Editor’s note: A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...

As the climate cools, members of the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee put on their sweaters and prepare for the tuition-setting season, caroling hopeful tunes of representation and self-determination. TPAC...

The Tuition Policy Advisory Committee will hold an open forum today to provide students with an overview of the budget and of the tuition-setting process. Four students and five faculty and administrators...

When the Legislature passed the contentious voter ID bill last spring, Texas joined six other states that require voters to present photo identification at the polls. The law, which awaits approval from...

In recent weeks, two states passed versions of the DREAM Act to help increase accessibility of higher education for undocumented immigrants. On Monday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law the...

President William Powers Jr. emailed faculty and staff Wednesday afternoon with an update of the 82nd legislative session’s impact on UT. Before the session ended, the Legislature cut millions...

Student leaders sent a letter to the Board of Regents on Monday urging them to increase transparency and consider student input in the discussions of possible changes to the UT System. The regents...

This week, students across campus will log on to the UT website to register for classes. Inevitably, some students, despite a slew of email reminders, will forget to pay for their classes and will subsequently...

    After hours of debate, the state House passed its $164.5 billion budget bill Sunday, and massive cuts to higher education funding aside, state representatives are trying to place...

    Texans are now facing significant challenges to reproductive health and freedom at both the state and federal levels. Most Texans have drawn their attention to the sonogram...

With academics taking a hit as budget cuts make their way around the University, student input is more important than ever. Take, for example, the Vietnamese language program, which was eliminated...

Student Government is once again a member of the Texas Student Association, thanks to a resolution passed Tuesday night. TSA is a nonpartisan organization that aims to bring together students...

One week after a University committee recommended a nearly 4-percent tuition increase per year over the next two years, it is still unclear how need-based financial aid would be affected if the increase...