By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor There has always been a racial divide when voting no matter if people see it or not. The Democratic party is known to rely greatly on the racial minority vote, just this past year in Texas 90 percent of African-Americans and 69 percent of Hispanics voted Democratic in the senate elections for Beto O'Rourke. In 2018, Blexit & Lexit (the black & Latino exit) was established […]
By Caden ZieglerWeb Content Contributor My boyfriend and I meeting Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard at the live recording in Austin. Photo courtesy of Caden Ziegler. Julie Goldman: This s**t is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S, this s**t is Trumpanas, T-R-U-M-P-A-N-A-N-A-S.Brandy Howard: What?JG: I don’t know. I don’t even know. These are the beginning few lines of Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard’s killer theme song for their podcast Dumb, Gay Politics (DGP). Let’s be honest, the past […]
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 […]
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 Adam Smith News Reporter Conservative groups at Texas State are not happy about a recent opinion piece in the school’s student-run newspaper. The University Star published a column on April 17, that defines the practice of tokenism and accuses the local chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) of using minority speakers to create an illusion of diversity. Student Senator Eli Miller’s views about the organization are featured in the […]
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 Denver Donchez News Reporter President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries has been one of the most polarizing and publicized events of the new administration. The order, which temporarily banned refugees and immigrants from these seven countries from entering the United States, was intended by the administration to go into effect immediately, however officials in charge of implementing the order were not fully briefed until it had already taken […]
By Alisa Pierce Assistant Web Content Manager What many Democrats have feared since the beginning of the presidential election has come to be: we are now living in Trump’s America. The controversial yet popular president has taken charge of the White House just as the House and Senate have come under complete Republican control. For Democrats, and those who lean left, this means existing in a political sphere that is […]
By Kimberly Garcia Blog Content Contributor Different situations call for different actions. Another factor to consider while dealing with problems is who you're talking to. The limits to learn is to know how far you can go in a discussion or argument. It's about knowing how far you can go to when you disagree with someone. If you are in a discussion with someone and you know that they are firm […]
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