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COMMENTARY: Texas voting laws need to change
The recent Texas gubernatorial election had its fair share of difficulties and controversies. The pattern of southern states and the troubled history regarding voting rights is well documented and is an issue citizens need to look out for.
Houston’s golden age of baseball: The Astros are two-time World Series Champions!’
For the second time in Houston's history, we are being renamed "Twoston, Texas." Your Houston Astros are two-time World Series Champions and the city is covered in blue, orange and gold all over!
COMMENTARY: Entry-level jobs should not require years of experience
If a job listing is being listed as an entry-level position, it is unfair to require three to five years of work experience. Entry-level positions should not require a certain number of years just to be considered.
‘Dahmer’ presents the horror of 31 years in 10 episodes
The show falls short in presenting new content and had an extremely slow start. Episode four is when it starts to pick up, which if you do the math, is about five hours of screen time before it gets interesting.
CONTRIBUTION: The dangers of removing Anne Frank from classrooms
Contributed by Kate Gaddis, alumnae
COMMENTARY: Uvalde Police response exposes a deeper problem
The lies told by UPD aren’t an isolated incident. There’s a troubling trend of police departments lying to the public to protect themselves.
‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ roars as one the series’ best sequels
While obviously not as great as the original "Jurassic Park (1993)," "Jurassic World: Dominion" is arguably the best Jurassic World film and in many ways contains better writing than Jurassic Park’s two sequels.
COMMENTARY: The encroaching racism and bigotry in mainstream media
Racism has to rear its ugly face in mainstream media on both sides of the aisle. The normalization of these practices is a dangerous path for everyone.
COMMENTARY: Closed presidential search excludes stakeholders
The bottom line is that a closed search means less transparency in the process of selecting UHCL’s next President.
COMMENTARY: We should remember and teach the Holocaust, not mock its horrors
Today, people who are unvaccinated are printing out Star of David patches that say “unvaccinated” and putting them on clothes. This is an insult to the six million Jews that perished.