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The Marquee

"Mediocrity has always been my strong suit. I’ve never excelled, yet I haven’t failed. In elementary school I didn’t get picked first for dodgeball, but I wasn’t last."

Senior column: The art of mediocrity

Ezra Gomez May 14, 2020

Mediocrity has always been my strong suit. I’ve never excelled, yet I haven’t failed. In elementary school I didn’t get picked first for dodgeball, but I wasn’t last. Averageness is the...

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"My upbringing was the combination of a lot of good with a little bad, all being chased by an ugly truth. But in the end instead of having a Mexican standoff in the cemetery over who gets the gold, you find me. A boy who hopes that one day he can live up to his father’s example and carry on the lessons he taught him."

Senior column: The good, the bad and the ugly

Michael Minton May 14, 2020

The 1966 spaghetti western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” is a movie about an outlaw who teams up with a wandering stranger, played by Clint Eastwood, to scam the law for bounty money. Eventually,...

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"That hug always felt like home. I felt safe and at peace. But as years passed, that hug changed."

Column: An angel’s smile

Michael Minton May 1, 2020

My Aunt Mimi lives in a recliner in a small house fenced in by 60 foot pine trees outside Cabot, Arkansas. Pulling into her driveway, my dad would wake up me and my sisters, saying we’ve arrived. My...

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"The platform for liberals is presented as a party for the people. They
are supposed to help everyone, no matter
their race, religion, gender, sexuality, age
or socioeconomic status. This is similar to
the message of Christians — to love and
help all."

Column: Tug of war

Reya Mosby April 30, 2020

The first thing I hear on Sunday morning is gospel music blaring in the kitchen. My sister and I are greeted with our parents singing and dancing and the smell of eggs, biscuits, rice, potatoes and...

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"Sowing seeds of discrimination and racism only divide us as a community. In times like these, we encourage students instead to work to rise above these racists taunts that can hurt fellow students and neighbors."

Editorial: COVID-19 pandemic shouldn’t be blamed on race

Marquee Staff April 27, 2020

Ever since the coronavirus entered the United States, it has forced widespread closures and caused drastic changes. With the outbreak affecting life as we know it, some have used the place of...

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"As long as ‘boys will be boys,’ some will grow up to be men that act on aggression and assault but are never held accountable."

Column: Boys will be boys

Madi Olivier March 14, 2020

In elementary school, some boys shoved girls and pulled their hair. Teachers would try to discipline them, but it often ended in giving a defeated shrug and muttering the same four words. “Boys...

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"From that day in preschool to Mother’s Day in high school to the day that I will pick up my bags and move out of my childhood home, my mom will always be my best friend."

Column: I’ll love you forever

Tara Connick March 13, 2020

Editor’s note: This story was named an honorable mention for personal columns in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest. I’ll love you forever. I’ll like you for always. As long as I’m living...

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"I entered high school with excitement about new possibilities, yet within the first two hours I was reduced to the b-word by someone who had never even seen my face."

Column: The b-word

McKenna Cowley March 12, 2020

I wandered through beige hallways that never seemed to end, checking my watch and seeing the time run out. I was desperate and lost, entering a random classroom for help. Faceless strangers stared...

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Remarks: Cosmetic surgery

Remarks: Cosmetic surgery

Ayra Charania March 11, 2020

Editor’s note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our March 11, 2020 issue, which was named an excellent in-depth package in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest. The Marquee: What are...

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Remarks: "The Bachelor"

Remarks: “The Bachelor”

Shriya Mukkavilli March 10, 2020

The Marquee: Who are you rooting for on “The Bachelor”?

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Remarks: American Dream

Remarks: American Dream

Samantha Thornfelt March 7, 2020

The Marquee: Does the original American Dream seem achievable to you? Why or why not?

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