Month: October 2012

Innocence is something that is to be cherished and protected. However, in today’s society, young girls lose their innocence faster and faster. […]

Tasting Latin culture with Chef Gonzalez

Avocado green, bright tomato red and soft, earthy brown peanuts. Adding color to dishes is important to any chef and foodie. […]

Black and Latino men unite for positive change

Half of African-American and Latino males never finish high school.
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Shakespeare with a twist: Theater department modernizes ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Fairies, love potions, royalty and young lovers can all be found in the Theater Department’s unique adaptation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” But they are not as you remember them from your ninth-grade English class. […]

Nursing your child publicly should not be covered up

As I pack my daughter’s diaper bag before I leave home, nursing in public should not be at the forefront of my mind, but it is. […]

The classroom has its perks

There’s no doubt that our generation is technology driven. Therefore, it would seem appropriate to teach us by the medium we are most familiar with, the Internet. […]

Put down the phone and start paying attention

Everywhere you look on campus, people have cell phones in hand and earphones in their ears. They don’t even realize what is going on in the world around them. […]

‘Crazy Mexicano’ inspires students through art

Marty Ruiz, the college’s featured artist for Hispanic Heritage Month, asked the students who came to hear him speak on Oct. 8 what “showing up” meant to them.
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Lovers and fairies and dreams, oh my!

Many students would willingly admit that they cringe at the mere mention of William Shakespeare’s name. […]

Fear takes on a new form with ‘Slender’

Originally dreamed up by somethingawful.com user Victor Surge for a paranormal Photoshop contest on June 8, 2009, the Slender Man quickly caught on among the userbase, spreading across the Internet like wildfire.
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Four hours of Fair fun

It’s 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday and the Texas State Fair is offering $2 admission when you donate three cans of food at the front gate. My friend Brendyn and I are leaving Kroger with two plastic bags filled with canned beans and corn. It’s going to be a good day. […]

Spicing things up: Ensemble brings a Latin flare to recital series

Beating timbales, beautiful voices and saxophone notes rang through the performance hall as last week’s Wednesday Recital Series took on the spice of Latin music. […]

London britches falling down

I see Paris, I see France, I see someone’s underpants. Yes, I have seen more than my fair share of butts and underwear this semester. […]

A long road of memories, dreams and hopes

I did not choose to come to the United States; I was brought here from Mexico when I was 2 years old by my parents, who wanted a better life. […]

As enrollment increases, so should parking spaces

We’ve all had those days when the campus parking lots’ mass capacity is made painfully clear. […]

Big stage, big drama, bigger department