College graduates earn more than high school graduates. However, this measurement alone doesn’t inform us about the struggles and stresses that college graduates face. It doesn’t consider the...
Imagine, a swarm of UT squirrels zooming into the stadium, to the wild applause from the Texas Longtails. Squirrels start to dance, forming pyramids while some others perform aerials across the field....
Ideally, veganism would only be about saving animals, but recently, it seems to be more about shaming non-vegans. Vegans used to share videos on social media showing the cruel treatment of animals before...
Education starts at home, but due to the increasingly stressful parent life, schools need to take the responsibility to teach integrity to their students so as to lessen the burden on parents. Nowadays,...
American society is divided — there is no question about it. Racism is a driving force behind much of this division. Most people aren’t racist because they hate another race — they’re...
Unfortunately, many people hate their jobs, and others work in hostile environments that they wish to retreat from. Thanks to the rise of the Internet, people can opt to work from home, either temporarily...
Most professional fields are moving to the internet. Soon enough universities will offer classes, in all majors, that teach students how to work remotely. At the University of Texas, there aren’t...
No one wishes ill health on themselves, yet about 40 percent of Americans live in polluted areas where the air is unhealthy to breathe. So, our goals should be clear: We need to keep working to improve...
If you ever liked going to the museum as a kid and thought all those bones of ancient creatures and colorful rocks were only for fun, here is what you should know: those actually help save lives by predicting...
Many students work part-time at UT dining halls. Some work to keep their loans down and some work for their monthly grocery shopping. The basic student assistant position — an attractive name for...
When we got accepted at UT, we celebrated this occasion with our high school friends, made our parents proud, imagined our bright future — a future of our own choice. For those of us who came in...
Every semester, around midterms and final examinations, my study group and I run down to Jester City Limits at 10:45 p.m. from the PCL before it closes down at 11 p.m. Even though we make it on time, sometimes...
During SXSW, many Austinites rented out their rooms to welcome the city’s eager and excited visitors. In the last two weeks, HomeAway,a service that connects hosts with renters, were 95 percent booked...
By Spring 2018, UT will have a gorgeous Speedway Mall with an improved pedestrian experience and increased student activity areas. Having added more outdoor seating, trees and plants and bicycle parking,...
The Silicon Valley giants Uber and Lyft might be able to return to Austin having improved nothing for the security of the citizens if Senate Bill 113, authored by State Sen. Don Huffines, R-Dallas, passes....
President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to ban citizens of seven majority Muslim countries affects more than just Muslims. It makes many international citizens fear they could become...
Let’s accept it: UT provides us a protective bubble. But as soon as we graduate, we are on our own. Students will have to find a job and an apartment, buy a car, pay back their loans, fill out their...
In an age of online identity theft, surveillance camera hackers and malware, the US government needs cybersecurity professionals. UT-Austin has heard the call.
To help solve this issue, UT is...
