In Focus

Get Ready to Kiss it Goodbye

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February 20, 2018

February 20, 2018

It’s a peaceful Sunday morning on the patio. A soothing breeze sends a chill up your arm, but a cup of aromatic coffee warms up your side. Raising the cup, you drink the last...

Harvey Hits the Nation: and They Keep Falling like Dominoes

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December 16, 2017

December 21, 2017

TIME MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED THEIR 2017 PERSON OF THE YEAR ON DEC. 6: “SILENCE BREAKERS.” IT HONORS THOSE CELEBRITIES AND PUBLIC FIGURES WHO TOOK A STAND AGAINST THEIR ABUSERS WHEN NO ONE WOULD, RIDING OFF...

A Silent Cry for Help: The Alarming Escalation in Teen Suicide

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November 15, 2017

July 27, 2018

When 16-year-old Stacy* returned home from track practice, she began her usual routine—she ate dinner, showered, stretched out her tight muscles and put on pajamas. But instead of sitting down to complete her homework...

Sickly Sweet: The Rise of the Forbidden Fruit

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September 29, 2017

July 27, 2018

As his fingers tremble, Vince* secretly locks the bathroom stall, lifts his JUUL to his lips, inhales, savors the nicotine buzz, and blows the vapor out in one big exhale. Before going to school...

Out of Reach: The Food Fight

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May 18, 2017

November 17, 2017

Nestled between the Trinity River and the C. F. Hawn Freeway is the South Dallas neighborhood of Bonton. The landscape is sparse, with few buildings besides the houses themselves. The nearest grocery store is...

In Focus Episode 7: Out of Reach

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May 10, 2017

November 17, 2017

The Fourcast tackles the issue of food insecurity in Dallas and talks about a company that’s working to change the produce market for the better: Bonton Farms. Video filmed and edited by Shreya Gunukula

The Third Wave: A New Feminism

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April 14, 2017

April 14, 2017

After the presidential inauguration, people of all backgrounds have joined together to seek change and justice for gender equality. Junior Anden Suarez stood alongside her mom in downtown Dallas, fired up by a...

In Focus Episode 6: The Third Wave of Feminism

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April 12, 2017

April 12, 2017

Sneak peek of our upcoming issue that hits stands tomorrow! Staff Writers Amelia Brown and Emily Fuller investigate the new wave of feminism in the aftermath of the election. Video filmed and edited by...

Caught in the Political Crossfire: Refugees Struggle for Survival

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February 10, 2017

February 10, 2017

Ten years after the end of the Vietnam War, Thomas Hoang’s family only had enough money to send one of its children on a small fishing boat headed for the United States. As the...

From Confident to Confined: The Realities of Domestic Violence

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December 16, 2016

December 16, 2016

She is your locker neighbor. She is the girl in front of you in the lunch line. She is the faculty member who you always greet in the hallway. She could be you. Or...