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Valeria Reyna Salaices, Editor-in-Chief I'm starting this letter with a confession: I wrote this a couple hours before the print deadline. My procrastination, this time, was not due to...

On the need for charity when discussing differences: a response to Dr. Crider

I wrote in the Dallas Morning News in July that universities have a crucial role to play in society, especially in tumultuous times, for they teach us how to converse charitably with...

Letter to the Editor: a response to Hibbs’ club approval

I was dismayed by President Hibbs’ decision to bypass the student Senate vote on the Student Leaders for Racial Solidarity club. Every student who has taken Principles of American Politics must recognize...

Letter to the editor: new transcript costs

Senior Nick Wallish from St. Paul, Minn., wrote to The University News regarding last week’s piece “Transcripts go virtual, but at three times the original price”: Last spring I...

Letter to the editor: sex policy misses opportunity to discuss

I am writing as a proud alumna of the University of Dallas, who is concerned about the university’s new sex policy, which, as it stands now, allows the university to punish students...

Letter to the editor: conversation on Church controversy

I have been approached by many students who have questions and concerns about the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and the accusations directed at the pope. The scandals in the Church can...