Inside Look on the Elite 8 Tournament – Days 4 and 5
By Blanca Izquierdo— Multimedia Journalist The morning of day four was the hardest of all. Everything was gone, nothing else I could do, and it broke my heart. Nobody prepares you to lose. When...
Category: Opinion
Inside Look on the Elite 8 Tournament – Day 3
By Blanca Izquierdo— Multimedia Journalist ‘We are three games away to becoming National Champions. Just three more games.’ This is all I can think of in the morning of day three. When you are...
Inside Look on the Elite 8 Tournament – Day 2
By Blanca Izquierdo— Multimedia Journalist The first thing we did in the morning of day two was breakfast in a big room reserved for all the student-athletes. On the way there, Adriana, one of...
Inside Look on the Elite 8 Tournament – Day 1
By Blanca Izquierdo— Multimedia Journalist My alarm went off this morning at 6:20 a.m. but this time I wasn’t tired. I jumped out of my bed incredibly excited. We were off to Pittsburgh to play...
Opinion: Have dynasty teams sucked the fun out of sports?
By Channing Flatt— Sports Editor No matter what sport, college or professional, I turn on I just can’t get excited anymore. From Alabama’s stranglehold on the college football title race to Golden State’s luxury...
Opinion: The sports industry isn’t pointless
By Blanca Izquierdo— Multimedia Journalist In response to Joseph Kamin’s article “The Sports Industry is Pointless”. Last Saturday I had one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. I played in the...
Opinion: Texas should not legalize marijuana for recreational use
By Sara Neal— Guest Writer and Texan Debate Participant Marijuana is a drug that has recently been in the spotlight due to many states pushing to legalize the substance for medicinal or recreational use....
Opinion: Texas should legalize marijuana for recreational use
Mackenzie Baugh- Guest Writer & Texan Debate Participant When it comes to the legalization of recreational marijuana, it can provide positive outcomes concerning public safety and prison systems with the implication of laws and...
Opinion: Bad referee calls negatively affect players
By Blanca Izquierdo— Multimedia Journalist The 2018 Tennis US Open final will be remembered for the argument between Serena Williams and the chair umpire Carlos Ramos. Williams suffered a tough loss to the Japanese...
Staff Editorial – Why sexual assault victims don’t speak out
By Texan News Editorial Staff— Recent allegations of attempted sexual assault against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh added to a society-wide conversation about the issue of sexual misconduct and why some victims wait so...