In my culture, external family image takes precedence over everything, including freedom, happiness and mental health. We’re confined by the pressure to keep up appearances, and our mental illnesses...
Drug use is common among students — in a survey, 19.9% of UT students reported using marijuana in the past 30 days.
A recent security and fire safety report published data showing an increase...
My day starts at 6 a.m and ends at 12 a.m. It is jam-packed with classes, office hours and other miscellaneous activities, and sometimes I have to block out extra time toward the end of it to take a midterm.
Last...
The Michener Center is UT’s Master of Fine Arts program, with just 12 writers selected from an applicant pool of approximately 1,000. For these standout writers, the Michener Center provides outstanding...
Pre-meds are stereotypically high-strung, competitive and annoying — notoriously the type of people who won’t stick their foot out to trip you, but won’t help you up when you fall either....
You can’t put introverts into a box. Not all of us are anxious, awkward or timid. But we all share one common grievance — the group interview.
A large undergraduate population and...
As a research assistant for a brain study, I had to get a test MRI. My scan went smoothly, but I still experienced some anxiety during the process. One of my panicked thoughts took me to the possibility...
If you’re looking to join a dance team at UT, you can choose from 46 options on HornsLink. If you’re looking for a dance room to practice in, you have approximately one tenth of that number...
Home is associated with safety, comfort and most importantly familiarity. Everyone deserves to feel secure in their residence — temporary or permanent. However, these positive associations are threatened...
When my best friend started coughing up blood a few days ago, the first thing I thought of was her Juul. Fortunately we discovered her symptoms were just the result of a prolonged chest infection, but...
What would you give up for an athletic scholarship? Would you change your major, compromise your career path or put your dreams on hold? Would you sacrifice your academic autonomy to stay on your team?
Some...
Vaccines are an undeniable necessity in our epidemiologically vulnerable world. They are especially vital on college campuses as they foster community immunity in an environment particularly susceptible...
Study spaces are sanctuaries — spaces to master a subject, discover a new field of knowledge and gather your thoughts.
These are hard to do when someone is playing the piano so loudly that...
Recommendation letters can make or break an application. A strong recommendation highlights your curiosity, dedication, enthusiasm and open-mindedness — all things a transcript doesn’t reflect.
As...
In order to fully foster community, a group needs to have a space to gather.
A recent paper published in the Journal of Architectural and Planning Research explores the association between public spaces...
Can you pay attention in class if you haven’t eaten in two days?
Most people can’t. Students often neglect physical well-being when working toward academic success. In my case, regular eating...
Narrow acceptance rates don’t end at the college admissions process. They follow you.
I came to UT with so much enthusiasm. Before I stepped on campus, I detailed two four-year plans —...
The University Lecture Series invites diverse, distinguished members of the UT community to speak a few times each semester. These lecture topics range anywhere from preventing drug overdose deaths to...
Let’s take a walk down the Drag to campus. Among the shops and eateries, you will see at least two churches and maybe a mosque if you venture toward 21st and Nueces Streets. These places of worship...
I bought UT’s resident meal plan, which offers 1800 Dine In Dollars and 200 Bevo Bucks, over the summer. After the purchase, I began preparing for the busy school year. Once it started, I didn’t...
“All CNS first-year students (at UT) are placed into some type of small learning community,” the College of Natural Sciences, or CNS, website says. “If you are placed into a FIG, you...
Applying to college is stressful. In the midst of tests, papers, jobs and coming to terms with the beginning of adulthood, students have to plan their futures — a daunting task for any young adult.
Imagine...
Last summer, I spent an agonizing 15 days, 8 hours and 17 minutes completing a general chemistry preparatory course called Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces, or ALEKS. I went into ALEKS thinking...
According to a 2014 New York Times article, interdisciplinary study is a competitive necessity in the workplace. Creativity is gradually replacing critical thinking as the essential marketable skill, and...
