Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

All content by The Daily Texan Editorial Board
Vote Ramya and Jonathan for achievable solutions in Student Government

Vote Ramya and Jonathan for achievable solutions in Student Government

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 23, 2024
The Daily Texan Editorial Board endorses Ramya Nambala and Jonathan Wilson as the next student government executive alliance.
Estudiantes minoritarios merecen apoyo de UT siguiendo prohibición de la acción afirmativa

Estudiantes minoritarios merecen apoyo de UT siguiendo prohibición de la acción afirmativa

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 3 de julio por el comité editorial de The Daily Texan y fue traducido al español por Erika Ruiz. Los esfuerzos hacia la diversidad...

Minority students deserve UT’s support after ban on affirmative action

Minority students deserve UT’s support after ban on affirmative action

The Daily Texan Editorial Board urges UT leadership to create more equitable admission and recruitment policies after the affirmative action ban.
Too few repercussions, too soon to return

Too few repercussions, too soon to return

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 30, 2023
The Daily Texan Editorial Board examines UT’s decision to allow the provisional return of the Texas Cowboys, a spirit organization with a long-standing history of hazing.
Vote por George y Ana para la mejor oportunidad de un cambio factible

Vote por George y Ana para la mejor oportunidad de un cambio factible

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 23 de Febrero por The Daily Texan Editorial Board y fue traducido al español por Hannel Suarez.  Nota del editor: Este respaldo refleja...

Vote George and Ana for best chance at feasible change

Vote George and Ana for best chance at feasible change

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 24, 2023
The Daily Texan Editorial Board endorses George Boghs and Ana Fuentes as the best executive alliance to enact productive and feasible change.
Con su reputación en juega, donde dibuja la línea UT?

Con su reputación en juega, donde dibuja la línea UT?

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 5 de febrero por The Daily Texan Editorial Board y fue traducido al español por Alyssa Ramos.  Advertencia de contenido: esta historia...

With its reputation at stake, where does UT draw the line?

With its reputation at stake, where does UT draw the line?

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 5, 2023
Following the termination of head men’s basketball coach Chris Beard, The Daily Texan Editorial Board calls on Texas Athletics to examine its process for handling misconduct.
Affirmative action is on the line. UT must seek alternatives now.

Affirmative action is on the line. UT must seek alternatives now.

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 11, 2022
The Daily Texan Editorial board calls on UT to prepare for the likelihood of a ban on race-conscious admissions policies.
El registro de votantes cierra el 11 de octubre. ¿Estás preparado para votar?

El registro de votantes cierra el 11 de octubre. ¿Estás preparado para votar?

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 4 de octubre y se tradujo al español. Con las elecciones presidenciales y de mitad de período escalonadas cada dos años, parece que...

Voter registration closes Oct. 11. Are you prepared to cast your ballot?

Voter registration closes Oct. 11. Are you prepared to cast your ballot?

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 4, 2022
The Daily Texan Editorial Board discusses the importance of voter participation and asks students to vote in the Nov. 8th midterm elections.
Reform sexual assault prevention education

Reform sexual assault prevention education

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 16, 2022
The Daily Texan Editorial Board wants UT to reevaluate and reform how it teaches students about sexual and relationship violence.
Students deserve UT’s support in a “Post-Roe” Texas

Students deserve UT’s support in a “Post-Roe” Texas

The Daily Texan Editorial Board calls on UT leadership to take a stance against abortion restrictions and better support the Longhorn community after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
UT, listen to LGBTQ+ survivors

UT, listen to LGBTQ+ survivors

The Daily Texan Editorial Board urges UT administration to listen to and be inclusive of LGBTQ+ survivors, particularly LGBTQ+ survivors of color, in discussions about sexual misconduct reform.
Looking Forward, Looking Back: It’s always students who create change

Looking Forward, Looking Back: It’s always students who create change

The Daily Texan Editorial Board praises student efforts and urges the University to listen and work with student organizers.
Riverside students deserve better

Riverside students deserve better

The Daily Texan Editorial Board urges UT to listen to Riverside students’ demands and extend greater resources to commuter-students.
Explaining the Husch Blackwell recommendations: There’s still more to be done

