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Sister of Sandy Hook victim weighs in on campus carry
UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven has gotten praise and criticism for suggesting that campus carry legislation would make campuses less safe. For most of us, thankfully, campus shootings are somewhat...
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At OU and UT, what is the right consequence for bigotry?
How should collegiate misbehavior be punished? While most people are horrified by the video of University of Oklahoma fraternity members chanting about lynching and gleefully shouting racial epithets,...
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Time is up for UT Regent Wallace Hall
UT System Regent Wallace Hall It is time for University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall to resign. That fact was clear to this board in May during the Texas House impeachment proceedings, and a...
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UT President Bill Powers: “Remind yourself that it’s all worth it”
Bill Powers, center, will hand over the reins of the University of Texas to incoming President Greg Fenves on June 2. Powers, who first joined the university in 1977, will return to the university’s...
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Who is using K2?
Synthetic marijuana, or K2, is plant products doused with chemicals. Colorful containers of K2 at convenience stores, head shops and on the street for a cost between $5 and $10. JAY JANNER /...
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Jenner’s transition to Caitlyn good for transgender folks, but not a panacea
This file photo taken by Annie Leibovitz exclusively for Vanity Fair shows the cover of the magazine’s July 2015 issue featuring Bruce Jenner debuting as a transgender woman named Caitlyn Jenner....
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UT’s Confederate statues: Should they stay or should they go?
The statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on the University of Texas campus. The University of Texas is holding the second of two public forums this afternoon on whether statues of four...
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Fisher v. UT, the affirmative action case the Supreme Court can’t quit
Abigail Fisher, shown with Edward Blum in June 2013. Affirmative action might fall on a case that shouldn’t stand. I’ve written about Abigail Fisher’s discrimination lawsuit against the University of...
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Campus carry at UT likely headed to court
Steven Goode, School of Law professor and chair of the 19-member Campus Carry Policy Working Group at UT Austin, answers questions about the set of 25 recommendations submitted to President Gregory L....
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A defense of UT’s diversity
Gregory J. Vincent Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin speaks during a press conference on Aug. 17, 2015. (RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL /...
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Let’s show some respect for the U.S. flag
A detailed view of the American flag during the national anthem prior to the start of the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Clemson...
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Murder of Haruka Weiser on UT campus should shake us all
University of Texas President Gregory L. Fenves, right, speaks during a news conference about the death of UT student Haruka Weiser on Thursday, April 7, 2016. The freshman from Portland, OR., was...
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Haruka Weiser’s death and the right to know
A University of Texas police officer stands nearby as students gather at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center near Waller Creek to lay flowers and pay their respects for slain student Haruka Weiser. RODOLFO...
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Why the ruling in the Fisher case is a win for Texas
FILE — Abigail Fisher, the plaintiff in a discrimination suit against the University of Texas, prepares to speak at a news conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 10, 2012. On...
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CM Houston: Tired of being invisible
District 1 Austin City Council Member Ora Houston questions reason she was left out of key meeting regarding the Lions Municipal Golf Course. Shelby Tauber / AMERICAN STATESMAN This is one of those...
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