Bursting the Plano bubble
Haley Samsel, Featured Columnist
March 20, 2014
Filed under Editorial, Featured Columnists, Opinion
The “Plano bubble” – we've all heard the term used to describe the mindset of many students and adults in our city who do not seem to recognize the larger issues outside of our suburban, affluent community. We like to think that, somehow, we’re above the negative influences that surround us,...
Pretending
Priyanka Hardikar, Online Editor
February 19, 2014
Filed under Featured Columnists, Opinion
“Hey, are you okay?” She turned to look at me, her grey eyes always perceptive to pain. No, I’m not! A voice inside of me begged to burst out and be heard. The same voice that couldn’t mask the pain anymore. I was sick and I was exhausted. My throat was aching and I couldn’t stop coughing....
A whole new world
Fabiola Cedeno, Featured Columnist
February 7, 2014
Filed under Featured Columnists, Opinion
One of my first few memories from my childhood was when I had to take a picture for our family Christmas card. The year was 2000. The world was big and frightening. I had bangs that just barely reached the top of my eyebrows and a torn up blankie in my right hand. Its name was Chichi and I loved that...
Signs of love
Priyanka Hardikar, Online Editor
February 5, 2014
Filed under Featured Columnists, Opinion
I caught a glimpse of her chestnut brown hair and soft, childlike eyes. Her gaze was fixed on something, but I couldn't figure out what it was. I remember gripping my spiral notebook firmly. I remember my heart pulsating with every step she took towards me. But most of all, I remember an unmitigated d...
Super Bowl commercial sparks controversy
Haley Samsel, Featured Columnist
February 5, 2014
Filed under Featured Columnists, Opinion
No one needs to be reminded that the Super Bowl was last Sunday. No one needs to hear the final score again, especially fans of the Denver Broncos. The game and most of the festivities held before and after its conclusion usually speak for themselves. A controversial 60 second advertisement by Coca-Cola...
For Bon, Forever Ago
Fabiola Cedeno, Feautured Columnist
February 4, 2014
Filed under Featured Columnists, Opinion
Since I could remember, music was always a big part of my life. It was an incredible escape from the little things that frightened me when I was younger. Days like when my mom’s eyes swelled up when she found out that my grandpa had passed away that morning. Music was like a giant bubble I could s...
Mi nombre es
Gabrielle Lammons, Featured Columnist
January 30, 2014
Filed under Featured Columnists, Opinion
When I started to learn Spanish, it wasn't by choice. I was in the third grade at a school in Colorado and once a week, my class and I would all march down to the Spanish room to endure an hour of learning the basics. I hated it so much, to the point where I would pretend to be sick just to avoid...
Public transparency
Gabe LaBounty, Featured Columnist
January 28, 2014
Filed under Editorial, Featured Columnists, Opinion
These days, Americans go online more and more. It is an excellent tool to communicate with friends, stay current with world events and shop for books and watch movies. People can even use it as a forum to spread their ideas and opinions. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to the internet. Some...
Two-way street
Priyanka Hardikar, Online Editor
January 25, 2014
Filed under Featured Columnists, Opinion
"A girl doesn't need anyone who doesn't need her.” Marilyn Monroe summed it up right. With all the changes taking place in and out of school, college and jobs, it is hard to stay best friends with the same people you grew up with. Sometimes, the ones you loved the most leave you the quickest. Sometimes,...
Diversity and the Golden Globes
Torie Brannen, Staff Writer
January 17, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Editorial, Opinion
The 71st annual Golden Globes took place this year on Sunday, Jan. 12. As usual, they were filled with designer gowns, talented stars and a total lack of equal representation in the nominations. Racial and gender inequality is a disease that has plagued Hollywood since its rise to fame, and things aren’t...
Lost girl
Priyanka Hardikar, Online Editor
January 10, 2014
Filed under Featured Columnists, Opinion
It never occurred to me. How ordinary her feelings were. How ordinary her appearance was. How ordinary her life was. Yet, she was nowhere near "ordinary." She was a real hero. When my 9-year-old cousin told me she had never watched Mulan, I did not believe her at first. She had read the book version...
Christmas time, finals time
Gabe LaBounty, Featured Columnist
January 8, 2014
Filed under Featured Columnists, Opinion
It is that time you first hear jingle bells. Or maybe it is the first freeze. Or even, Christmas day. No matter what, Christmas starts for different people at different times. Somewhere in between Thanksgiving leftovers and the Christmas parade on TV, Christmas grips our lives and rarely lets us go. Because...
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