Explaining the Husch Blackwell recommendations: There’s still more to be done

The Daily Texan Editorial Board April 27, 2022
The Daily Texan editorial board urges the University to better update students regarding sexual misconduct policy and go beyond the Husch Blackwell recommendations.
For best chance at structural change, vote Leland and Isabel

For best chance at structural change, vote Leland and Isabel

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 31, 2022
Student Government has a lot to make up for, and we hope it starts with Leland and Isabel.
Looking forward, looking back: Change is long overdue

Looking forward, looking back: Change is long overdue

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 31, 2022
The Daily Texan Editorial Board calls for change as the University remains stagnant against student demands.
Looking forward, looking back: Change is long overdue

Looking forward, looking back: Change is long overdue

The Daily Texan Editorial Board January 31, 2022
The Daily Texan Editorial Board calls for change as the University remains stagnant against student demands.
Too little, too late: Disband organizations that fail to take accountability for sexual violence

Too little, too late: Disband organizations that fail to take accountability for sexual violence

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 30, 2021
The Daily Texan Editorial Board urges student organizations like Tejas Club and IFC to address their role in enabling sexual violence and disband.
Go to the polls, vote against Proposition A

Go to the polls, vote against Proposition A

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 29, 2021

$271.5 million to $598.9 million.  That’s how much is at stake in the November statewide election. With Proposition A threatening to undercut funding for needed initiatives by drastically increasing...

“Support and uplift experiences that we have”

“Support and uplift experiences that we have”

The Daily Texan’s Editorial Board urges the University to take concrete steps toward creating a disability cultural center on campus.
Allow Longhorn Band to break tradition

Allow Longhorn Band to break tradition

The editorial board calls on UT to listen to Black student demands instead of separating the Longhorn Band over “The Eyes of Texas”.
UT, prioritize your students for once

UT, prioritize your students for once

The editorial board calls on UT to improve communication and listen to students.
Explaining Abbotts proof of vaccine ban

Explaining Abbott’s proof of vaccine ban

The Daily Texan Editorial Board April 25, 2021
The editorial board breaks down what Abbott’s executive order banning proof of a COVID-19 vaccine means for public universities in Texas.
noWeb

Improve communication on sexual misconduct reform

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 15, 2021

Transparency. Regular communication. Prompt disclosure. All are practices students hoped to see the University adopt regarding sexual misconduct on campus after former UT President Gregory Fenves accepted...

endorsement_jack

‘Y’all ready?’: Vote Kiara and Ethan

Editor's note: This endorsement reflects the opinion of The Daily Texan Editorial Board and not the opinions of The Daily Texan staff as a whole. This Student Government election season has been different...

housing illo

Give students more time

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 26, 2021

Here in the opinion department at The Daily Texan, we rarely comment on state or national issues. We focus on UT and how we can push for change here on campus. But in a disaster such as the recent winter...

Abriella Corker_return to campus

Other universities set standard

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 2, 2021

Correction: An earlier version of this editorial mischaracterized certain aspects of UT’s proactive community testing program. We incorrectly stated that it had irregular hours, didn’t allow walk-ups...

Abriella Corker_tuition

Over the past decade, problems with tuition have persisted

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 1, 2021

The Daily Texan’s opinion department has covered tuition at UT extensively. When we started thinking about how we wanted to write this editorial, we realized we had a wealth of older content to pull...

Abriella Corker_looking back

These issues are nothing new

The Daily Texan Editorial Board January 19, 2021

Last semester, the world flipped upside down. This semester, the pandemic upended everything we thought we knew — or expected to know — about life in college. Almost 2,000 members of our community...

Rocky Higine_Stan Richards

Rename School of Advertising

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 13, 2020

Stan Richards is the founder of Dallas-based advertising agency The Richards Group, the country’s largest independent advertising agency, and namesake of UT’s School of Advertising and Public...

1027_PCTTestingInside_SylviaAsuncion-Crabb

Students need regular COVID-19 testing hours

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 29, 2020

For Mia Hay, women’s and gender studies freshman, making her first proactive community testing appointment was a challenge. Hay’s schedule is hectic during the week and she struggled to find...

