It doesn't take a certified accountant or an MIT graduate to tell you the U.S. balance sheet isn't looking too pretty these days. The Congressional Budget Office claims the U.S. national debt is hovering...

I'm a frequent (and quite pleased) customer of several local coffee shops. It recently came to my attention that our beloved CC's coffee shop in Middleton Library, as well as several other University businesses,...

I am confident that I'm not alone when I say that I was appalled at the inefficiency of the contraflow after the game on Saturday.  Several streets had been blocked off, which seemed to make the situation...

The date Jan. 21, 2011, will mean different things for different people. But for 14 University instructors, it will be the last day they are employed by the University. The amount saved by the University...

Bless me Breesus, for I have sinned: I can't stand the juvenile, drama-filled TV show you watch with Brittany and Baylen every week, otherwise known as "Glee." I know, I know — only the evil Cheerios'...

Televised drug ads have become more than simple advertisements for medicinal products — they've become alarmingly misleading.   This would be an important subject under any point of view, but...

If you're reading this column in class, look up for a second and glance around the room. How many people do you see on laptops? Chances are, if you're in one of the bigger auditorium classrooms, at least...

The withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq is only the latest example of the United States' interventionism, which is the process of taking it upon ourselves to get involved in other countries' problems. It...

Foreign languages are essential to a flagship university A front page article of Sept. 3 in The Daily Reveille ran under the title: "‘Vast majority' of instructors will keep jobs in the spring."...

Austin, Texas – Entrance into the "real world" is daunting for anyone, especially for those without job prospects. With employment particularly difficult to come by, Teach For America presents a...

Tuesday's session of Chats with the Chancellor solidified an already evident problem on campus — University students are incredibly apathetic toward the budget cut crisis. The stage was set for a...

The Sept. 3 article "‘Vast majority' of instructors will keep jobs in the spring" was a textbook case of spin.  In an e-mail to the faculty last week, Chancellor Martin confirmed what Eric...