Jan Urbano's column from last Tuesday about Psy's "Gentleman" is a great example of inaccurate negative stereotyping.

He said, "The music video shows how deceiving and fake the rich are — what they say contradicts what they do. Instead of acting as proper and respectful individuals, they act evilly ...

In Lindsay Lee's article from last Thursday titled "Obama's budget fails to form," she said that the automatic spending cuts that "took place" included $1.2 trillion in indiscriminate cuts to public programs. This is blatantly false and should be corrected. First of all, the sequestration that went ...

Ron Walters' column on April 9 concerning the value of the arts and sciences education made some very good points about the skills that can come from a humanities background.

This semester I have researched how the humanities degree is viewed and what relevance it has today. As a graduating ...

If you are a UT student, you should consider yourself part of something historic.

Last Tuesday, students, led by the UT Coalition for Responsible Investment, were finally successful in passing the Resolution for Responsible Investment through the SGA Senate. The Coalition, comprised of students representing a variety of different facets ...

As a proud alumnus of UT and a former columnist for this publication who stays abreast of the goings on at UT, I came across Professor Jeffrey Kovac's recent letter, "Administration errs in defunding 'Sex Week.'" This letter deserves a response, which can be summarized as follows: (i) Chancellor ...

A few weeks ago, UT's administration pulled funding for "Sex Week" after state legislators took offense with some of the more risqué items on its curriculum. Although the organizers of "Sex Week" have managed to come out on top of this controversy, their struggle sets a new precedent of ...

Senator Campfield,

As of late, UT's "Sex Week" has become a hot topic on both national and statewide stages. One side of this issue takes the stance that this event will be an effective foray into university-level sex education and a dialogue on admittedly uncomfortable topics; the other side ...

By now, I would like to think that most of you have heard of divestment or have had a chance to interact with the UT Coalition for Responsible Investment. I know this probably hasn't happened but I can dream. For those of you who don't know, the opposite ...

The upcoming "Sex Week" is a carefully-planned, broad-based program of public health education on human sexuality. It was organized by students to meet the needs of students.

As a parent and an educator I am enthusiastic about this effort as an important part of the education of UT students, and ...

In everyday language we talk about sex in two main ways. First, we discuss it as if it's a bad thing, as if we should all be embarrassed if we're interested in it. For example, jokes about sex are "dirty jokes" because as the thinking goes, sex is ...