1009_Access_BarbraDaly

Grant equal access to online learning

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 11, 2020

In semesters before the pandemic, accommodations for students with disabilities may have included access to copies of class notes and professors’ PowerPoint presentations, seating accommodations,...

edboard cases

‘It was honestly so scary for me’

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 28, 2020

On Sept. 9, Emily’s suitemate told her and Emily’s roommate that she had tested positive for COVID-19. The hours afterward were filled with confusion, stress and radio silence from UT as Emily...

0906_MaggieLazaroski_Greeklife

Release more information. Create a taskforce.

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 10, 2020

Despite UT accounting for 23% of COVID-19 cases in Travis County last week, students living off campus have continued to violate COVID-19 guidelines — largely without consequences from the University....

skyline

We haven’t forgotten

The Daily Texan Editorial Board August 14, 2020

On March 2, former UT President Gregory Fenves announced a development that clearly resulted from years of collective advocacy work from student activists on campus: UT’s sexual misconduct policies...

AbriellaCorker_fallplanseditorial (redone)

An unnecessary risk

The University of Texas community will begin this fall semester knowing a UT staff member, a custodial worker, died from COVID-19 while students and faculty weren’t on campus. The UT community will...

SEF

Consider reducing fall tuition

In-state undergraduates will pay, on average, $5,583 in tuition per semester this year. Out-of-state undergraduates will pay approximately $20,761 per semester. For the 2020-2021 academic school year,...

UT tower Money_SMALL

We need more information

Trying to figure out your financial aid package can be incredibly frustrating — especially when you encounter mixed messages from your university. The Texas Advance Commitment, an effort undertaken...

Editorial_NathanDinh

We demand swift action, change

In response to the countless number of Black lives lost to police brutality and racial injustice, the UT community has rallied behind a list of demands titled “Student Community Statement: 8 Demands...

Screen Shot 2020-06-05 at 9

Black Lives Matter

The Daily Texan’s editorial board and Diversity & Inclusion Board stand in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement, with Black journalists across the nation and with our Black Texan staffers....

0405_JunieYoo_Isolation_BW

It’s time to face our new normal, fight for better one

This wasn’t the semester we were expecting. There was the incredibly emotional town hall on sexual misconduct and sweeping reforms to sexual misconduct policy after years of student work. And...

hannah stats

Know your professor’s history with misconduct database

The Daily Texan Editorial Board April 23, 2020

Class registration for the summer and fall semesters begins April 27. Three UT professors who have been found in violation of sexual misconduct policy will be teaching during both. Coleman Hutchison...

SEF

COVID-19 is an emergency. The Student Emergency Fund was unprepared.

The Daily Texan Editorial Board April 20, 2020

In late March, Jordan — who requested for us not to use his real name — submitted an application to receive financial assistance from UT’s Student Emergency Fund, which is designed to...

MacCormack_StudentHousing_color (1)

UT’s restrictions on emergency housing defeat its purpose

On March 17, it was announced that the UT campus would be shut down for the rest of the spring 2020 semester. All classes would move online, and all students living in on-campus dormitories would have...

SSD_Brittany-Color

We want to hear from you

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 30, 2020

Tomorrow is the first day back from spring break, but it doesn't feel like it. Most of us are hundreds of miles away from campus, stuck in our homes to fight the spread of a pandemic. Those of us who are...

skyline

Double A is only fair grading system for unprecedented semester

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 23, 2020

Editor’s note: A student petition is currently circulating to encourage UT to adopt a Double A grading policy. Show your support by signing it here. In the past week, our lives have been uprooted. Many...

misconduct_endgame

Activists respond to sexual misconduct policy reform after years of work

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 13, 2020

Four months and six days. It took four months and six days from the first student sit-in at Provost Maurie McInnis’ office for the University to accept sweeping, structural changes to the way it...

0614_illo_JackyTOVAR

The Daily Texan endorses for tomorrow’s primary elections

Tomorrow is your last chance to vote in the 2020 primaries. For Austin, Travis County and many of Austin’s congressional districts, UT Austin students are a critical — and growing — voting...

Simone_and_Lynn

Vote Simona and Lynn to Mess With Texas

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 28, 2020

This year, UT students unapologetically challenged administration about professor misconduct. We achieved an unprecedented level of success in holding administration accountable for their actions, thanks...

Julia_Public_ForumsBW_1000

Yes, you have failed us.

