My mom lead me through the dark parking lot, gripping tight onto my arm. As we walked, I fumbled with a key, struggling to get it to fit between my fingers. When I succeeded, I made a fist around it,...
Editor's note: this column won second place for print personal opinion columns in the ILPC contest.
I sat up on my bed clicking through Netflix. I had been binge watching all day and decided...
Editor's note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our April 26, 2019 issue, which won best series or project in the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest. It also won second...
It’s been three years since I met the boy that changed my life, and almost two years since we began dating. In many ways Brian and I grew up together. He took me on my first date. We went to see a movie,...
Just five years ago, the amount of blockbuster films with a female lead were few and far between. Films like “The Hunger Games” and “Twilight” paved the way for women in the spotlight but failed...
Editor’s note: this column won third place for opinion in the Press Women of Texas high school contest. It also won first place and Tops in Texas for print personal opinion columns in the ILPC contest.
“I’m...
Editor’s note: this story won second place for editorials in the Press Women of Texas high school contest.
Being controlling, possessive or violent are red flags that appear early in abusive relationships....
Katy Perry was recently accused of being racist — not because of anything she has said or done, but because of a pair of shoes for sale on her brand’s clothing website. The shoes had a triangular nose,...
With a household of four, someone was almost always at home. On a January afternoon, I walked into my unusually empty house.
I brushed it off and after a quick nap, I felt my stomach grumbling. I wondered...
My twin sister and I have one obvious difference between us — she has brown skin, while mine is white. Besides that, we are extremely similar, short with matching brown eyes and thick brown hair. However,...
Alex Anderson, Entertainment Editor
• February 12, 2019
The Spider-Man legacy has been left with as many misses as it has had hits in the 21st Century, but Sony’s latest entry into that universe, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, not only hits the...
I’ve been a journalist for a relatively short portion of my life, however, it has been a part of some of my most meaningful moments and decisions.
It has shown me how to open up to people. I was painfully...