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Living legacy

Tara Connick, Photographer February 7, 2019

I always dreaded entering my grandparents’ house. It smellled like mothballs and the bland tea my grandmother obsessed over. Always scared of breaking one of the blue and white antiques that had been...

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The F-word — feminism

Kendall Cooper, Copy editor February 7, 2019

The air smelled of ink on paper and the walls were completely concealed by books stacked from the floor to the ceiling. Sunlight that hadn’t been blocked by the buildings outside streamed its way into...

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The new American dream

Staff February 7, 2019

Many millenials are forgoing the traditional staples of the American dream — homeownership, children, and independence from parents — not always due to choice, but to student loan debt. While the...

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Finding the rainbow

Finding the rainbow

Alex Anderson, Entertainment Editor February 7, 2019

I sat alone in my blue Toyota, the June heat pierced my windshield and toasted my legs. With shaky hands, I typed out my message. “I’m tired of hiding this…I’m bi...I’ve been terrified to tell...

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Samantha Thornfelt stands next to her grandfather, Samuel Pedregón, in El Paso, Texas, where her mother is from.

More than meets the eye

Samantha Thornfelt, News Editor February 7, 2019

Editor's note: this column won a Certificate of Merit in first person experience (2019 CSPA Gold Circle Awards). It was also named as an honorable mention for personal columns in the TAJE Best in Texas...

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The Silent Minority

Ava Bush, Sports Editor February 6, 2019

Every time I would visit my grandmother as a child, she would tell me stories about my Choctaw lineage. My great uncle would also take my cousins and I to the Red River to collect shark teeth, arrowheads...

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A year of music

Why the chart topping albums of 2018 had people in their feelings
Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor January 9, 2019

Sweetener - Ariana Grande This year was inarguably the best year yet for Ariana Grande’s career and the worst for her personal life. She’s endured the death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and...

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End the cycle of discrimination

Staff December 11, 2018

Since the Revolution, America has been a symbol of hope for those who seek freedom and prosperity. However, The United States has become a hypocritical nation. For hopeful immigrants, America, land of...

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Transgender rights are human rights

Kendall Cooper, Copy/Entertainment/Sports Editor November 9, 2018

The conversation surrounding transgender rights and the government has been revisited as a result of a draft of a US policy change obtained by The New York Times. If this goes into effect, gender, in the...

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Bohemian Rhapsody Review

Bohemian Rhapsody Review

The newest Queen biopic fails to reach cinematic excellence but still makes for an extraordinary time at the movies
Alex Anderson, Writer November 9, 2018

For many people, Queen was just one of the greatest rock bands of the 70s and 80s. However, audiences walking out of the film Bohemian Rhapsody know that there was nothing simple about Queen or its frontman...

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The highs and lows

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor November 5, 2018

“Mom please,” I screamed until my throat hurt. My mom laid motionless on my parents’ bed. I begged her to show a sign that she was okay. Barely conscious, she couldn’t even open her eyes. My...

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What am I worth?

Shayla Sistrunk, Online Manager November 5, 2018

For two hours I sat in my empty bathtub in the pitch black. It was completely silent and for some odd reason I started to feel safe. I couldn’t see anything. I could only feel my bare feet against the...

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