The Daily Texan Editorial Board January 29, 2020

You said it yourself, President Fenves. You have failed us. At Monday’s town hall on sexual misconduct, we needed answers. Answers for why, after months of protest, there has been so little progress....

skyline

UT released more professors’ names. They need to do more.

The Daily Texan Editorial Board January 22, 2020

Our editorial board has been calling on UT to release the names of faculty and staff who have violated sexual misconduct policy for over a year. Protesters have been calling for names for a semester. UT...

survivors2

The fight is not over

The Daily Texan Editorial Board December 9, 2019

Three sit-ins, a protest on the tower’s steps, countless experiences shared on social media, a classroom disrupted, national news coverage, a petition with over 1,000 signatures.  This semester,...

1007_NathanDinh

Why are they still here? Professors with history of misconduct still on spring course schedule

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 25, 2019

Update 10/30/19: A report provided to the Texan by JB Bird, director of media relations for UT, indicates that of the 44 reports filed against faculty and staff during the 2016-2017 school year, 6 resulted...

homelessbw2

Oppose dehumanizing ordinances, support our homeless neighbors

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 11, 2019

Correction: An earlier version of this column incorrectly said that the murder of Haruka Weiser's was in 2015. It was in April of 2016. The Texan regrets this error. Homelessness is a crisis, but...

abriella_gentrification

Defend East Riverside

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 13, 2019

There are 1,308 units in the Town Lake, Ballpark North, and Quad East, West and South apartments on East Riverside. Sixty percent of them house students -— and much of the rest house working class...

0803_HelenBrown_lookforward_COLOR

To anticipate the year ahead, look to the past

The Daily Texan Editorial Board August 12, 2019

On August 28, the 2019-2020 long session will begin. More than 50,000 Longhorns will return home to campus, each embarking on a year’s worth of individual successes and struggles. Likewise, as a...

0809_UTskyline_RachelTyler (1)

Lack of transparency about professor misconduct continues to leave students at risk

In 2013, then-UTLA director Phil Nemy was found in violation of UT’s sexual misconduct policy. More specifically, Nemy had been accused of inappropriately touching students on their lower backs and...

0715_HelenBrown_tuition_COLORBackground

Tuition aid is victory for UT-Austin, another loss for other UT System schools

Another barrier to attending UT-Austin has fallen. On July 9, the University announced that about 8,600 Longhorns with an annual family income less than $65,000 will receive free tuition beginning in the...

1007_NathanDinh

UT should learn from its mistakes and focus on transparency

We’ve been writing about the University for a year. We’ve looked at this school through a microscope — we’ve interviewed officials, students, professors. For a year, we’ve pushed for improvements...

0417_HildaRodriguez_Housing_Color-small

UHD creates an atmosphere of secrecy

The Daily Texan Editorial Board April 19, 2019

“I’m sorry, I’m too scared to do it.”  Last week we asked resident assistants across campus to talk to us off the record about what they’re allowed to say to the press....

UTCOMMSILLOfinalFINAL

Roadblocks to student journalism don’t help anyone

We wanted to write this editorial about UT’s response to shifting Title IX policies at the federal level. The Department of Education has proposed significant changes that will soon be implemented...

ElyGerman_housing_(old_illo) edited

University needs to allot more rooms for incoming students

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 29, 2019

Cecille Lopez, a psychology freshman and first-generation student, waited until the last minute to secure off-campus housing because she was waiting for a housing offer from UT. When Lopez didn’t...

TAYLOR ONLINE CLASSES

Professors need to reconsider grade-based attendance policies

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 15, 2019

Most professors at UT require students attend class in some way — whether it’s through quizzes, participation or simply making attendance a part of students’ grade in the class.  Requiring...

0215_AlexandraVanderhider_endowment_color

UT now has the second largest endowment in the country. What does that mean?

Last month, The Daily Texan reported that the UT system now has the country’s second largest endowment at $31 billion.  As the second wealthiest university system in the country, it’s...

Screen Shot 2019-03-03 at 9

Vote Camron & Amie for a ‘UT Led by You’

Editor's note: This endorsement reflects the opinion of The Daily Texan editorial board, and not necessarily the opinions of The Daily Texan staff as a whole. Student government and The Daily Texan...

1214_BrittanyLe_CONSENT_Website

Explaining consent at UT

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 14, 2019

What does consent mean?  If consent is not involved in your sexual activities, it becomes sexual violence. There is no room for interpretation or assumptions or misunderstandings. Communication...

