Elizabeth Johnson | Focus/Design EditorStudents should keep their digital footprint clean and refined. Our internet and social media presence makes an impact on our future — good or bad. Because whether or not we like it, professionalism begins now. Your digital footprint is a record of content one has created or engaged with online. As scary as it is to...

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By The Editorial Board School shootings aren’t a “fact of life.” They are a byproduct of America’s complicity regarding mental illness among students and refusal to take steps toward making schools safer. After the shooting at a Georgia high school on Sept. 4 which left two students and two teachers dead, many Americans called for long-overdue reform in American schools....

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By Lauren Holcomb | LTVN Reporter/AnchorEveryone loves pets. Well, a majority of people do. When students move out and start living independently in college, one of the things they miss the most from home is their childhood pet. I have a cat named Earl at home, and even though he’s crazy, I miss him all the time. There are many...

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By Cameron McCollum | Photographer Romantic love is an eternal, unstoppable emotion that fills our stomachs with butterflies and our hearts with joy. You realize it after allowing yourself to be vulnerable with that significant other. Those Hallmark movie moments and every day spent together become engraved into your very identity — and then one day, it all goes away....

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By Irma Peña | LTVN ReporterTelling people I’m from Honduras gets a different reaction every single time. Some people think it’s interesting, but others feel bad for me. They assume foreigners have terrible days every day because we’re not home. Don’t get me wrong, I do miss my family. If I think about it too much, I feel sad about...

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By Isabelle Ruff | Copy EditorIt can be hard to stay locked in on homework for an extended period of time, but the second you start scrolling on your phone for a break, there's no going back to productive work. My favorite remedy for this problem is the New York Times puzzles. The Crossword has been a staple of The...

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By Emma Weidmann | Editor-in-Chief26 years after she first strutted around the streets of Manhattan, it’s cool to hate Carrie Bradshaw, the adorable, glamorous train wreck of “Sex and the City.” Next in line is Rory Gilmore, the boat-stealing, pun-making patron saint of female student-journalists. I get why it’s fun to hate on them. They have flaws as obvious as...

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By The Editorial Board Though near-empty theaters are normal these days, this was not the case years ago. Theaters would often be filled with lines out the door waiting to view the latest release. The seats may have been folding chairs and the concessions were limited, but movie-going was a treat nonetheless. Now, one can show up at the theater...

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By Kalena Reynolds | Staff WriterBetween longhorn photos and 'live, laugh, love' welcome mats, room decor has become more generic over the years. While it’s convenient to take a trip to Target and grab the first five things you see in the Magnolia section, do your Pinterest board justice and aim for something more original. Here are three ideas for...

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By Maya Dulock | LTVN Reporter A common worry for parents when sending their children to college is safety. Precautions like tracking apps, daily check-ins and useful protection devices are commonly sent by parents to their kids. Pepper spray is one of the most common elements of safety especially or girls, because of its versatility and cheap price; however, according...

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