Children are often asked, “What are you going to be when you grow up?” That question, while seemingly harmless, perpetuates the idea that, from a young age, we should have a definitive path set for...
As I approach the last semester of my undergraduate career, a wave of emotions and thoughts begin to surface. Sentiments of anxiousness, excitement, worry and focus are at the forefront of my daily academic...
Bill Nye the Science Guy! Uttering those five words will instantly bring flashbacks (and people chanting “Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!”) for people from generations X, Y and Z of one of the quirkiest, and...
The student government’s push for an artillery cannon to be used at athletic events (such as football games) is described as an effort to promote school spirit and create a new tradition but as the university...
If the 2016 presidential election taught me one critical lesson, it is that every vote matters. Millions lined up at voting booths across the country in a measly effort to direct our nation in what we...
The finals days of the semester are here and finals are quickly approaching. Students, faculty and staff are tired and ready for a break, but the past week has caused anxiety for many. Last week, the campus...
Humans have been interested in the cosmos for centuries. As early as 32,000 B.C., humans were using the night sky as an astronomical timepiece and had formed entire religions around these ‘heavenly bodies’...
In fall 2014 UTSA implemented the Academic Inquiry & Scholarship (AIS) course designed to ease the transition between high school and college for incoming freshmen. The course introduced general...
UTSA students have demanded more parking spaces for years with no response from the university. In August, a change.org petition titled “Create Better Student Parking at UTSA” garnered over 360 signatures....
I am a twenty-something who has devotedly watched Law & Order: SVU for over ten years but have never paused to examine what it is exactly about this melodramatic crime drama that has hooked me so effectively...
Grammar. No other word can bore a person more quickly except, perhaps, the word “mathematics.” The importance of “proper” grammar has been a topic of recent history, especially with the rise in...
According to Monty Python,
“Every sperm is sacred
Every sperm is great
If a sperm is wasted
God gets quite irate.”
This seems to be the theme for Democratic State Representative Jessica Farrar’s...