0204_BrittanyLe_confidential_BW

We need a centralized system for appealing grades

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 5, 2019

In July, a student approached the Editorial Board with a story about a professor behaving inappropriately. For the purposes of anonymity, we’ll call her Emma.  From the first day of class,...

charlieillo

Students deserve more information about hazing

The Daily Texan Editorial Board January 24, 2019

Nicholas Cumberland died in November after a car crash on the way home from a Texas Cowboys initiation retreat. After his death, Cumberland’s parents heard disturbing reports of hazing that weekend....

1012_MelWestfall_UTOU

Oklahoma’s incompetence extends past football

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 5, 2018

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of the University of Texas’ friendly rivalry with the University of Oklahoma, the editorial boards of The Daily Texan and The Oklahoma Daily have exchanged editorials. Read...

0809_UTskyline_RachelTyler (1)

In the face of toxic discourse, focus on survivors of sexual assault

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 3, 2018

Since Sept. 16, three women have accused Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct or assault. One of those women — Dr. Christine Blasey Ford — delivered testimony to the Senate...

0708_NathanDinh_collage

Last year’s issues aren’t going anywhere

The Daily Texan Editorial Board August 9, 2018

Over the last school year, the University of Texas community has experienced a range of challenges — from the continued blowback of national conversations surrounding gun rights and sexual assault...

safety_editorial_infogr

Open dialogue remains necessary despite improvements to campus safety

In the immediate aftermath of Haruka Weiser’s brutal on-campus murder in April 2016, the University launched initiatives to reassess and update campus security procedures. In August 2016, the Texas...

1007_NathanDinh

UT acknowledged that he behaved inappropriately. Why is he still teaching?

Last October, Elizabeth Cullingford, chair of the English department, called a town hall for English graduate students after sexual harassment allegations against English associate professor Coleman Hutchison...

0626_MelWestfall_assault (1)

How we talk to incoming students about rape

The UT System’s 2017 Cultivating Learning and Safe Environments report found that 15 percent of female undergraduates at UT-Austin have been sexually assaulted since enrollment. 28 percent of the...

STOCKTOWER_393552_10151387259366258_271700243_n

This year’s ESB set a dangerous precedent, next year’s ESB should ignore it

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 29, 2018

This year’s executive alliance election was not the first time complaints have nullified results, a runoff extended the campaign period, or students pilloried the Election Supervisory Board for its...

987CA793-6253-470C-99BB-D36B59623362

You Ask, We Answer: How to Appeal a Grade

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 28, 2018

Dear Bevo, In the fall, I earned an A- in a course. When final grades were released, however, mine read that I got a B+ when Canvas clearly said otherwise. I brought this discrepancy to the attention...

0614_illo_JackyTOVAR

University-wide endorsements

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 28, 2018

Like other positions in the Student Government Assembly, University-wide representatives are charged with writing and voting on legislation, advocating for pertinent and effective changes on the student...

sg_2018-02-19_Colton_&_Mehraz_Juan

The Daily Texan Editorial Board: Colton-Mehraz best poised to enact feasible change

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 27, 2018

Student Government’s responsibilities fall into three categories: making statements for and by the student body, overseeing limited funding for specific projects and putting legislation and resolutions...

0614_illo_JackyTOVAR

The Daily Texan endorses for March primary races

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 26, 2018

Primary season is in full force. Early voting started on Feb. 20, with primary elections on March 6, 2018. This first post-2016 primary has particular significance in Texas, where students and young voters...

987CA793-6253-470C-99BB-D36B59623362

You Ask, We Answer: Plus-Minus Grading

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 16, 2018

Dear Bevo, The +/- grading system at UT must be amended. An A and A- should be of equal value (4.0) and B- should be 3.00 GPA points not 2.67. Why is the UT grade system so harsh? Sincerely, Grades...

1117_VictoriaSmith_voter_forum

Save a student voter. Avoid runoffs.

The Daily Texan Editorial Board February 13, 2018

Starting Feb. 14 until elections on Feb. 28 and March 1, students will run for positions ranging from student body president to co-op representative to editor-in-chief.  With the current crowded field...

