Category: Opinions

Eddie Puente / Associate editor Zombies, zombies, zombies — everywhere you turn there are zombies. And that’s not counting the ones on television or at the theaters. All around you, you can see “creatures” shuffling around, heads down, mumbling to themselves. It’s that 3-inch by 6-inch electronic device that is surely sent from the depths of Hades that controls the masses like a brain-control machine. Having witnessed students walk into cars, into other students and into closed doors is a prime example of the power that these machines command. You can be sitting in class and hear that telltale sound…

Raul Alonzo / Web editor As 2013 comes to a close, the country once again finds itself in the throngs of Election Season, with numerous positions up for grabs, including the governor’s seat in Texas. For many outside the political mainstream, in the immortal words of Ned Stark, “Winter is coming.” All political will, at this point, seems oriented toward the ballot box — that sacred altar that has become the heraldic standard of all aspirations toward fulfilling the promises of a people’s democracy. “Winter,” at this point, denotes the general apathy toward any more direct objectives outside of this…

Vanessa Trevino/ Staff Writer The number one question that every guy wonders is “What do women really want?” Even as women, we sometimes question our own motives. Should I wear this to school today? Should I have really told him that? Should I just break it off? Should I trust him? So guys let’s not feel bad when you have a hard time figuring out women or your woman. We often need time to figure out ourselves.  Living in such a fast-paced generation, as the one we are in, I have heard both women and men of different age groups…