In Focus

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...

Check All That Apply: The Role of Race and Ethnicity in College Admissions

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November 4, 2016

November 3, 2016

$1.50 – Asian male. $1- Caucasian. Free – Native American. These were the prices of goods at an anti-affirmative action bake sale at the University of Texas on Oct. 26 that attracted over 100...

In Focus Episode 2: Boxed In

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November 1, 2016

November 2, 2016

Here’s a sneak peek of our second issue of the year! Our topic that’s “In Focus” this month is Race and College Admissions. Pick up a copy on Friday, Nov. 4 to read this...

Breaking the Glass Screen

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September 30, 2016

October 18, 2016

On Aug. 7, Associate Editor at Sports Illustrated Kids and Hockaday alumna, Elizabeth McGarr McCue ’01, found herself talking back, rather angrily, to her living room television. Just a couple of minutes earlier, she...

Behind the Shot

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May 23, 2016

November 8, 2017

Junior Abby Fuller carefully knots her blue sneakers. Swaddled in workout gear, she grabs her iPhone and earbuds to pass the time during her run before kicking open the front door. She opts to...