STOCKTOWER_393552_10151387259366258_271700243_n

Students deserve notification of poor professor conduct

The Daily Texan Editorial Board January 30, 2018

Two mirror images of pharmacy professor Richard Morrisett are currently emblazoned on the Austin American-Statesman’s website. On the left sits a mugshot from Travis County, and on the right, a staff...

Horns Up, Horns Down: The Holiday Edition

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 28, 2017

Horns Up: Christmas is Coming It’s almost Christmas. Well, we’re the closest to Christmas that we’ve been all semester. It’s officially time to dust off the holiday decorations...

0827_GeoCasillas_illo_fees003

Let’s talk tuition

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 16, 2017

Today is the last day students can offer input on the proposed 2 percent tuition increase. Once feedback has been collected, the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee will bring the information to President...

1031_RachelTyler_5147

Horns Up, Horns Down: The fall woes are in full swing

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 31, 2017

Horns up: Halloweekend We debated whether this was a horns up or horns down, but after some firsthand editorial research we determined this weekend to be an overall net positive. Yes, West Campus became...

2016-11-11_Speedway_Alex

Horns Up, Horns Down: Speedway bricks edition

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 19, 2017

Horns down: No more flat-ish UT With today’s breaking news that the Speedway bricks will have to be torn up and replaced, students must face the heartbreaking reality that perhaps this construction...

1012_MelWestfall_UTHelmet

New and old coaches agree: OU still sucks

The Daily Texan Editorial Board October 12, 2017

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of the University of Texas’ friendly rivalry with the University of Oklahoma, the editorial boards of The Daily Texan and The Oklahoma Daily have exchanged editorials....

0906_MelWestfall_DACA

Revocation of DACA raises questions, fears

The Daily Texan Editorial Board September 6, 2017

Yesterday, the Trump administration officially announced the end of DACA. Threatening hundreds of thousands of undocumented Americans with expulsion from the only country they have ever known is a new...

IMG_3975

Confederate statue removal is valuable step forward, must drive future change

The Daily Texan Editorial Board August 26, 2017

Students returning to UT will enter a campus altered for the better. President Gregory Fenves announced Sunday that the four remaining Confederate statues would be removed from the Main Mall, as they...

2016-06-07_Speedway_Construction_Zoe

Horns up, Horns down: Summer 2017

Horns Down: Road work Traffic in Austin is already pretty bad during the semester. With everyone and their cars back in Austin, driving around West Campus often feels like a proper road trip. You...

2017-05-04_Harrison_Brown_Vigil_Angel

Two universities’ tragedies demand urgency, reflection in improving campus climate

Editor’s note: In recent years, the University of Texas at Austin and the The University of Maryland have experienced similar traumas related to campus climate. In recognition that our individual...

2017-05_02_AFFADAVIT_stabbing_Joshua

Students deserve clearer crisis communication

Monday afternoon, one student died and three were injured in an on-campus stabbing. This senseless act of violence, in front of a sizable crowd of students in the busiest part of campus during the busiest...

041717YulissaChavez

Horns up, Horns down: April 18

The Daily Texan Editorial Board April 18, 2017

Horns Down: Gaudy football lockers This weekend, before our football team’s spring game kicked off, Herman’s crew dropped a tweet showing off plans for new lockers, which will all feature...

0404_YulissaChavez036

Horns up, Horns down: April 4

Horns Up: Baseball is in full swing  Professors got off lucky this year, with both the Rangers and Astros opening their seasons after most classes ended yesterday. Not that class would have stopped...

2017_03_17_SXSW_Day8_Joshua

Horns up, Horns down: Post-Spring Break blues

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 20, 2017

Horns down: Farewell, spring break It’s usually great to be back in Austin after a break, but spring break isn’t always the best. Sure, South by Southwest is fun if you have deep pockets...

SG_PORTRAIT_DinaMicky_Gabriel

Guzman-Wolf prove ready to lead students

  Last week, we offered no endorsement in the first round of voting for Student Government executive alliance. But this week, we realize that is no longer a tenable position. Like every candidate...

0306_YulissaChavez_hornsupdown

Horns up, Horns down: March 7

Horns up: Student Government Runoffs? For all the complaining about Student Government elections, this year’s iteration has been more painless than those in years past. We weren’t offered...

Activate Search
The Daily Texan Editorial Board