I write when I feel a piece of me is missing. I write to learn. I write because it’s air to my lungs. I write to express what I can’t say aloud. I write to remember. I write to avoid the pain. I write to feel through my pain. I write because the paper is the only one willing… Read more →
Category: Staff Perspectives
Need a Vacation Idea? Cruises are your Best Friend by Jessica Schaffer
Even though we are in the midst of the winter season, there’s no better time to start thinking about your vacation plans for the summer. Vacations are a way to escape from the realities of life. They provide a few days of solitude in this busy environment in which we live. However, although they are meant to be stress-free, planning… Read more →
The Makings of a Great Internship
Ellie Everett, senior strategic communication major from Fort Worth, Texas Many corporations boast company culture and promise collaborative challenges — selling themselves to potential interns as the best place to work. For prospective interns, sifting through the job postings and trying to find the “best” internship can be daunting. I found myself asking, “Will this internship be a good fit?”… Read more →
6AM
By Ha Tran, senior, Hanoi, Vietnam You and I, we make love vile. Blue summer, the sun beats down our burnt shoulders. We cry like cicadas, trembling, waiting til dead of night. In the dark rises the ocean, foaming, never kissing the moon. How long is forever? We killed the waves, shedding our shells… Read more →
Winslow’s Wine Cafe Review
By Makayla Lockard from Mansfield, TX Living in the Dallas Fort Worth area, I’m always searching for the next best restaurant or wine bar. I decided to try Winslow’s Wine Cafe with my mom, located on Camp Bowie Blvd in Fort Worth. The outside of the restaurant is unique since it is in a former… Read more →
Why Squishmallows Make My World Go Around
Written by Pati Carlos I never knew how wondrous life could be until I invested in my first Squishmallow. I never underestimated the value the Squish could bring to my life, but I also could have never imagined the utter joy and love they would bring me. One may look at a stuffed animal and think they serve the… Read more →
The Power of a Signature Scent
Maggie McLaughlin, senior strategic communication major from South Bend, Indiana I find myself smelling perfumes and candles a lot. Finding a scent that you love can change the way you walk down a crowded sidewalk and can allow you to leave an impression on people without even saying anything. We have all walked by someone and noticed that they… Read more →
Another Creative Outlet
Raegan Lane, junior criminal justice major from Fort Worth, Texas For years, I have been a creative writer. I have published a book and a play and written dozens of scenes, stories, and poems. But there are other ways I enjoy expressing my creativity. I am also a cheerleading coach and choreographer. I love coming up with dances and… Read more →
How Dungeons and Dragons Saved my Queer Soul
Cole Crawford (They/Them), senior writing and history double major from McKinney, Texas It was once the scourge of the seventies and eighties, denounced by born-again Christians around the country for “promoting devil worship,” practiced only in secret to avoid the malice of jocks and escape the label of “freak;” it was Dungeons and Dragons. And what forty to fifty years… Read more →
Movies for Therapy
Victor Chavez, writing major, from Fort Worth, Texas Movies. What comes to mind when that word is brought up? I’m assuming it has to do with them being a source of temporary entertainment that has a certain time limit for each one. Or maybe you think of AMC Theaters and the annoying Nicole Kidman ad before each movie. Maybe you… Read more →