Last Monday, the student government at Texas State University in San Marcos passed legislation to allow co-ed dorm rooms on campus.
Each semester, as we walk down the stairs to the basement of the University Co-op hoping that our books will cost less than last time, we are greeted by the life-sized cutout of the current student body president.
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Coffee’s great. It offers a kick-start to your morning, a source of vitality during your day and stamina for those inevitable end-of-semester all-nighters.
Despite the strides women made in the political sphere this year, gender inequality in politics persists, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2008 Global Gender Gap report. Using U.N.
When the bare minimum gets an A There’s something fundamentally amiss when one can attend a class with the intention of zoning out or phoning in and still get a good grade.
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With final tests and papers standing between students and the long-awaited holidays, it is more important and more challenging than ever to avoid getting sick.
I’m not the world’s biggest fan of parties. As someone with a penchant for grandma-like bedtimes, I’ll typically stay up past midnight only if coerced by either a looming mound of schoolwork or a close friend celebrating a birthday.
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A more pertinent fight I’ve been amused to see so much coverage in The Daily Texan about the so-called gay right fight. Somebody might think that a big part of University community is gays and that their rights are severely compromised.
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Last week, Texas Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-McAllen) filed a bill to implement a two-year moratorium on tuition increases at all public universities. After that, hikes would be limited to “key economic indicies,” i.e.
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Bicycling is a great way to get to and around campus, but there are several things all bicyclists should keep in mind when riding at UT. Safety should be your primary concern, for both yourself and for others around you.
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Graduate students who work as assistant instructors, teaching assistants and research assistants at UT are also state employees. Hundreds of us belong to the Texas State Employees Union.
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I just got dumped. Yes, I feel sad and awful, and Thursday night I did all I could do to cope: I got dressed up, went downtown and forced all my guy friends to tell me how pretty I am. But I’m not so worried about the actual breakup as its terrible timing.
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During their Nov. 13 session at UT-El Paso, the UT System’s Board of Regents unanimously passed an initiative to honor the University’s foremost teachers and thinkers with monetary prizes.
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UT’s Athletic Director Deloss Dodds once said of the University, “We’re not keeping up with the Joneses, we are the Joneses.
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To plan their course schedules, many students use a variety of informational sources such as PickaProf.com and RateMyProfessors.com to determine which classes will provide them with the best academic experience.
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Since the Supreme Court guaranteed American women the right to choose abortion in the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade in 1973, anti-abortion politicians, organizations and community leaders have furiously campaigned to overturn the decision.
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Imagine a place where you can take your wackiest dreams and receive the mentorship and guidance you need to turn those dreams into a reality. A place where innovation, creativity and motivation are required, nurtured and challenged rather than manufactured.
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Sucking it up for Obama Last week, Sen. Barack Obama defeated Sen. John McCain to become the next president of the United States.
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Today’s Rally for Recognition at the Union is an opportunity for you to speak out against a Texas law that keeps the University from living up to its mission statement — and keeps UT from providing you with the best possible education.
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Nov. 4 was a historic night. But while votes for President-elect Barack Obama were being counted, another monumental decision was slightly overlooked in California.
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In his concession speech last Tuesday night, Sen. John McCain took the opening moments to recognize the step forward that this election represents for civil rights.
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“He sure as hell isn’t my president” were the words I woke up to at 3 a.m. last Thursday night. A drunken ad hominem attack was being waged outside my apartment building, and the enemy was our President-elect Barack Obama.
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With 240,000 Americans losing their jobs in October, the job market for soon-to-be college graduates is grim. The United States unemployment rate has soared to 6.5 percent, the highest it has been since March 1994. But don’t fret.
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As I watched Fox News project a victory for President-elect Barack Obama in Ohio last Tuesday, I felt all the anxiety, excitement and hope that were caged inside me liberated by an all too sobering reality.
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