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‘Free internet’ to end?

December 4, 2017

Net neutrality internet protections are threatened as the FCC prepares to overturn a previous decision. By Jubenal Aguilar Editor-in-Chief [email protected] The Federal Communications Commission is set to elimina...

Popular Dallas pizza joint reopens

December 4, 2017

Once located in South Dallas, Zoli’s NY Pizza Tavern has a new home. By Morgan Hanson Contributing Writer When Zoli’s NY Pizza Tavern in Oak Cliff, Dallas closed its doors Valentine’s Day 2016, patrons were heartbroken. But th...

Student’s photo voted best

November 14, 2017

By John C. McClanahan Copy Desk Chief A Brookhaven College student won First Place in an on-site photojournalism competition at the 2017 National College Media Association and Associated Collegiate Press Convention in downtown Dallas. Re...

26 killed in south Texas

November 14, 2017

By Juan Betancourt and Jacob Vaughn Sports/Web Editor and Contributing Writer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gl4epzP5Bk The 11 a.m. Sunday service was in progress at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small south...

Animal shelters in Texas need help after hurricanes hit the coastline.

November 14, 2017

By Lillian Smith Contrubuting Writer While many focused on the situation of Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey, animal shelters prepared for the inevitable surge of abandoned animals in the wake of the storm. Steve Ortiz...

DACA end worries students’ future

November 2, 2017

PART THREE OF A THREE-PART SERIES ON DACA REPEAL By Jubenal Aguilar Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Thousands of young adults protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, st...

PolaCon shakes up photo scene

September 26, 2017

The Instant Film Society’s PolaCon returns to North Texas. By Elena Walker Contributing Writer Polaroid pictures are no longer photos you only find while digging through your grandmother’s trunk. This vintage trend ...

Trump repeals Obama-era program

September 26, 2017

PART ONE OF A THREE-PART SERIES ON DACA REPEAL By Stephanie Colmenero Contributing Writer The protections granted by former President Barack Obama to those brought to the U.S. illegally as children will soon come to a...

Dallas rallies against alt-right

September 13, 2017

Charlottesville death sparks anti-white supremacy protest and challenges controversial monuments. By Stephanie Salas-Vega Managing Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUeegoeI4o Thousands gathered in Dallas to call for the removal of the city’s ...

History topples statues

September 13, 2017

As outrage over Confederate monuments spreads nationwide, protesters easily dislodge cheap statues. By Monica Mitrovic Copy Editor/Editorial Proofreader A group of protesters toppled a Confederate soldier statue on Aug. 14 in ...

Panic at North Texas pumps

September 12, 2017

Citizens of Dallas-Fort Worth struggle to keep their gas tanks full in the midst of the impact of Hurricane Harvey in the Texas Gulf Coast. SPECIAL SECTION By Britney Cellerini Contributing writer As Hurricane Harvey tore throug...

Texas implements texting, driving ban

September 11, 2017

By Lauren Keuning Opinion|Layout Editor Texas drivers will face misdemeanor charges and fines for using a wireless mobile device to read, write or send text messages while operating a motorized vehicle as of Sept. 1, according to The Dallas Morning News. Read More »...