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censorship \ computer security \ editorial \ featured \ social media \ university policies
EDITORIAL: Click dislike for campus restrictions
In this technology-driven society, social media has become the way to connect with friends and family, and to have your voice be heard. But what if the university you attended had the right to control what was said about the institution?
body image \ column \ media influence
Defining yourself by character, not physical beauty
Every morning after my shower, I stand in front of the bathroom mirror, and try to force myself to look at my reflection for 10 seconds. I have never lasted the full 10 seconds.
editorial \ Pay As You Earn Plan \ President Obama \ student loan debt \ Texas Proposition 3
EDITORIAL: Drowning in Student Loan Debt
Outstanding student loans will hit $1 trillion this year, and that number will undoubtedly grow, but what does that number really represent? What once was a dog-eat-dog world has since turned into a sink-or-swim environment.
column \ hip-hop \ music \ urban America
We are hip-hop: ‘The voice of urban America’ fans
Somewhere in America, right now, a self-proclaimed “hip-hop head” sits at a sticker-decorated Macbook exhausting 140 characters on why hip-hop is dead. With the age of the social media came the casual critic.
cultural barriers \ editorial \ featured \ symbols
Thumbs up or up yours, open to interpretation
It is very easy to fall prey to one’s individual ethnocentric point of view. Whether you are traveling, starting a business in another country or even meeting your next door neighbor, it is very important to understand how different symbols and gestures are perceived by different people.
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
The Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys are a disgrace to the NFL and an embarrassment to the state of Texas. Whether you just laughed, felt a twinge of anger, wanted to argue – it doesn’t matter; what matters is that I just sparked an emotion with one short, simple, uneducated, biased sentence.
anti-bullying \ equal rights \ featured \ LGBT \ National Coming Out Day
Make every day National Coming Out Day
We avoid the truth trapped inside ourselves, wondering if others know our secret. It’s time to let go and come out of the darkness to recognize ourselves. We are the same, different as we are.
Rated-R for the revolution against remakes
It seems that the only thing you can see at a movie theater this year are remakes, reboots, sequels or prequels.
Anthony Graves \ criminal investigations \ editorial \ featured \ Innocence Project \ jury selection \ racial prejudice
EDITORIAL: UNITED STATES INJUSTICE SYSTEM
Imagine you are relaxing at your parents’ home when you hear a knock on the door. Upon answering the door, you are met by police officers who arrest you, forcing you to go with them without explanation.
Hispanic student enrollment \ letter to the editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I am thrilled to read any article that touts the successes of Latinos, particularly at a time in our history when we are subject to such extreme racism and xenophobia.
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