<![CDATA[The Daily Texan - Opinion RSS]]> http://dailytexanonline.com/se/the-daily-texan-opinion-rss-1.405880 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400 en <![CDATA[Health care options are important to graduates]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/health-care-options-are-important-to-graduates-1.2189730

By: Justin Sedgwick


My to-do list following graduation: Backpack around Europe, finish my theater adaption of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and find a job to pay off my thousands of dollars of student debt....

]]> 1.2189730 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:24:04 -0500 <![CDATA[Texas’ unpredictable energy system]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/texas-unpredictable-energy-system-1.2189729

By: Emily Grubert


Texas has been doing the energy thing for a long, long time, and a lot of the kinks in the system have been worked out — or at least considered....

]]> 1.2189729 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:22:54 -0500 <![CDATA[Overview: 03/12/10]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/overview-03-12-10-1.2189727

By: Daily Texan Editorial Board


Preserve free parking; Keep diversity in Texas curriculum...

]]> 1.2189727 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:55 -0500 <![CDATA[The Firing Line: UT School of Law’s dean speaks out on a practical legal education]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/the-firing-line-ut-school-of-law-s-dean-speaks-out-on-a-practical-legal-education-1.2188419

By: Larry Sager


I am writing in response to the opinion piece written by three students which appeared in The Daily Texan on March 4 under the title, “Law students need a practical education.”...

]]> 1.2188419 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:49:33 -0500 <![CDATA[The recession hits Texas — and may hit hard]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/the-recession-hits-texas-and-may-hit-hard-1.2188417

By: Calvin Sloan


This past September, Gov. Rick Perry, when speaking on the national recession, facetiously stated, “We’re in one?”...

]]> 1.2188417 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:56 -0500 <![CDATA[A plan for the West Campus parking problem]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/a-plan-for-the-west-campus-parking-problem-1.2188415

By: Santo Brocato


University Area Partners is looking into potentially putting resident permit parking and metered parking into certain sections of West Campus....

]]> 1.2188415 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:46:59 -0500 <![CDATA[Viewpoint: Moving forward]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/viewpoint-moving-forward-1.2188413

By: Daily Texan Editorial Board


For the first time in several years, the power at the top of Student Government has changed....

]]> 1.2188413 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:45:03 -0500 <![CDATA[The Firing Line: 03/10/10]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/the-firing-line-03-10-10-1.2186602

By: our audience


Defending Azemi and Stein; Why I support Scott Parks; Law students get an intellectually stimulating and practical education...

]]> 1.2186602 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:41:17 -0500 <![CDATA[Innovative learning]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/innovative-learning-1.2186601

By: Cameron Ingram


“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” As this ancient Chinese proverb implies, personal investment is key to learning....

]]> 1.2186601 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:29 -0500 <![CDATA[Only the joke candidate gets the joke]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/only-the-joke-candidate-gets-the-joke-1.2186599

By: Douglas Luippold


Last week, as thousands of students cast votes in the Student Government elections, 630 voters picked Aaron Walther to become their next Supreme Student Ruler....

]]> 1.2186599 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:38:44 -0500 <![CDATA[Viewpoint: Bad judgement]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/viewpoint-bad-judgement-1.2186598

By: Bobby Cervantes


When Judge Kevin Fine, a state judge in Houston, ruled last week that the death penalty in Texas was unconstitutional, the blowback from the state’s conservative brass was swift....

]]> 1.2186598 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:37:54 -0500 <![CDATA[A poor parking decision]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/a-poor-parking-decision-1.2185101

By: Joshua Avelar


Austin is a great city with plenty of things to do, explore and enjoy whenever UT is out of session....

]]> 1.2185101 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:22:34 -0500 <![CDATA[Protests give students a voice, but what’s the message?]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/protests-give-students-a-voice-but-what-s-the-message-1.2185097

By: Andrew Kreighbaum


More than 9,000 students voted in the Student Government elections March 2 and 3, almost matching the record set in 2004, in which 11,000 students voted....

]]> 1.2185097 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:21:50 -0500 <![CDATA[Endorsement: Vote today for Parks and Kabir]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/endorsement-vote-today-for-parks-and-kabir-1.2185093

By: Daily Texan Editorial Board


One week ago, the editorial board endorsed in the Student Government presidential election. With the runoff beginning today and running through Wednesday, we would like to clarify and expand on our endorsement....

]]> 1.2185093 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:19:23 -0500 <![CDATA[The Firing Line: 03/08/10]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/the-firing-line-03-08-10-1.2183449

By: our audience


A new look at a practical education; An evolutionary error; E-mail confusion...

]]> 1.2183449 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:09:20 -0500 <![CDATA[Moving beyond labels in the Student Government election ]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/moving-beyond-labels-in-the-student-government-election-1.2183444

By: Dave Player


Saturday evening’s appeal by Student Government’s Appellate Court added an additional layer of controversy to this year’s SG elections....

]]> 1.2183444 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:07:36 -0500 <![CDATA[The system perpetuates unfair elections]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/the-system-perpetuates-unfair-elections-1.2183441

By: Marcus Nestenius


I accuse candidates of corruption. I accuse Scott Parks and Muneezeh Kabir of cheating. I accuse Minator Azemi and Justin Stein of infringement. But above all, I accuse the regulation that has caused all the intrigue....

]]> 1.2183441 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:06:12 -0500 <![CDATA[Horns up, Horns Down: 03/08/10]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/horns-up-horns-down-03-08-10-1.2183439

By: Daily Texan Editorial Board


Passing the Green Fund...

]]> 1.2183439 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:05:05 -0500 <![CDATA[The Firing Line: 03/04/10]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/the-firing-line-03-04-10-1.2181237

By: our audience


Belt-tightening at UT; Continue to vote Republican...

]]> 1.2181237 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:58:10 -0500 <![CDATA[Students should focus their political energy closer to home]]> http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/students-should-focus-their-political-energy-closer-to-home-1.2181230

By: Anna Russo


Disclaimer: Any endorsements I make in the 2010 Student Government elections are personal and do not constitute an endorsement on behalf of Student Government, which does not endorse in any elections....

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