On Campus

For the second time, I saw The Vagina Monologues. It still was as informative and entertaining as the first. There was a larger turnout this time around. Most of those in attendance were women, but there were a handful of men. Some men were obligated by their girlfriends while some came to see what it was all about. Last year, I was the latter. This year, I felt an article deserved to be written. (more…)

By Jose De Jesus Alvarado TAMIU students have a variety of foods to choose from when it comes to lunch hour. Anything from different types of salads all the way to a variety of grilled burgers, nobody is left out when it comes to the foods they like to eat. The greatest addition to the vast amounts of choices students had has been from the second major franchise to join Aramark, the all time favorite, Chick-Fil-A Express. (more…)

This article originally appeared in the February 2016 print edition. Story and photos by Iris Vasquez Guerrero Imagine a ballroom filled with hundreds of boxes of comics, every kind of action figure, and even some stuffed My Little Ponys.  That is what got underway the last weekend in January here on campus.  The South Texas Collectors Expo was held Saturday January 30th, and Sunday January 31s, 2016. (more…)

This article originally appeared in the February 2016 print edition. By Dalila Flores, ECHS Student Contributor. Photos by Iris Vasquez Guerrero. Comic Con serves as a gathering ground for fellow geeks. In this heavenly place, you can find vendors that supply your every nerdy need. In every corner you can find cosplayers of every genre. From fairytales to comics and everything in between, you will find sanctuary in this two day event. (more…)

This article originally appeared in the February 2016 print edition. by Dominique Flores The Lone Star State has symbolized the independence Texas built its ideals over since is seperation from Mexico. Cowboys, Generation X perservationists, began Texas’s individualistic culture based on agricultural functionality. Native Texans, that is, based their economics on the practice of farming, in which deligence is the state’s security.  An attitude for self reliance and a preference for minimal government intrusion is the result: “The primary function of government is to ensure the stability of a society so that individuals can pursue their own interests,” adds one author of Government and Politics of the Lone Star State. (more…)

This article originally appeared in the February 2016 print edition. by I.M. Kero Texas A&M International University hosted a lecture from renowned city designer, Jeff Speck. Speck is the author of Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time. He gave a detailed analysis of how downtown Laredo has the potential to become livelier. (more…)