Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Consider adding extra credit opportunities for students

Sydney York November 18, 2020

Amid an unprecedented online semester, some professors have provided extra credit opportunities with the intent of relieving students of the various pressures they may be under. However, not all professors...

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Texas One Stop must better communicate emergency funding changes

Sydney York November 12, 2020

In an effort to relieve the financial difficulties many students are enduring due to COVID-19, the federal government passed the CARES Act, which provided emergency funding that was distributed throughout...

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Texas Athletics needs to enforce more effective admission policies

Sydney York November 5, 2020

Despite continuing pleas from students and advice from Austin Public Health about restricting attendance at football games this semester, Texas Athletics has continued to allow the public into football...

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Stop making students pay to do homework

Sydney York November 2, 2020

Even during normal semesters, students shouldn’t have to worry about having to pay to do their homework assignments. During a pandemic and a national recession, this should definitely not be on their...

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Students must commit to taking proper precautions

Sydney York October 16, 2020

The pandemic that some believe to be over continues on, and despite fears of COVID-19 spreading around West Campus, students and fans have continued to gather in large numbers before and after attending...

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University Housing and Dining needs to explain why Jester City Limits closed

Sydney York October 8, 2020

If you were to walk past the Jester City Limits dining hall inside Jester West Residence Hall right now, you’d see a small piece of paper announcing the dining hall had closed on Oct. 5, 2020. This...

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Big Ticket holders should not be the only ones tested for COVID-19 before games

Sydney York September 30, 2020

As the pandemic rages on, everything we once took for granted looks completely different. Before football season began, the University announced all Big Ticket holders would have to take a rapid-response...

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Let’s move away from in-person classes

Sydney York September 23, 2020

COVID-19 has brought a multitude of inconveniences, tragedies and stipulations. For some students at UT, the risk of exposure from attending in-person classes is yet another obstacle. In-person classes...

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