On a typical sunny day, one San Antonio resident works through the heat from his very own food truck, selling torta after torta to the community. Just 10 years ago, he was working any random job he could find. Despite his hard work, employers took advantage of the fact that he was an immigrant with…Continue Reading Effects of the immigration system in the transit city of San Antonio
More Control on Gun Control
In the year 2022, Texas had over 55 mass shootings, making 2022 one of the most significant years for gun violence in a decade. Now, in only the first months of 2023, there have been over 19 mass shootings. “America is known for shootings in both schools and in general,” said Alyssa Hernandez, a junior…Continue Reading More Control on Gun Control
Afro-Latino Q&A
En una esfuerza para comprender mejor las experiencias del grupo etnico, afrolatinos, abrimos una serie de preguntas dirigidas a nuestra comunidad local de afrolatinos para que puedan hablar sobre sus pensamientos y experiencias como miembros de la comunidad de primera mano. Estas son las respuestas que obtuvimos: Q: As someone who is Afro-Latino (of both…Continue Reading Afro-Latino Q&A
Lasso Success: The XFL’s San Antonio Brahmas’ Story
“Horns forward San Antonio, the Brahmas back down from no one.” For the first time in years since the Alliance of American Football league ended in 2019, San Antonio has a professional football team named the San Antonio Brahmas that is competing in the Xtreme Football League [XFL] for its inaugural season. San Antonio was…Continue Reading Lasso Success: The XFL’s San Antonio Brahmas’ Story
National Teacher Shortage
Education revolves around teachers and their carefully-curated lesson plans. In fact, teaching is one of the most important careers in the United States (US). Since 2021, there has been a shortage of teachers. Now this same educator shortage has district administrators scrambling to figure things out. Due to The COVID-19 Pandemic, as well as teachers’…Continue Reading National Teacher Shortage
What’s going on in Ukraine and should the U.S. help?
Ukraine became independent from Russia in 1991, becoming the second-largest European country. Then, the Budapest Memorandum was signed in 1994. This document followed the agreement that Ukraine would transfer its nuclear weapons from the Cold War to the Russian Federation. Ukraine, the US, and Russia signed honoring Ukraine’s sovereignty and territory. More recently, Ukraine was…Continue Reading What’s going on in Ukraine and should the U.S. help?
Afghanistan Places Ban on Female Education Beyond Sixth Grade
There is only one place where half the world’s population does not have access to education. In August of 2021, the Taliban placed a ban on secondary education for women in Afghanistan, preventing women from furthering their educational development past a sixth grade level. After the ban on secondary education for women in 2021, the…Continue Reading Afghanistan Places Ban on Female Education Beyond Sixth Grade
The Inspiration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
San Antonio, Texas is proudly home to the largest Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day march in the country. However, on Thursday, Jan. 6, the city’s MLK, Jr. commission board stated, “Amid the surge of omicron cases in and around San Antonio, the city annual MLK march has been canceled.” Martin Luther King, Jr….Continue Reading The Inspiration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.