Where to transfer? Knowledge is power
Alyssa Foley, News Editor
April 5, 2017
Filed under Commentary, Showcase
Houston Community College’s motto is ‘start here, go anywhere.’ Tis the season when many students are determining where they will go to school in the fall. With all the excitement and anxiety surrounding transferring schools, one crucial thing is missing: reliable information. Decisions on wher...
A night I can only remember
Jimmieka Mills, Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2017
Filed under Commentary, Culture
I’ll admit, I’m a traditionalist and new technology gives me extreme anxiety. I didn’t have an internet connected computer until I was 20 years old and didn’t truly embrace text messaging until a short time after that. Despite the fact that I’m a millennial – which apparently gives everyone...
‘I Am Not Your Negro’
Jimmieka Mills, Editor in Chief
March 7, 2017
Filed under Commentary
Being raised in Oakland, California — home of the Black Panthers — one might be safe to assume that I’ve always been black and proud. Truthfully though, becoming comfortable within my own skin and the use of my own voice has been a learned process. I was not allowed to watch movies like “Th...
GOP sinking ship
Marialuisa Rincon, Staff Writer
April 3, 2016
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I truly believe this presidential election has the potential to implode the Grand Old Party. House Speaker Paul Ryan got it right in a rousing speech to the House interns and members of the media earlier this week, when he bemoaned the state of the party and of American politics in general. “All ...
The perfect-shape myth
Marium Abid, Contributor
April 1, 2016
Filed under Commentary
Did you wake up this morning and felt uncomfortable in your own body? Did you stare at your reflection in the mirror and pondered over the shape of your body? Or in fact, did you even see yourself in the mirror or were you just too ashamed to look at your own reflection? Did you feel like hiding instea...
It’s no longer funny
Marialuisa Rincon, Staff Writer
March 11, 2016
Filed under Commentary
There is no way an educated person can possibly believe Donald Trump will be an effective president. We used to think this was funny, and we would cringe at his racist statements and joke about them on Twitter. However, a man who was slow to disavow the Ku Klux Klan, promises to ban Muslims from en...
Are you armed?
Thomas Hopkins, Staff Writer
February 27, 2016
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There’s been much ado and confusion regarding the new law legalizing the open carrying of handguns, and the new law legalizing the concealed carry of guns on college campuses. Unless someone is breaking the law, you will never see someone other than a law enforcement officer openly carrying a firearm...
Latino turncoats
Marialuisa Rincon, Staff Writer
February 15, 2016
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America is becoming more and more progressive overall, despite recent evidence to the contrary. Anyone who wasn’t a white land-owning male 200 years ago didn’t have a right to vote. Eight years ago, we elected our first black president. Anti-sodomy laws were upheld in Texas until 2003, ...
Evolution of Valentine’s Day
Emmanuel Akinola, Staff Writer
February 14, 2016
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What is it about Feb. 14? Why is it that this day of the year, Valentine’s Day, is associated with love? Millions of Americans and others across the world flock to buy greeting cards for their partners, make dates, and profess their love in the most expensive way possible. What does it all mean? We...
Trump Ruins Everything
Marialuisa Rincon, Staff Writer
January 29, 2016
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Donald Trump’s business failures are well documented. As you would expect from a world famous businessman with his fingers in so many pies, some endeavors were bound to fail. However, thanks to his famously big mouth and infinitely bigger ego, Trump ruins everything. Here we explore my personal...
Get covered
Alyssa Foley, Editor in Chief
January 27, 2016
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December 17 came and went. January 15 came and went. January 31 is almost here. It’s the last day to enroll in a health insurance plan on HealthCare.gov for 2016 coverage. If you enroll before the end of January, you will be covered starting March 1. Sure, you’re healthy, you may eat organic a...
Texas is #1 in uninsured
Alyssa Foley, Editor in Chief
January 27, 2016
Filed under Commentary, Showcase
Everything's bigger in Texas, including the number of uninsured. We like to think we are number one in everything. Texas is the number one state in the country in the number of uninsured individuals. Thanks to the Republican State Legislature failing to expand Medicaid for two legislative sessions...