I have been pet-sitting for almost three years now. I’ve been able to travel to Canada andaround the US to different states such as Washington, Florida, California, Nevada, and Texaswithout paying for accommodation. I’ve stayed in an array of different homes from cityapartments, mountain getaways and huge houses that...
One unconventional way to inspire UH students to get involved is with the Houston bike crews. What’s a bike crew? Houston bike crews are organized groups outside of UH, but still a part of Houston. All you have to do is look under the surface to see what a positive impact this community has. From taking...
The modern conception of love is broad, multifaceted and complex, but strangely contained to one word. Is the love you feel for your parents the same kind you feel for your friends or your partner? Definitely not. Why then would these varied feelings be constricted to a single four letter word? The ancient Greeks...
You can’t get a job in media without real industry experience. You can’t get real industry experience without an internship. And in this day and age, you can’t even get an internship without PRIOR experience. What’s next? 20 years of experience to get a summer job flipping burgers at 16? At this rate, I wouldn’t be...
As a child, Salma Yousef’s least favorite subject was social studies. The self-described bossy, determined little bookworm sought something more stimulating. Growing up, she hardly ever received social education. When she did, it consisted of a dull page out of a textbook followed by a quiz. It was unengaging,...
Houston’s own Swishahouse rap legend, Paul Wall, faced Austin’s Grammy Award-winning blues-rock artist, Gary Clark Jr., in a four-round battle of the bands on Thursday night. With two distinctive artists striving to amplify the beauty of southern sounds, the Red Bull SoundClash was nothing short of a unique...
My commute to work between Katy and UH main campus is a long one, which on most uneventful days on the Interstate-10 lasts at least an hour and a half each way. I usually tune in to podcasts or to Indian classical music to distract myself from traffic frustration and ignore rowdy drivers. Today as I was driving to...
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Tony Nguyen put down his headphones, someone’s voice still jutting out of that heavy-set device, ready for our interview to begin. Nguyen moved from Minnesota to Houston in 2017 after graduating high school. Houston is more or less a place that he calls home now. He is a University of Houston alumn, having earned...
“If you were to describe yourself as a child, what would you say?” “Curious and just like ready to learn,” said Anna Esther Lopez Concepcion from across my desk, smiling as she remembered. “I think even now, I just see myself always wanting to learn more, always curious about things. I’m definitely curious and...
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