Samuel Teas, Co-Editor-In-Chief
• September 19, 2017
As of Sept. 1, 2017, the state of Texas will no longer allow drivers to use their phones while operating a motor vehicle in an effort to reduce car accidents and save lives. Since distracted driving is...
Hurricane is the first word that most people would use to sum up the past two weeks. The United States was hit by two hurricanes, both being Category 4 at landfall. Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and parts...
The odd thing about my mother is that her feet always smell like lavender.
Every night before I go to sleep, I curl up beside my mother’s feet with a bottle of Nivea lotion and massage her feet,...
Taiji, Japan.
Every year, from September to March, around 23,000 dolphins are slaughtered for their meat. The few captured are sent to aquariums around the world to be put on display or sold to...
Driving back from Branson, Missouri one summer day, I noticed a small confederate flag flying proudly in the wind. As an obviously non-white citizen of America, I was someshat concerned for my well-being.
I...
479 years before the birth of Christ, the people of Athens had a choice to make.
There were two options: liberty, with the possibility of death; or safety, but under the rule of a stranger: the Persian...
“My name is Basilio Medina. I am 50 years old. I am a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
I closed my watering eyes and turned away from the TV screen as I realized that was the first time...
Meherina Khan, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• January 16, 2017
Looking through the pages of old photo albums, I’m fascinated by how little I’ve changed. My face is still as chubby as it’s been since I was an infant, and I still have little glasses perched...
My backpack, a metrocard, and a friendly warm southern smile are all I had with me when I arrived to the ‘Big Apple’. Just a warning, there is no giant apple in the middle of the city, do not be fooled...
On Wednesday, Nov. 9th, I awoke hoping for a miracle.
I didn’t get one.
Election results summed up everything that the election had been about: upsets, fear, and the unexpected. Most polls were...
