We’re all limited, in some way or another, by our biology. Try to fly without any external exosuits or vehicles. You can’t. Your biology, for better or worse, confines you to the life of the...
If you don’t thank your bus driver already, you’re probably not convinced by the argument that they work long hours for meager wages and so thanking them is just “the right thing to do.”...
We all know what it’s like: You walk into an exam anxiously checking your notes one last time, making sure you have a pen, and then it happens. Panic strikes your heart as you glance around the room...
Since 2003, when Texas laws changed to allow parents to opt out of certain vaccines for non-medical reasons, the number of unvaccinated public-school children in Texas skyrocketed from 2,300 the first...
Editor's note: This column appears in a point-counterpoint regarding reactions to the Austin Bomber. Read this column's corresponding counterpoint here.
Why has Mark Conditt, the Austin serial...
Lewis Conway Jr. was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for fatally stabbing a man after a dispute at an East Austin apartment 25 years ago, a crime for which he served eight years in prison and 12 years...
As the primaries approach, UT students are thinking more about how they can support their chosen candidates for the 2018 midterm elections. In particular, students on a budget and poorer people are discouraged...
By the time you get to the end of this sentence, a person will have died from something our laws could have prevented. Every six seconds, one person dies from a tobacco-related disease. It’s time...
Reading for pleasure is a better predictor of a child’s future success than their parents’ financial status and education level. Despite this, fewer and fewer people are reading in general....
When hanging out with a friend or family member’s dogs or seeing cute dog videos on the internet, it’s easy to want one for ourselves. For those with the capacity to fully care for them, owning...
Ten weeks ago, the new Austin Central Library began charging the highest parking rates of any Texas cities’ central libraries. These parking rates are at odds with Austin Public Libraries’...
Many college students’ lives are increasingly dominated by cynicism about themselves, their future and the world around them. Much is said about the institutional, political and social changes...
