The top 10 percent law is designed to increase minority student enrollment. In reality, the top 10 percent law as it currently stands actually harms the students it is designed to help. To better serve...
City council has produced a tentative resolution to transform the Aldridge Place neighborhood of North Campus into a historic district. The district would span from Guadalupe Street to Speedway and from...
Last November, Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, filed SB 143, which would require the state to develop an online voter registration system. This bill provides a much-needed modernization to our antiquated...
The Texas Legislature is currently debating a bill that would remove taxes on textbooks. While businesses receive generous tax exemptions, it is still controversial for students to receive the same benefits.
State...
Psychologists have sloppily applied a range of mental health diagnoses to now President Donald Trump. These constant attacks on the President’s mental health, however, further stigmatize mental illness...
Editor's note: This column appears in a point-counterpoint regarding the validity of college athletics. Read the opposing viewpoint here.
Sports play a critical role in American society. That being...
In the three-block radius around the main section of the Drag on Guadalupe St., there are exactly 15 instances of “Fuck Trump” graffiti.
One of the biggest complaints against the liberal,...
In the past week, my Facebook feed has been filled with non-stop rants and events for protests throughout the Austin area: “Banish the electoral college!” “Stop racism!” “Encourage...
The current makeup of Student Government demonstrates that much progress has yet to be made for women in leadership roles, and it won’t be addressed by a female U.S. president.
The last time that...
Murphy’s Law runs rampant in politics and elections. As we bounce back and forth between various scandals and crises, it is all too easy to blame individuals rather than constructively examine the...
Editor's note: This column appears in a point-counterpoint regarding the legitimacy of write-in votes. To find its counterpoint, click here.
This election cycle is far from perfect, but voting for...
It doesn’t matter if Trump or Clinton wins. Uber will still be gone, campus carry will still be in effect, the cost of off-campus housing will continue to rise and downtown traffic will skyrocket.
Because...
In a hypothetical introductory course on campus, two students sit in the same room. One student graduated from an elite urban private school. In her English course, consisting of only 15 students, her...
Suicide currently ranks as the third-leading cause of death among traditional college students. The University and the Counseling and Mental Health Center operate projects that include Suicide Prevention...
The number of incoming freshmen has jumped from 7,249 in 2013 to over 8,500 in 2016, making it the largest incoming freshman class in the history of the University. The fact of the matter is the University...
