The Israel-Hamas Palestine war happening in the Middle East is a brutal and bloody conflict. Each side is fighting for what they believe to be correct, and unfortunately, it has resulted in innocents getting caught in the crossfire. However, the conflict has spread, and as citizens of countries all over the world take up protests, the violence has begun to spread. Colleges seem to be one of the largest grounds for protests, and students all around the country take up the calls of their side to protest the opposition...
Donaldo Gutierrez: “I don’t want it to happen because it’s a big part of our culture now. Like, the younger people. I understand the security risk behind it with the whole China thing, but it does seem a little excessive, I would say.” Hector Mundo: “It’s a good thing in some ways because there’s many teens that are our age that are just wasting their time constantly swiping. I believe it’s a good thing in that regard, but at the same time, it’s bad because we should have freedom to have these things, such as...
The First Amendment is what guarantees Americans’ freedoms of speech, press, assembly, petition and religion. There is concern, however, that the freedoms offered by the First Amendment don’t make one as free as it seems. Many people in all walks of life experience inhibition of their freedoms in some way or another. Students cannot say or do certain things while on campus. People in an airport can’t joke about a bomb. Protesters are forced to disassemble when things get out of hand. But when exactly...
Richland Collegiate High School students are sharing what it means for them now that the program is ending. The opportunity to take college-level courses while finishing up a high school diploma is something RCHS students do not take for granted. Kenny Nguyen, a senior in the program, said, “Having this new experience of college it’s, it’s life-changing because you get to get your associates and you get your high school diploma. At the same time, at what cost? No cost. It’s free.” Nguyen...
Imagine this; you are a musician and finally get a shot at the big leagues. Someone in Artists and Repertoire (A&R) sets you up for a meeting, and for a finder’s fee, you to get a multi-million-dollar deal. The chance of a lifetime is waiting if you accept. You’ve been putting in the all the hard work and you deserve it. This is life changing money that you can’t make as a working individual… From the life of an entry level fry guy at McDonald’s to a life of the rich and famous. The ethics and morals of today’s...
Van Bui: “I don’t really know much about taxes; I just pay my taxes. I’m not really good with numbers so trying to figure out my own taxes it’s kind of a little daunting. I did eventually figure it out, but the process was kind of annoying trying to figure out how much I owed in taxes.” Sunisa Saeli: “I came here about four months ago. I think that taxes take time. It’s a big state and a lot of population, and it takes a long time to learn. I know you have to have an SSN number to work, but then there's all of the taxes...
Israel’s planned assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza will happen despite warnings from President Joe Biden and other U.S. officials. When that assault will happen is unknown. Currently talks are underway for another cease-fire and the release of more hostages. If a deal is not reached by March 10, the first day of the Muslim holy month known as Ramadan, the assault will take place very soon. If a deal is reached by the start of Ramadan, then the assault will be postponed for several weeks. A...
On Feb. 15, OpenAI introduced the world to Sora, a new AI model that can generate more than a minute long video from a text prompt. According to OpenAI and with some examples, we were able to see the capacity of this innovative technology and it is more than impressive. All the user has to do is type out exactly what he or she wants and the AI model generates it. Computer-generated videos are not new to the public. We have seen cases of deep fakes, but these videos are created by teaching an AI to...
Jonathan White: “I think yes because she’s so popular, and so a lot of eyes are on her even though she’s only spent a few minutes per game on the actual screen. There’s only two people that draw attention to everything they do like her. Beyonce and Taylor Swift. They’re the fad-starters.” Caleb Gonzales: “Personally, I don’t listen to her music a whole lot, but I mean everyone has different genres. I personally just don’t really feel like she’s worth the hype. I mean, she got bigger cause she’s dating...
Adanna Onyenze:
“Something that the person has mentioned before but probably doesn’t think that you noticed. I honestly think it’s a little cliche to stick with basic flowers and chocolate kind of feels like a half-hearted. They haven’t had a chance to do something just doing something. I guess you could say out of the box or something that the person would expect quite a bit appreciate.” Kaitlynn Pearson: “Posterboard, chocolate teddy bear does it every time. OK, so the posterboard, I like stuff that's...
Black history has been buried for decades and washed away. However, Black history has made America, America. From the creation of the ice cream scoop to the invention of GPS, Black history is one to relish.
Black history has inspired many cultures, music, styles and languages, jokes and animation, superheroes, and religion, and as such, can be found in many aspects of modern culture today.
Black history studies here at the Richland campus of Dallas College have come and gone. At...
