Category: Series

Entertainment, Series

‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ breaks the mold

Katie Babbitt

The Lemony Snicket series changes it up for its second season While Season 1 of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” followed a specific format in it episodes, that formula is slowly broken in its second season. We rejoin the Baudelaire orphans at Prufrock Preparatory School with Count Olaf hot on their trail. Unlike the previous season, the Baudelaires are not always privileged with single guardians who always end up dying on them. Instead they travel to even more, as Mr. Poe put it, “adventures in all sorts of exotic locales.” Count Olaf, played by the incredibly talented Neil Patrick Harris,…

Entertainment, Series, TV

“Scream Queens’ steps up for second season

Matthew Tamez

Horror comedy sets out to improve from last season After the lackluster and uninspired ending to an otherwise good first season, “Scream Queens” has returned for Season 2. With a beginning that gives the closure to the first season that the finale should have given, it makes up where the first season failed. “Scream Queens” is a horror comedy series airing on Fox. Created by Ryan Murphy of “American Horror Story” fame; Brad Falchuk, co-creator of “Glee”; and Ian Brennan, a writer for “Glee”, the second season debuted Sept. 20. Season 2 takes place two years after Season 1. Cathy…

Penny Palate, Series

You’ll give thanks for this delicious holiday dip

Desiree Arnold

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, a day filled with family, friends, food and football. We all give thanks for the wonderful people in our lives and of course for the fabulous feast. It is a known pastime to overindulge on Thanksgiving dinner and derail any health goals. A tip to stay on track and not sabotage this is to remember that it is the turkey’s role to be overstuffed, not you. Contributed photo Want to feel like a star at your Thanksgiving gathering? Try bringing this Pumpkin Dip — it’s healthy, inexpensive and, most importantly, delicious. Whether hosting or…

Campus, Community, Series

Undocumented: Surviving the trail between liberty and freedom–For many immigrants, a life spent in fear

C. Robert Gonzalez

Like many immigrants, getting to the United States was only half the battle for Perla, a recent Ray High School graduate now attending Del Mar College. Once in her new homeland, the anxiety, fear and uncertainty only grew. Though Perla entered the country legally at age 13, she spoke no English and had a difficult time in school. “People would tell me I couldn’t make it and I would cry a lot because I didn’t have a Social Security card, but I knew I had to go for it,” said Perla, who didn’t want to give her last name because…

Community, Series, Texas

Undocumented: Surviving the trail between liberty and freedom

C. Robert Gonzalez

It would appear now more than ever Americans cannot change a channel on their televisions, turn a page in the newspaper or listen to the radio during their daily commute without hearing a story about undocumented immigrants and refugees. The stories told are horrific, and presidential candidate Donald Trump has even commented, calling migrants from the southern border “rapists.” But what if we step aside from all that and look at the situation piece by piece through the eyes of everyone involved in this “pandemic”? Would that close the gap on the vast starkness of desert between “them” and “us”?…