By Aldahir Segovia It’s common knowledge that there’s a universe that surrounds us. Most people don’t know that there is also a universe within us. There are two known universes: the macro universe and the micro universe. The macro universe is everything that we know or don’t know that exists...

By Karol Kilgore Plaid for Women is a digital media platform that utilizes tools such as educational, informational, and inspirational blogs, podcasts, and videos submitted by member contributors to encourage and empower women to be kind to and love themselves and to implement a healthy regimen of daily...

My psychiatrist smiled while giving me a diagnosis. “Major depressive disorder,” Dr. Shipe said. But I did not smile. All I could think about were the CNN headlines branding Adam Lanza the same. That same year, the Connecticut State Attorney’s Office concluded that Lanza, the Sandy...

By Karol Kilgore “Visions that can change the world trapped inside an ordinary girl. She looks just like me, too afraid to dream out loud.” These are the opening lines to one of my favorite songs, “Don’t Give Up,” by Gospel artist, Yolanda Adams. I relate to the song so much because I often...

By Aldahir Segovia What do we millennials care about? Do we care about children not having a childhood anymore? Kids learn to read, write and do basic math problems at the age of 4 for a standardized test they don’t have to take for another couple of years. Do we care about exams like STAAR being...

By Dan Luna Robert Jeffress, President Trump’s Evangelical adviser and pastor of First Baptist Dallas, used the Bible to justify ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects from deportation young adults who entered the country illegally as children and allows them to work. He...

I disagree with the generalization, “Jesus does not exist in the Republican Party, nor will he ever,” (“Conservatism and Christianity don’t mesh,” Sept. 6). Because Jesus is in the hearts of any who have received him (see John 1:12), no matter what party they belong to. Also Jesus didn’t...

By NICHOLAS SINGLETON The removal of statues honoring Confederate war heroes has stirred a national conversation  about racism and honoring history. The Confederacy is the shameful history of the United States. Local governments – including the city of Dallas, which last week removed a statue of Robert...

By CAROLINE CEOLIN It’s not surprising that the mere uttering of the word “feminist” is equivalent to nails on a chalkboard for some Christians. Many of them associate the movement with radical notions and abortion-pushing man-haters. In reality, true feminism is similar to Christianity in the sense...

By Dan Luna With actual racists making their ideologies public in the political arena these recent months, it has been painfully obvious that accusations of racism have lost their power. Recently that reality has been clouded by accusations of racism where none exists. It’s an attempt to distract...

By Alejandra Pena White wrinkled hands press on the back of an aged man. The men and women surrounding him are all white and affluent. Their suits are tailored. Their fingers adorned. Their hands clean and manicured. The white men have their eyes closed in prayer. One is smiling, and another has his brows...

With fringe, white supremacist groups that make up a tiny fraction of the “right wing” population in the U.S. becoming bolder and more public, a comparison between conservatives and Nazis is being drawn. That is a mistake. Conservatism is not Nazism. They are polar opposites. The roots of American...

By ESMERALDA OLGUIN All my family gathered up for my sister’s birthday dinner, something that never happens. From the moment we sat down, I buried my face in my cellphone. As our server came to take our order, I looked up only to see my family ignoring her because like me, they were all on their...

By JASMINE OLIVA When I got my first news writing assignment, I was terrified. I was told to interview professors and Eastfield students about an event on campus. Easy, right? I’m an adult. I should totally be able to interact with other adults and ask them basic questions, right? Not exactly. Having...

By BRAULIO TELLEZ The spring semester is almost over. Students are in full study mode, crawling through the last leg of final exam preparation and making plans for the longest break of the academic year. Some of us can already smell the sunscreen and chlorine from the pool. Before you commit to lounging...

The article “District prepares for campus carry” (Feb. 8, 2017) not only misquotes me, but does so in a way that radically distorts the meaning and intent of my words. Further, my remarks were obtained through a recording made by the Student Publications Manager, a recording which should not have...

This last election cycle, I felt less represented and understood than ever before. I felt more isolated, saw more hypocrisy from both Republicans and Democrats and lost virtually all faith in our current political system. I’m a Libertarian. That means that I fundamentally believe in liberty as an inherent...

By DAVID SANCHEZ I am a 26-year-old deaf student. I have been at Eastfield since I graduated from North Lake College in 2014 with a computer graphics certificate, and now I’m studying digital media. I want to tell you a story about the deaf life and community at Eastfield College. First of all,...

For an addict, one is too many, and a thousand is never enough. When you hit the pipe, shoot up, smoke or drink a beer for the first time, you’re ruined because the cycle of your addiction begins. This is an everyday battle. We tell ourselves to take it one day at a time. We can capture the opportunities...

By KATRINA BOND As American women, we’ve come a long way from not being able to vote or go out in public when we were on our periods. But despite the advances of modern feminism, we still have a lot of work to do. Now more than ever, women must stand together in solidarity. One of the major issues...

By MATTHEW WESEMAN I have failed 14 classes. Now let me tell you a little secret: I’m going to graduate this spring. Five years ago, I was a 17-year-old high school senior, pudgy and awkward and tragically unsure of myself. Like my peers, I shouldered one of life’s most unwelcome burdens, a single...

By ALYSSA R. FULLILOVE In recent years, certain behaviors and beliefs, such as homosexuality and women’s reproductive rights, have become more acceptable within American society. However, many stigmas remain that should not exist. One is the stigma of mental illness. While mental illness awareness...

BY MICHAEL MORRIS JR. Donald J. Trump has proven on multiple occasions that he is unfit to be president of the United States of America. Since he has made it to office, he has gotten more than 100 detained at airports, because of his immigration ban which has stopped students from Muslim countries to return...

By CAITLIN PIPER On an otherwise gloomy Friday in Washington, D.C., former steak tycoon and “Home Alone 2” star Donald Trump descended the stairs of the United States Capitol to address the world as the 45th president of the United States, proving once and for all that anyone can persevere in the face...

BY DAVID SILVA How is it possible that the most important global dilemma our generation has inherited can be refuted due to party alignment? On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump affirmed that he would specifically target former President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, according to a statement...

By JON-MARK TAMEZ When I first heard Donald Trump on the campaign trail talking about his vision for a better America, I was drawn in. He was not speaking in ideological terms or rhetoric. He was speaking about real issues and problems faced by Americans on both sides of the aisle. President Trump...

BY BRIANNA HARMON It’s college football bowl season — arguably the best time of the year. But for the college football playoff selection committee, you could say it’s the toughest. The committee must decide who plays for the national championship. The existing playoff system was put in place...

BY MACKS PREWITT On April 25, 2014, I was sitting at my computer when I happened upon one of the most distressing articles I have ever read. Disney announced that they would be retconning the vast majority of the “Star Wars” Expanded Universe. Retcon, or retroactive continuity, is when previously...

BY LANDON WILLIAMS Everyone is looking for the cheapest way to get what they want. That’s why Black Friday exists. It would be easy to go off on a tangent and talk about how ironic it is that everyone rushes to get the best deals on things they don’t need the day after being thankful for the things...