Megan Tran wants you to apply for The Daily Texan's fall staff.
Survivors, my platform is a space for you

Survivors, my platform is a space for you

Megan Tran, Contributor March 23, 2022

Editor's note: This article first appeared as part of the March 8 flipbook.  Editor’s note: Megan Tran ran unopposed and will be the next editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan. For this column, she...

Preserve and protect independent student newspapers

Preserve and protect independent student newspapers

Megan Tran, Contributor March 10, 2022

Editor's note: This article first appeared as part of the March 1 flipbook.  Editor’s note: Megan Tran is currently running unopposed to become the next editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan. For this...

Increase funding to support international students

Increase funding to support international students

Megan Tran, Associate Editor September 26, 2021
Associate editor Megan Tran encourages UT to better support international students and allocate more funding to International Student and Scholar Services.
Provide more details about CIS results

Provide more details about CIS results

Megan Tran, Associate Editor September 12, 2021
Associate editor Megan Tran urges UT to provide more information about how Course Instructor Surveys are used to show students their feedback matters and increase survey participation.
Allow Longhorn EMS to save student lives

Allow Longhorn EMS to save student lives

Megan Tran, Associate Editor July 1, 2021
Associate editor Megan Tran urges the University to prioritize student safety and allow Longhorn EMS to respond to medical emergencies.
Who’s teaching your class? You deserve to know.

Who’s teaching your class? You deserve to know.

Megan Tran, Associate Editor June 21, 2021
Associate editor Megan Tran calls on UT to list professors on the course schedule before registration opens so that students can feel safer.
Allow students to complete alternative sexual assault prevention training

Allow students to complete alternative sexual assault prevention training

Megan Tran April 27, 2021
Columnist Megan Tran urges UT to offer an alternate training option for survivors of sexual trauma who may have difficulty completing the Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates program.
Improve International Student and Scholar Services’ response times

Improve International Student and Scholar Services’ response times

Megan Tran April 20, 2021
Columnist Megan Tran encourages UT to improve International Student and Scholar Services’ response times.
Trigger warnings protect students

Trigger warnings protect students

Megan Tran April 13, 2021
Columnist Megan Tran urges professors to use trigger warnings in their classrooms.
Diversify fine arts minors

Diversify fine arts minors

Megan Tran April 11, 2021
Columnist Megan Tran urges UT to support students’ creative interests by expanding the minors offered in the College of Fine Arts.
Students need a break

Students need a break

Megan Tran March 30, 2021
Columnist Megan Tran argues for the implementation of a university wide policy that restricts professors from setting assignment due dates over spring break.
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Expand COVID-19 pass/fail exceptions to include summer semester

Megan Tran March 24, 2021

This year, summer will be the transition between an academic year marked by remote learning and a “near normal fall.” Even as we hope to return to normality, however, we must remember that...

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Professors, release your textbook lists earlier

Megan Tran March 10, 2021

Textbooks are a routinely expensive aspect of university life. On average, UT estimates that a full-time undergraduate student will spend over $700 on just “books and supplies” for the 2020-2021...

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Standardize tuition rates across colleges

Megan Tran March 3, 2021

Alan Bean, a notable alumnus of UT, said, “I feel like everyone who goes to The University of Texas is blessed and lucky to be there because they’re getting a chance to be as good as they can...

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International students deserve classroom accommodations

Megan Tran February 24, 2021

UT has failed its international students. With the transition to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread fear of an unsafe college campus, many students have chosen to stay at...

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