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‘Under God’?

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

On tonight’s edition of ‘In the Know,’ we’ll be talking about religion and its role in the educational system.
In 2003, Texas passed a law mandating a full minute of morning silence for all grade levels. Although students are allowed to pray during the alloted time, there are other nonreligious activities in which they can engage [...]

Students and Drugs

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Tonight on In the Know, we’re talking about drug use. Yes, that’s right, we’ll be getting high in the studio today!It’s no secret that drugs are prevalent on college campuses nationwide, UT being no different.  But despite the constant use of these narcotics, it seems like no one ever gets punished.We’ll be talking about one [...]

College Suicide Rates

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Tonight on In the Know, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at suicide.
A recent survey conducted by the university says that nearly 13,000 students have either attempted or contemplated suicide during their collegiate careers. And although the number of teen suicides has dropped over the past couple of years, the rate at which they occur [...]