Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels On The College Fix Campus Roundup, Ethan talked to Dr. Duke Pesta about a study at the University of Pennsylvania. Researchers there found an appreciable decrease in feelings of depression and loneliness, and slight decreases in anxiety and other behaviors after just three weeks of limited social media use. Listen … Continue reading Social Media Use Leads to Depression and Loneliness Study Finds (Video)
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UT To Return Governor Statue to Campus After Controversial Removal in 2017
UT continues to put social justice and revisionist history before truth and tradition.
UT Students Scream at Sky in “Hear us Roar” Early Voting Event
Students and professors at UT Austin kicked off the beginning of early voting in the city with an event titled “Hear Us Roar: Primal Scream and Early Vote Event”. A small group gathered at noon in front of PCL, UT’s most popular library and a newly assigned voting center, and attempted to get bystanders to … Continue reading UT Students Scream at Sky in “Hear us Roar” Early Voting Event
What to Takeaway From the UT Kavanaugh Protest
The UT student's Anti-Kavanaugh protest was largely a flop, thanks to the rain and poor execution on the part of the protesters. Despite this, there are several interesting takeaways to focus on for the future. Most importantly is that there is an intersectional alliance taking place on college campuses, which are radicalizing students from as … Continue reading What to Takeaway From the UT Kavanaugh Protest
Shocking: Nikki Haley Resigns, Says She Isn’t Running in 2020
Breaking the hearts of a lot of conservatives today, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced this morning that she is resigning from her position. According to President Trump, Haley had planned this resignation for a while now, notifying the President that she hasn't planned to maintain the position during her entire tenure. While many immediately speculated … Continue reading Shocking: Nikki Haley Resigns, Says She Isn’t Running in 2020
Happy Columbus Day
The great YouTube channel PragerU put out a rather stellar video today, hosted this time by Steven Crowder. In it, Crowder talks about the recent attacks on celebrating Columbus Day in the U.S., and the meaning behind these attacks. Here in Austin, TX, the holiday is referred to as Indigenous People's Day, and that very … Continue reading Happy Columbus Day
UT Young Conservatives Harassed By Student Body For Defending Judge Kavanaugh
On Tuesday, UT's Young Conservatives of Texas held a public demonstration, holding signs pictured above that defended SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Despite the important detail that Kavanaugh in fact hasn't been linked to any of the negative sexual behavior that he's being accused of, many UT students obviously didn't feel that way. The YCT members … Continue reading UT Young Conservatives Harassed By Student Body For Defending Judge Kavanaugh
RECAP: Former Attorney General Eric Holder at the 8th annual Texas Tribune Festival
On Friday, the 28th of September I had the opportunity to go to downtown Austin and see a one on one interview with former Attorney General Eric Holder who served under the Obama administration at the 8th Annual Texas Tribune Festival. The Texas Tribune Festival The Texas Tribune is a non-profit news outlet with a … Continue reading RECAP: Former Attorney General Eric Holder at the 8th annual Texas Tribune Festival
Interview With Alex Jones at Texas Tribune Festival 2018
Texas Tribune Festival is the SXSW of politics and journalism in Austin, TX. The festival had a free panel called: "The Political Rhetoric of Donald Trump and Alex Jones". We came to cover the event, and to our surprise, InfoWars showed up to crash the event. Here's Emily's interview with Alex after the panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xLERW3sV38 … Continue reading Interview With Alex Jones at Texas Tribune Festival 2018
WATCH: Alex Jones Crashes Texas Tribune Fest Panel Defaming Him
On Saturday, Texas Tribune Festival, a SXSW of sorts for politics and journalism in Austin, TX hosted a free and public panel titled: "The Political Rhetoric of Donald Trump and Alex Jones". The scarcely attended panel aimed to further vilify Alex and Trump, calling them the typical slurs with the aim to defame them to … Continue reading WATCH: Alex Jones Crashes Texas Tribune Fest Panel Defaming Him
