By Anjulie Van Sickle People take their seats as the performers shuffle their papers and tune their instruments. The director taps his baton on his music stand to call the group to attention. The musicians make sure everything is in place to start. They look expectantly at their leader for direction. As...

By Sidney Murillo Avocado green, bright tomato red and soft, earthy brown peanuts. Adding color to dishes is important to any chef and foodie. As Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi says, “you eat with your eyes first.” Adding color to dishes is a sure way to add aesthetics and nutrition to a meal. In...

By Justin David Tate Half of African-American and Latino males never finish high school. That’s  one of the first statistics quoted at the beginning of the film “Bring Your A+ Game,” which kicked off an Oct. 22 event to promote the new African-American Latino Male Initiative (AALMI) club...

By Sergio Leon 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. As promised, director Lori Honeycutt...

By Anjulie Van Sickle 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. He said he believes “showing up” is 80 percent of life. This means simply being present during life’s...

By Danyelle Roquemore Many students would willingly admit that they cringe at the mere mention of William Shakespeare’s name. But that may be about to change. The Drama Club is hosting a free festival in honor of the fall show “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” that will make Shakespeare and his works...

By Caitlin Piper 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. We loved the idea of a 10-foot-tall, noodle-limbed, faceless monstrosity...

By Braulio A. Tellez 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. 4:45 p.m....

By Angel Abarca 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. The Booker T. Latin American Ensemble, directed by Kent Ellingson, performed various Afro-Cuban works as well as Brazilian...

By Sergio Léon To be or not to be? That is not the question the Drama Department is asking itself this semester. It’s asking how to be even bigger. With enrollment steadily increasing each semester, the Drama Department is constantly recruiting students and turning them into actors. “My...

By Ginny Morris Rik Post has been fascinated with fish since he got his first fish tank at the age of 10.  Three years after his father bought him his first tank, Post had a dozen in his bedroom. As a teenager, he bred and sold his own fish, including the popular betta fish, and worked in pet shops...

By Braulio A. Tellez The Art Department has added a second gallery, which is opening the door for new possibilities. Before, most art shows took place inside Gallery F-219, a small room in the F building. Now, the H-100 gallery serves as a second show space and has given the Art Department more...

By Sidney Murillo Walking into the lobby of the Sheraton hotel in Dallas for AnimeFest was like walking through the set of a sci-fi fantasy movie. Big eyes, magical girls, wildly colored hair and high-pitched kawaii-desu voices are all staples among the Japanimation anime genre. Ask anyone who is a fan of Naruto,...

By Melissa Joyce An epidemic has readily spread all over our country, like butter on toast. With portliness on the rise, health risks are also climbing. From heart disease to high blood pressure, bad health habits continue to claim lives like clockwork. According to the Centers for Disease Control,...

By Danyelle Roquemore Wendy Balderas would not take no for an answer. During the summer after her high school graduation, while attending a Dreamers summit, she became determined to begin a League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) chapter at Eastfield. For two years, she was met with resistance. Her...