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New camp teaches about rights

Veronica B. Romero October 7, 2025

With the Supreme Court’s recent decision to sanction racial profiling and today’s ever-changing political landscape, understanding constitutional rights is more important than ever. These rights don’t...

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Workstudy positions require guidelines

Valeria Macias Valdivia October 7, 2025

Looking for a way to earn money without taking overwhelming hours at a job? The College Work-Study Program might be the solution. It is a federal financial aid program that gives the students a chance...

Censorship on students is palpable

Jesse Rodriguez September 16, 2025

Censorship has been a troubling issue in the United States, but throughout the last decade, it has become more prevalent, specifically in the media and education systems. The importance of intellectual...

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Events calendar (Dallas) summer 2023

KAY DAVIS, Social Media Manager May 1, 2023

  "Picasso’s Muses: Between Inspiration and Obsession"  Date: All summer Location: Dallas Museum of Art 1717 North Harwood Cost: Free The exhibit focuses on Picasso's lovers, who served as...

Forging a new path

April 8, 2023

Jacqueline Shorter had planned on earning a scholarship and going to college after graduating from her high school. Then her house was destroyed in a fire, and she lost everything. Shorter was forced...

From cheerleader to Marine

April 8, 2023

Melawn Dineen is from a military family, but she never expected to be a Marine. Her father is retired from the Air Force, and her grandfather is retired from the Army. But Dineen was a high school cheerleader...

Leap of faith

April 8, 2023

For Jessica Sanchez, taking the leap wasn’t always easy. But after joining the Air Force, it became her new motto. Sanchez’s parents were born in Mexico, and like many first-generation Mexican American...

Preston Nguyen in his kitchen

Student chef building culinary empire

March 7, 2023

The kitchen is a warzone. Onions and poblanos are chopped to bits in the machine gun-like chatter of a silver knife as thick steam rises from a bubbling, crimson stew. Preston Nguyen pivots to a stove,...

Kid with a gift

March 7, 2023

When word came out about Nguyen’s victory at the World Food Championships, he returned to his El Centro culinary class to a round of applause. “Preston was amazing. [He] really struck me as...

garnishing a dish

Never a dull moment

March 7, 2023

Even though he’s made advancements in his career, Nguyen feels like he still has a lot to learn about being a professional chef. It’s more difficult for him to be satisfied with his creations...

Education

March 7, 2023

Social media is awash with various accounts of students using ChatGPT to cheat on their coursework. From students writing short answers to entire essays, educators are concerned about how they’ll be...

Marketing

March 7, 2023

There is a possibility that many content writing jobs, like for press releases, blog posts and social media posts, may be automated via AI technology.   “Society had the same fears about computers,...

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