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It was 10 p.m. last Thursday at a cafe near campus, where the beer was flowing, the canopy of lights twinkled overhead and good conversation floated through a rare summer breeze. I surveyed the patio, taking in the casual ambiance ... until I saw something totally out of place: a couple, just seats away, appeared to be swallowing each other’s faces.
A member of Kappa Phi Gamma alerts other students of the festivities on West Mall Monday afternoon during the C.A.R.E Week kickoff rally. The sorority will donate proceeds from the weeklong event to the Susan G. Komen foundation.
Assertive professional women often face social consequences for their boldness, said business assistant professor Emily Amanatullah.
Amanatullah researched the role of gender in the workplace and said in her lecture on Wednesday that there are still gender disparities in the professional environment despite great strides made by women in the past century.
According to her research, only 14.1 percent of Fortune 500 corporate officers are female, while 16.1 percent of Fortune 500 board seats are occupied by women.
Trying to understand why changes occur in organizations, communities or lifestyles often begs the question, “Why do changes sometimes not occur?” Why was the arrest of Rosa Parks the catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and not any of the similar arrests that occurred that year? How was advertising mogul Claude Hopkins able to make his toothpaste Pepsodent at a time when only 7 percent of Americans were brushing and other toothpaste brands were failing?
Recently, the University group StandOut proposed a gender-neutral approach to housing, where males and females could opt to be placed with students of the opposite gender. The group’s favored policy would dedicate a wing to students who chose this option. When listening to the group’s rhetoric, it is easy to construe the issue as purely one-dimensional and discredit it entirely. However, there actually are many practical benefits to mixed-gender housing.
Students, faculty and staff gathered yesterday at the Student Activities Center to discuss transgender identity and ways UT can better serve the existing transgender community. The Gender and Sexuality Center conducts multiple seminars throughout the semester in attempt to educate the campus community on gender issues facing the population.
President William Powers Jr. fired a senior UT Department of Athletics official on the basis of a sexual harassment complaint, according University documents that surfaced last week.
Members of the UT chapter of the Zeta Sigma Chi sorority host a Women's Health Day forum with Susan G. Komen for the cure to inform students of some of the ways to ensure women's health.
In front of an expectant audience, Mikhail Gorbachev participated in a public interview in the Lyndon B. Johnson Auditorium on Tuesday with his handy, fast-paced Russian translator by his side. The presence of his translator initially surprised many people who had expected him to speak in English, but the issue of bilingualism is far from a trivial observation. If the translation had not been made available, Gorbachev’s influence would have been limited to a very specific audience of Russian speakers instead of the diverse audience he was able to address.
A recent Gallup poll shows that congressional job approval was riding high at a sizzling 15 percent for the month of September. This continues to highlight America’s disenchantment with the economy and state of the nation. Popular protests such as Occupy Austin and Occupy Wall Street send a clear message: our representatives must protect the interests of the people.
The prejudice toward Arab Americans is still rampant in a post-9/11 world, said associate professor Germine Awad in a lecture on the ongoing bias in the U.S. against Middle Easterners.
Awad’s discussion was held Oct. 11 as a part of the College of Communication’s Senior Fellows honors program, which hosts public lectures to foster interdisciplinary dialogue with other departments, said Senior Fellows director Dave Junker.
A Republican group at the University of California, Berkeley has cooked up controversy with a plan to hold an “Increase Diversity Bake Sale” as a satirical way to oppose legislation that would allow public colleges to consider race and other factors in student admissions.
Students at the Berkeley College Republicans’ event set for Tuesday will be charged different prices based on race, gender and ethnicity, with white students charged the most, Native Americans the least, and women receiving a 25 percent discount, according to the Facebook event posting.
A few days ago, an article was published by a fellow Longhorn about how booing at the players, particularly our quarterback for our football team, was uncalled for and disrespectful. I was so glad knowing that I was not the only one who felt this way. As a student sitting in the endzone, I heard countless students yelling explicates and profanity at our quarterback and our offensive coordinator. I’ve never felt more embarrassed to be with fellow Longhorns.
I wasn’t at the football game Saturday, but being informed afterward that the Texas crowd booed one of our own players troubled me.
Brynn Roule incorporates a challenging upside down technique into her routine during the freestyle pole dancing portion of the class.
Dottie Dunn, visiting Rev. Gary Dunn's wife, heads towards the main barn after praying with the women of the congregation. As it's membership increases, the church has begun looking for a larger location.
It’s no question that text messaging has become an essential part of communication. For UT students, texting is vital for everything from campus safety alerts to organizing study groups. The pervasiveness of texting has led to some common social blunders. Since the cell phone has become somewhat of an additional appendage, situations often go unnoticed in which its use causes inadvertent tension.
If you’re a football fan, this weekend’s NFL draft may be the last time you get to see any of it for a while. As the NFL after a short break from the lockout on last Thursday, is back to being locked out. The next step in this process could take place as early as today in St. Louis, where the appeal’s court will decide whether the ruling in Minnesota to lift the lockout will stand. If it does, the lockout will be lifted and the players can go practice, and things like free agency can start. If not, fans could be looking at a long wait without football.
OK, I can’t take it anymore. It’s time that I just get this out of my system and let the world know my true feelings so that I can finally be at peace.
I’m straight.
Whew, I feel so much better now.
Beauty may be more than skin-deep, according to a recent study finding that attractive people are also happier than their homelier peers.
Attractive individuals are generally happier than their less-attractive counterparts in large part because of economic benefits resulting from their good looks, according to a research analysis two University economics professors released Monday.
The media creates false perceptions about black athletes in America and advances stereotypes of superhuman strength and aggressive sexuality, said a UT associate professor at a lecture on Wednesday.
Associate sociology professor Ben Carrington said many people make an assumption that Americans are living in a post-racial society, especially after electing a black president.
While parents may not actually greet their children’s partners with a shotgun in hand, that first encounter can still be tense for all involved. A UT study shows that differing values between parents and their children may lead to disagreement about what makes a quality mate.
After a summer of well-publicized deaths of several gay teenagers across the nation, two Texas lawmakers have introduced legislation to crack down on bullying in Texas’ public schools.
