Opinion: It’s Time to Discuss Critical Race Theory in Classrooms

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Opinion: It’s Time to Discuss Critical Race Theory in Classrooms

By Lea Mercado Web Content Assistant Manager During this year's legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 3979, which restricts how Texas educators can discuss current events or controversial elements of American history, especially those regarding race and oppression. Despite lacking mention of "Critical Race Theory," the bill symbolizes Abbott's efforts to "abolish Critical Race Theory in Texas." HB 3979 echoes similar legislation being pushed across the nation calling the public's attention to […]

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Calvinomics: Episode 1

By Calvin MillerPodcast Manager In this segment, Calvin Miller will be talking about the national debt of the United States and what the national debt actually is as well as why it matters. Included in the segment, he will also be discussing inflation. Inflation is when the prices of items eventually begin to increase steadily or even rapidly. The national debt and inflation are tied together because as more debt […]

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The Color of Drugs

By Jernice KelleyWeb Content Contributor Drugs can have a major impact on any community or individual; however, when it comes to drug policy in America, it is typically aimed at minority groups. With the current social climate, it brings into question how we can move forward as a country. This question brought me back to thinking about how important it is to look into the laws and practices of this […]

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I’ve seen the future of American left and her name is Alexandria

By Garrett McGinley Web Content Contributor With an outcome likely no one outside of The Bronx saw coming, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset victory over Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) in the New York Congressional District 14 Democratic Primary sent shockwaves through the political world. Her victory is also emblematic of a larger conflict brewing within the American left. Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old former bartender and self-described democratic socialist, is perhaps the most prevailing […]

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Congressional Candidates Meet

By Joyana Richer News Reporter Four Candidates vying to represent Texas Congressional District 21 gathered for a forum on Wednesday. While the Texas primary election took place in early March, none of the four remaining candidates received a majority of the vote, resulting in a runoff. Two Democrats, Mary Wilson and Joseph Kopser, and Two Republicans, Matt McCall and Chip Roy, remain in the race. With just a few short […]

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Daily News Recap (2-6-15)

By Erin Pollack Web Editor Breaking News: For the second day in a row the, Jordanian government is conducting airstrikes targeting ISIS in Syria. According to CNN, the Jordanian government is accompanied by U.S. war planes and are striking as a direct result of a Jordanian pilot being burned alive in late January after ISIS officials captured the pilot offshore during a Jordanian mission. The Jordanian government has vowed to […]

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Daily News Recap (2-4-15)

By Erin Pollack Web Editor A TransAsia passenger plane clipped a bridge and crashed into a river in Taiwan this morning killing 23 people. According to CNN, 58 people were on the flight, 23 were confirmed dead, 15 injured and 20 people are still missing. Two people were driving on the bridge when the plane hit, and they were injured as well, but are now in stable condition. Taiwan’s Civil […]

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ASG encourages student involvement

ASG has a lot planned this semester. The Associated Student Government looks to build on the success of last semester after some big legislation was passed. Today, ASG looks to implement some of the passed legislation, including the addition of maps of all the bus routes, Bobcat March, and Lights on Lights off. ASG Vice President Eddie Perez describes how the bus routes maps came to completion. "We just passed that legislation last […]

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Political Science Professor Talks Shutdown

Matt Alvarez got the oppurtunity to talk to Political Science professor, Dr. Jayce Farmer, about the shutdown. “What really impacts us are things that we basically entail as consumers, that we engage as consumers. For example, the parks; there are no federal parks open today. If you were looking to go spend time with your family out at a national park, it is not gonna happen.” -Dr. Jayce Farmer

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