By Adnan Abbasi Amazing as it is, many high school seniors see college as an unattainable feat. This is quite far from the truth. Both in-state and out-of-state students have a lot of trouble going to school, which is a reason that many student-aged people focus on work instead of investing in higher education. There… Continue reading Common Cents
Category: The Survival Issue
Playlist Pep
By Jackie Martinez Morning classes can get us all down from time to time. This is how Lone Star College-Kingwood students use music to get revved up for classes. Link Spotify Playlist Here.
Misadventures in Corpus Christi
By Cara Young The Howler’s tales of woe began like any other: with the sound, “Ehh.” Our heroines Alex Maxwell and Cara Young, who as it happens were traveling with Lone Star College-Kingwood student newspaper to scenic Corpus Christi for the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association competition during Spring Break of 2019. While unpacking in their… Continue reading Misadventures in Corpus Christi
The Best Ways to Wake Up
By Ben Lackey
A Modest Project
By Alex Maxwell This is a satirical piece in the vein of "A Modest Proposal". If you didn't understand that reference, Google it. Group projects can either be the best part of a semester, or the bane of everyone’s existence, including mine. There is a way to combat social loafing though, and it is called “Rely only… Continue reading A Modest Project
How Home School Graduates Adjust To College Life
By Rachel Byrd When Lone Star College-Kingwood student James Corbett tells his classmates where he went to high school, many of them are surprised by his answer. “It’s fun to watch their eyes go wide,” says Corbett. “Then I have to sit through ‘The Questions’: ‘Did you like it?’ ‘Did you have friends?’” Like many… Continue reading How Home School Graduates Adjust To College Life
Stop, Drop, or Roll With the Punches
By Alexis Maxwell As students face the mid semester scramble of 'Will I pass' and thought of ‘Am I happy with this grade’, some are debating as to whether they should drop one or more their classes. The class drop limit for college students is capped at six, so the dilemma that some have is… Continue reading Stop, Drop, or Roll With the Punches
Staying Safe While Exercising in Kingwood
By Rachel Byrd Following an unidentified man attacking a woman in Kingwood’s East End Park, the Lone Star College Division of Public Safety offers tips for how to stay safe while exercising outdoors. Runners, joggers and others who exercise outdoors also offer their advice on how they protect themselves while exercising in Kingwood. Paul Willingham,… Continue reading Staying Safe While Exercising in Kingwood
Lose Your Freshman 15 in 2019
By Cara Young and Paula Canasto The hearts of Lone Star College-Kingwood students are beating fast for the familiar squeak of sneakers on the gym floor, for the clank of weights and the whirl of treadmill belts coming to life. According to signs posted outside the building the Fitness Training Center, FTC, should be open… Continue reading Lose Your Freshman 15 in 2019
Students Concerned with Potential Rise in Tuition
By Rachel Byrd The Lone Star College Board of Trustees intends to raise Lone Star Colleges tuition fees incrementally over the next five years. The tuition increase is proposed to start this coming year with an additional $5-per-credit-hour. According to statistics provided by the Houston Chronicle, taxpayers contributed 41 percent of the Lone Star College… Continue reading Students Concerned with Potential Rise in Tuition