By Alex Maxwell This March’s expected blockbuster “Us”, directed by award winning writer-director and celebrated comedian Jordan Peele, promised to terrify audiences into not wanting to look into the mirror ever again. It got halfway there. The highly anticipated film had big shoes to fill, as it is following in the footsteps of Academy Award… Continue reading Copy, Paste, Delete
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The Rigged Game of College Admissions
By Ben Lackey From the time that we first enter the school system, we students hear that going to college and getting a degree is the only way to get forward in life. Every one of us struggled to get into a good school and some of us didn’t make it. The recent events in… Continue reading The Rigged Game of College Admissions
Adventures With Jackie: Thrill Ride
By Jackie Martinez Roller coasters: a thrill ride with a love, hate relationship. Love them or hate them, however, it is the first ride that will shape the future of the relationship. For me, this experience was amazing and something about the adrenaline made me want to ride them all day long. The first time… Continue reading Adventures With Jackie: Thrill Ride
Spring Break On A Budget
By Cara Young As March slowly creeps into view, students all over the nation eagerly await the weeklong holiday of lost responsibility known as Spring Break. Check out our Top 10 low-cost Spring Break ideas. Beach Day! Hitting the beach is one of the most traditional and iconic Spring Break activities. However, it isn't easy… Continue reading Spring Break On A Budget
Expecting Captain Marvelous
Hosted by Cara Young Join Lone Star College-Kingwood students Rachel Byrd, William Primus and Cara Young as they discuss their hopes and expectations for the latest Marvel film hitting theaters March 8, 2019, Captian Marvel.
Siri’s Secret Surveillance
By Cassandra Lyles “Clearly it was a cover-up.” - Shane Dawson From the flat Earth theory to the moon landing being staged, people have always been fascinated with conspiracies theories. We just love to speculate about something that may be hidden just beneath the surface of the “truth”. Shane Dawson's new hour and 44-minute… Continue reading Siri’s Secret Surveillance
Title IX Revised
By C.R. Lyles Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has proposed new guidelines around sexual harassment that may make victims nightmare all too real. The current Title IX sexual harassment guidelines for students and faculty defines sexual harassment as “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment can include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual… Continue reading Title IX Revised
Audits, Appeals and Actions
By Cara Young Lone Star College is facing a $14 million dollar audit, and nobody is talking about it. It has been recently revealed that the Lone Star College System has distributed about 14 million dollars in aid improperly by providing funds to students who were graduates of high schools not eligible to receive funding.… Continue reading Audits, Appeals and Actions
The Masked Reality of Vape
By Aiman Patoli Vaping, the new face of nicotine, is hitting society’s youth hard and experts are trying to catch up. “[The vaping epidemic] is such a new phenomenon. We do not have adequate research to know what’s gonna happen in the long run,” Lone Star College-Kingwood Professor of Nursing Nickie Loftin said. “Things are… Continue reading The Masked Reality of Vape
Fantastic Isn’t the Word I’d Use
By Cara Young Disappointment blooms in the hearts of Hufflepuffs and Slytherins alike as the Fantastic Beast sequel hit theaters with an execution nearly devoid of the light we have come to expect from the Harry Potter series. Despite the past success of writer-director pairing, J.K. Rowling and David Yates seem to have hit a… Continue reading Fantastic Isn’t the Word I’d Use