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Young Texans need jobs

August 29, 2012

If you’re worried about getting a job after graduation (and you should be), pick your major carefully.
The truth trumps top 14

June 10, 2012

I have one request of UT Law's new Dean and his administration: above all else, never lie to us.
Keep Roundup coverage well-rounded

March 26, 2012

UT already has a humor publication, but now apparently we have a Nancy Grace-style tabloid as well.
Undercutting the student voice

February 1, 2012

Future spring election question on tuition increases holds no significance, undermines student voice.
An UNTimely endeavor

January 30, 2012

The University of North Texas faces more delays at their satellite campus in founding a new law school.
Remember policy, not politics

September 15, 2011

When asked how the GOP planned to attract Latino voters, Santorum immediately turned the question into an opportunity to attack Perry.
Research isn't sole issue

July 28, 2011

If the Texas Coalition for Excellence really is more than the University administration’s pet watchdog, then it’s time to show some teeth.
Remembering the Fourth

July 4, 2011

Today, as millions of Americans are firing up the grill, waving flags and remembering our nation’s birthday, hundreds of politicos, pundits and one Rick Perry are gearing up for a crack at the White House.
Waste not, want not

June 26, 2011

While the UT community has rightfully rallied against a set of misguided proposals, that support should not be allowed to fester into the kind of protectionist mentality that assumes that the University is infallible.
Proceed with caution

June 6, 2011

While not directly “lowering the bar,” the new system creates a dangerous regulatory environment with the potential to degrade the quality of education offered by those institutions.
I hate everyone

May 5, 2011

And so, an entire generation of American college graduates are now sitting at stop lights, unable to comprehend what exactly is in front of them.
Hands off UT

May 3, 2011

If you’re going to play political games and fight ideological wars against the boogey-men of Ivory Tower academia, take it to some other part of the state.
Invitation Only

April 26, 2011

There are massive inefficiencies and areas for cost-savings within Texas higher education.
Keeping classes offline

April 19, 2011

Online materials should be incorporated into a curriculum when such materials substantially improve the quality of the education offered by that curriculum.
When the tail wags the University

March 29, 2011

For a system designed to quantify our nation’s best and brightest, college rankings are pretty stupid.
UT in the cross-hairs

March 22, 2011

Establishing these custom-crafted metrics would do little besides facilitate an academic witch hunt so that policy decisions could be justified with manipulated or manufactured data.
Battered, not beaten

March 8, 2011

For those unfamiliar with Aggieland, the Corps of Cadets is the student military organization at Texas A&M most well-known for marching in step and brandishing swords at football games.
Students in the city

September 20, 2010
Ignore college rankings

September 9, 2010
Keep the streets free

September 1, 2010

On Wednesday, Student Government hosted a town hall meeting to discuss proposed parking meters in West Campus.
Don't bank on it

August 26, 2010

Freshmen, be wary the next time you find yourself way laid on the way to Pita Pit.

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