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It’s time to check your privilege
By: Michael Casiano
On Feb. 21, the Supreme Court agreed to review a lawsuit against the University of Texas at Austin. The lawsuit was filed by then-prospective student Abigail Noel Fisher after the university denied her admission into its undergraduate program. Fisher c…
Supreme Court should uphold affirmative action
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When the Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, media outlets reeled at the prospect that affirmative action could be abolished.
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A safer world without guns
By: Ryan Williams
On Tuesday morning, a 19-year-old sophomore math major opened fire on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, sending the school into a paralyzing lockdown before ultimately taking his own life. While fortunately no one else was injured in t…
A safer world without guns
By: Ryan Williams
On Tuesday morning, a 19-year-old sophomore math major opened fire on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, sending the school into a paralyzing lockdown before ultimately taking his own life. While fortunately no one else was injured in t…
Project aims to train, certify future principals
By: Alex Geiser
High turnover rates spur University to partner with Dallas school districts
After years of research followed by almost a year and a half of preliminary planning, a UT principal-certification program has gained momentum and will begin its training program this summer….
Expert advocates usage of clickers
By: Nehal Patel
To foster more interaction between faculty and students, senior systems analyst Morrie Schulman encouraged more faculty members to incorporate clicker systems into their classrooms at a workshop Wednesday….
Student films Usher music video
By: Gerald Rich
Chris Rajan, a reserved biology freshman, sits on the edge of his bed surrounded by the usual clutter of a Jester dorm room. Despite his lack of equipment or experience, Rajan recently completed a music video for R&B superstar Usher….
Big name guests indicate O’Brien’s ‘Tonight’ farewell
By: Lynn Elber
Late-night television gets another revamp after shifts in network’s lineup
LOS ANGELES — Conan O’Brien all but posted a farewell banner on this week’s “Tonight” shows as his exit negotiations with NBC neared their conclusion Wednesday. In the late-night tradition of a star-studded goodbye, O’B…
CD Reviews: Album releases mark expansion of indie territory
By: Francisco Marin
Transference by Spoon; Contra by Vampire Weekend…
Book Review: Shades of Grey
By: Kate Ergenbright
Novel offers lighter take on society yet to come
In his new novel “Shades of Grey,” Jasper Fforde, author of the bestselling “Thursday Next” series, creates a futuristic, dystopian society strictly ruled by a chromatic hierarchy, where “color, and the enjoyment thereof, was…
Vintage bowling, karaoke meet at Austin’s Highball
By: Audrey Campbell
Historic alleys adopted from Katrina wreckage used in 18-and-up club
Walking into The Highball is like traveling back to your grandparents’ era, when dinner and dancing went hand-in-hand, when the clink of an empty cocktail glass and continuous clouds of cigarette smoke pervaded all senses. With the same intoxicating…
Designer adds modern touch to city
By: Maddie Crum
Michael Hsu describes his style as efficient; focuses on simplicity
It would be difficult not to make yourself at home at Uchi, a chic sushi restaurant on South Lamar. A crackling fire glows from a stone hearth. Echoes of laughter bounce off the walls as sunlight pours through floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the bo…


