By Stephanie Giannuzzi Music Journalist Living in Austin, Texas, summer is always an anticipated time of the year and it is time to embrace the heat and finally go outside to enjoy ourselves. This season brings out the best kind of experiences because of the weather forcing us to either be at the lake, the pool, around nature, or be around our favorite people. There is nothing like a perfect […]
By Calvin MillerWeb Content Contributor In my last article "America's Religious Decline: Our Changing Country," I talked about how religious affiliation is on the decline as well as church membership. In this article, I want to discuss how other factors in society seem to be on the rise in proportion. Disclaimer: I am in no way taking any side, religious or not, or saying one thing is right while another […]
By Calvin MillerWeb Content Contributor On March 29th, 2021, a Gallup poll showed that church membership fell below a majority (50%) for the first time in recorded American history, adding to a now very steady decline. Gallup is an 86-year-old company based in Washington D.C. that conducts opinion polls worldwide. They are a very reputable firm and one of the best in the industry. Last year, as Covid pretty much […]
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” These were the words written in the Declaration of Independence 244 years ago announcing the foundation of a new nation from the British Empire in 1776. This document was written […]
By Brittany AndersonWeb Content Contributor You might think that going to a predominantly English-speaking country will make your traveling experience easier or better. The U.K.— which consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland— surely seems like a safe bet. Besides the fact that our two continents are separated by thousands of miles of ocean and our countries have culturally been living separately for hundreds of years, the discrete differences […]
By Rikki Yanez Assistant Blog Content Contributor In recent news, immigration is a controversial topic among politicians and the citizens of this country. You have those that are for it, against it, or somewhere in the middle. This topic, figuratively and literally, hits close to home for me and possibly most Texans from the Rio Grande Valley. Just recently videos have surfaced on the internet of multiple detention facilities in Brownsville […]
By Allison Johnson Blog Content Contributor Fact: Not everyone who wants stricter gun control is out to take away everyone’s guns. Now, since we got that out of the way this conversation will be easier to have. From an observation of conversations on media and my peers, this is what people who lean left want when they say gun control: stricter background checks, with an emphasis on mental health and […]
By Brittney Hemmands Blog Content Contributor Like every other BET Hip Hop Awards, the Cypher was shown this year to give rappers a chance to showcase their raw talent. Eminem, best known for being one of the top American rappers and producers, debuted this year with a solo cypher that brought up an issue that has been controversial for months: Donald Trump’s presidency. Eminem did not hesitate to speak on […]
By Maria Martinez Blog Content Contributor I speak English and Spanish and I am American. Speaking another language is not a threat to the United States. Despite the commonly accepted notion that multilingualism has many benefits, we are now being discouraged from speaking our native language, or other language, in favor of becoming monolingual in English. The POTUS stated, “This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish,” when […]
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