It’s no secret that Hollywood is having a rough year — and no, I’m not just talking about declining box office sales or its seemingly endless stream of lackluster sequels, remakes and...
Twitter is a popular medium for online activism, but the social media giant recently found itself in the crosshairs. The backlash began after “Scream” actress Rose McGowan’s account was...
By now, many of us have probably grown tired of the Trump administration’s seemingly endless feud with the NFL. Unfortunately for millions of Americans, Vice President Mike Pence is not among them.
Pence...
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month might be ending in less than a week, but caring for those suffering from suicidal thoughts and feelings is a year-round endeavor. Over 41,000 Americans commit...
It began normally enough. I’d just finished editing a few stories in Daily Texan basement and was walking towards my car, eager to return to my apartment. As I turned the keys and started to drive...
Over the past several days, Hurricane Harvey devastated the Texas coast. As of Tuesday, the now tropical storm has continued to pummel Houston with torrential rains and catastrophic flooding. By some estimates,...
In May, tragedy struck the 40 acres for the second time in less than 13 months. For reasons related to mental illness, Biology junior Kendrex White randomly stabbed four other students. Undergraduate...
Almost one year ago and well before the 2016 election, Rex Tillerson — former ExxonMobil CEO and Donald Trump’s current pick for secretary of state — participated in a speaking event...
Almost everyone is anxious on their first day of school, let alone their first day of college. So for the freshmen who are taking their first tentative steps towards adulthood this week, I have a simple...
Texas has long been associated with the oil industry, and for good reason. Our relationship with “Texas Tea” has often been mutually beneficial, driving economic growth and employing millions...
UT students have been debating the now imminent campus carry implementation for over a year. Although the tone of the debate has occasionally been light-hearted or even silly, the public divide on the...
The class of 2016 might have just finished celebrating graduation, but for many of them, a lackluster job market and an uncertain future are just around the corner. A certain degree of pessimism is appropriate...
As I’m sure most of my fellow students would be shocked to discover, this Wednesday is sort of an unofficial holiday for millions of cannabis users. And when one considers the favorable public opinion...
Considering the recent suicide bombings in Belgium and Pakistan, millions of Americans are understandably fearful of Islamic extremism. Unfortunately, politicians such as Ted Cruz have deployed increasingly...
Between Robert Morrow, Martin Shkreli and Donald Trump, high profile buffoons have recently dominated much of the news cycle. Most of the coverage has been negative, and a majority of Americans...
With a commanding victory in South Carolina and considerable support from African-American voters, Hillary Clinton is well positioned to win both Super Tuesday and the Democratic nomination. Still, I’m...
The 2016 presidential race is one of the most dramatic in recent history. With Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death on Saturday, an already crazy race took yet another chaotic turn. Americans must...
The 2016 presidential race was supposed to be an inevitable, dynastic dispute between the Clinton and Bush families. That’s not what’s happened. Donald Trump, a flamboyant reality TV star,...
In less than a week, the U.S. Supreme Court will rehear the controversial Fisher v. University of Texas case. The plaintiff, Abigail Fisher, claims that as a white woman, she was denied admission to UT...
In 1965, nearly half of Americans smoked, and tobacco companies spent hundreds of millions of dollars to keep it that way. But things got better, and today, only 17.8 percent of adults are smokers and...
In 2015 alone, the United States has experienced 44,366 gun-related incidents, 11,175 gun deaths and 283 mass shootings. In the face of the increasingly high profile problem of gun violence, politicians...
It’s well known that lawyers are overrepresented in government, with 220 out of 535 congressmen holding law degrees in 2013. These legislators grasp that understanding the country’s legal system...
Sexual violence is a tragedy that 1 in 5 women experience in their lifetimes, often in college. A recent AAU study found 19 percent of female undergraduates at UT have reported a sexual assault. The study...
For most of us, information technology is a surprisingly mundane feature of our lives. We often take these ubiquitous technologies for granted, forgetting how revolutionary they truly are. Big data, a...
The University of Texas is a diverse campus with thousands of students studying over 170 different majors spread across 13 colleges. Despite divergent interests, every UT student has one thing in common:...
