• Fair Warning: You Might Be Triggered

    George Welch   Do you think there are some topics, themes, or political issues that are discussed in classes or the street that warrant “trigger warnings?” Do you believe that our campus should be a safe place for all? I think we should rethink the way we respond to “triggerwords.” I’ve traveled to many places… Read more

  • New Texas Law Allows Students to Carry Concealed Weapons to Class

    Noah Williams   As of August 1st 2016, all public colleges and universities in the state of Texas must allow qualifying students to carry concealed handguns on campus. The law happened to be put into affect on the 50th anniversary of the Clock Tower Massacre at the University of Texas at Austin. During the 1966… Read more

  • Don’t You Know It’s Gonna Be… Alt-Right?

    Alex Serrano   Recently in Reno Nevada, in an otherwise blistering and scathing attack on the bigot known as Donald J. Trump, Hillary Clinton named a political movement that to most of us, was unknown. The quote in particular, in reference to Trump’s volatile opinions, is as follows: “These are race-baiting ideas, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant… Read more

  • Poetic License: “Post Traumatic Hate Disorder”

    Jessica Spoto   Falling back into the beast that consumes her She chooses to live rather than die A strength no one knows she has   Abuse reached upon her like a wave of broken bones Flashbacks eat away at her dying heart Tic toc,tic toc, tic toc Almost there,almost gone   Seeing life as… Read more

  • Poetic License: “Tick-Tock”

    Brendan Kellogg   Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock That’s the language of the Clock Tock-Tick, Tock-Tick This is the story, the story of Nick Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock Went the heart of the Clock The story begins with a boy named Nick, A clockmaker by nature and habit. He made them so fine, so perfect, Each one with perfect syncopation.… Read more

  • Are you Stressed?

    Jessica Spoto   Feeling overwhelmed, anxious and stressed? When it comes time to relax are you too anxious to do so? Many people feel this way in college especially within the first couple weeks of class. You are adjusting to everything new, new classes, new teachers, new friends, all of which can be stress provoking.… Read more