Dining on Everyone Else's Dollar

by Jacob Tucker, feature editor

During the past decade, people began looking to our government for handouts to sustain their lives.

I work at a grocery store, and I constantly view the public.  I also get to see the many different ways to buy an item.  Credit cards, cash, check, or charge are some of he various ways to pay.

I left out one key piece of plastic that has become a “crutch” in many American, or non-American, lives today.  It is the Lone Star card. 

Coming Out ... Swoopes Says She's Still Sheryl'

by Giovanni Rosendo, associate editor

I’ve had the opportunity to read an article provided by Swoopes in ESPN The Magazine, found on ESPN.com.  She gives an autobiography leading up to now and explains what she hopes for by making this big decision.

New Amendment Misleads

by Ray Buffington, editor-in-chief

Smell that? It’s the stench of the results from the past election day that had more un-needed legislation, the smelliest of it all being Proposition 2, the allegedly “anti-gay marriage” amendment to the Texas Constitution.

Satisfaction is Never a Guarantee

by Kevin L. Mayer, co-news-editor

Maybe expectations are too high, but I have always believed in the spectacular potential of the human race. From cold cave floors and a bar-b-que with fire, to nuclear powered ships, humankind has come a long way.

We have circumnavigated the globe and landed on the moon. However, achievements still lie before us. Standing on our own, one day the ground we walk on may be Mars or someplace currently unrealistic.

Living Life with Sense of Integrity

by Christopher Byram, opinion editor

Our purpose in life –as individuals or as an entire sentient species- is entirely unknown, as with many things in life. One can speculate and theorize, but that leads only back into itself. I am also not one to make the drastic assumptions that such philosophy requires. I can only observe the world around me through my own tainted eyes and react.

Love is for Everyone

by Stefanie Bradford, guest writer

As some of you already know, I got married in May.  The wedding was hectic, but beautiful, and our honeymoon turned out to be exactly what we had hoped for.  It has been six months since Bryce and I said “I do,” and both of us agree that married life could not be better.

Time Now for Cloning

by Cody Flores, staff writer

With all the benefits of cloning, it should be used to it’s full potential.It has its good and bad points, however. The bad points don’t make sense, so the cloning process must take full effect immediately.

Booze Versus Books

by Amelia Gonzales, staff writer

It’s late Saturday night, and you have one of two options.

You can stay at home with your books open, notes in hand, and actually doing this thing some call studying. For your other option, your phone is ringing off the wall. You are starving for a girls’ or guys’ night out, and you just absolutely need to relax from a week of pure hell.

Too Close to Home

by Rebecca Smith, staff writer

Roommates. They are an uncertainty that every college student faces.

Males and females alike stand looking at this subject with disappointing stares, wishing they were still living with mommy and daddy.

Spitting Image

by Jessica Safavimehr, staff writer

While sitting in class, you have one of those stare-into-outer space moments. Then you look to your right, and there it is, a cup,but not just any cup, it’s a cup filled with tobacco and spit.  Not only have you stopped paying attention to your professor, you are now so disgusted and distracted class may as well end.

Honoring Our Nation's Past and Present

by Jordan Williams, staff writer

When Rosa Parks recently passed away, her body laid rest in the United States Capitol rotunda, and she was the first woman to have this honor.

The rotunda of the United States Capitol, completed in 1824, has been considered the most suitable place for the nation to pay final tribute to its most eminent citizens by having their remains lie in state or in honor.

Totally Trivial ... Useless Facts Often Entertaining

by Shea Chancey, staff writer

This information doesn’t make a difference for anyone as far as increasing your intelligence, but it is good to know if you ever are on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” or “Jeopardy.” Useless information is something to take up space

Capitalistic Communism Alive and Well in America

by Heather Smith, staff writer

Since I was a young girl, I have questioned the meaning of freedom. Does it truly exist? Is the government our friend, our protector of freedom? If so, then why are our freedom and rights being toyed with by our very own government?

Getting Fit Instead of Fat

by Omar Ojeda, staff writer

This is the most common “white” lie you can tell a friend or someone who asks you this question. Well, they just told you that because they didn’t want to hurt your feelings, and they are really thinking “…Yes, you look like that whale from ‘Free Willy’!”

Band Music Reminder of Falls Past

by Arthur A. Garcia, staff writer

I never liked football growing up.  When I was in high school, our team, which shall remain nameless, wasn’t as good as other area teams, so we never really had a reason to get excited.  I was reminded of how much fun I used to have in the football stands recently while participating in a hayride.  That’s right, I said hayride.  But regardless of what I was doing, I was startled by the sounds of a marching band at a nearby football stadium warming up.  I remembered how much fun we used to have on Friday nights. 

Learning to Forgive - Crucial for Life

by Amelia Gonzales, staff writer

Learning to Forgive: The Most Crucial Element in Life

For those of you who have never met me or had the opportunity to speak with me, you might consider me to be that quiet girl in the corner. I am everything but that.

Judging a Labeled Society

by Desiree Mendez, staff writer

In our society, we tend to label others. 

Why must we do that?  I don’t label myself, so why should I label someone else?

I know that when I was in high school, it was common for people to label each other.  I’ve also seen this in college too.

Minority Action Creates Affirmative Freeloaders

by Priscilla Casanova, staff writer

For the longest time, I’ve had conflicting views when it came to Hispanics as one  of the few Hispanics at Crosbyton High school participating in extra –curricular activities and the only Hispanic in AP English class during my senior year, I sometimes saw things in a different light. Who to side with was always on my mind.  What kind of Hispanic would I be if I didn’t defend my own? But, how big of an idiot would I be if I did side with them, knowing that they were wrong?   

Racing to Judge Others

by Brooke Heald, staff writer

When I was growing up, I was raised by a man who is very racist. I couldn’t date or even be friends with anyone who was not Caucasian. When I was in seventh grade, I met a Hispanic guy who I really enjoyed hanging out with, and we had a lot of things in common.

Fragile Feelings of a Lucky Heart

by Bud Castilleja, staff writer

If you consider you and your lover to be close, you can know for sure if you can name his or her favorite movie, food, color, etc… If you have gone this far with the relationship, calls are now mandatory, other people are off limits, and every single second of your life must be spent thinking of him or her and nothing else. Well that’s what he or she thinks anyway.