I don’t normally save voicemails, but I kept this one. It was a message from Dr. Ganus. I had spoken in chapel that morning, and though he could not attend,…
One of my favorite secondhand Christmas stories is best told by my mom regarding Christmas of 1999 when I was 2 years old. As all the cousins began settling down…
On Friday Sept. 13, 12 jurors and four alternates were chosen to hear the facts surrounding the death of Botham Jean. It is not in question that Amber Guyger shot…
The oil and gas powerhouse of the South resides in Houston. This past week, Greenpeace USA protesters at the Houston Ship Channel attempted to shut down the busiest channel in…
I knew something was about to happen. I knew some rumblings had been going on around campus. I had heard whispers in dark circles that former Student Association President Hallie…
These days, there isn’t much I can do to feel genuinely embarrassed. Of course unexpected situations happen — you trip and drop food in the caf, you fall off your…
As the seasons come and go, I am always ecstatic to see summer end and fall begin because the latter is one of the best seasons we have. Summer is…
I haven’t been able to escape “The Dark Crystal” lately. On Saturday I heard a radio commercial for the new Netflix series based on characters created by head Muppeteer Jim…
You belong to a community whether or not you believe it. Community chooses you — absorbs you even. You perform a role in your community — whether you learn your…
“Rigorous but warm-hearted.” This is how former President Bill Clinton described Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) in the opening remarks before her lecture in Little Rock on Tuesday,…