The Marquee

Finding the rainbow

Alex Anderson, Entertainment Editor • February 7, 2019

I sat alone in my blue Toyota, the June heat pierced my windshield and toasted my legs. With shaky hands, I typed out my message. “I’m tired of hiding this…I’m bi...I’ve been terrified to tell...

More than meets the eye

Samantha Thornfelt, News Editor • February 7, 2019

Editor's note: this column won a Certificate of Merit in first person experience (2019 CSPA Gold Circle Awards). It was also named as an honorable mention for personal columns in the TAJE Best in Texas...

The Silent Minority

Ava Bush, Sports Editor • February 6, 2019

Every time I would visit my grandmother as a child, she would tell me stories about my Choctaw lineage. My great uncle would also take my cousins and I to the Red River to collect shark teeth, arrowheads...

A year of music

Why the chart topping albums of 2018 had people in their feelings

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • January 9, 2019

Sweetener - Ariana Grande This year was inarguably the best year yet for Ariana Grande’s career and the worst for her personal life. She’s endured the death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and...

End the cycle of discrimination

Staff • December 11, 2018

Since the Revolution, America has been a symbol of hope for those who seek freedom and prosperity. However, The United States has become a hypocritical nation. For hopeful immigrants, America, land of...

Transgender rights are human rights

Kendall Cooper, Copy/Entertainment/Sports Editor • November 9, 2018

The conversation surrounding transgender rights and the government has been revisited as a result of a draft of a US policy change obtained by The New York Times. If this goes into effect, gender, in the...

Bohemian Rhapsody Review

The newest Queen biopic fails to reach cinematic excellence but still makes for an extraordinary time at the movies

Alex Anderson, Writer • November 9, 2018

For many people, Queen was just one of the greatest rock bands of the 70s and 80s. However, audiences walking out of the film Bohemian Rhapsody know that there was nothing simple about Queen or its frontman...

The highs and lows

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • November 5, 2018

“Mom please,” I screamed until my throat hurt. My mom laid motionless on my parents’ bed. I begged her to show a sign that she was okay. Barely conscious, she couldn’t even open her eyes. My...

What am I worth?

Shayla Sistrunk, Online Manager • November 5, 2018

For two hours I sat in my empty bathtub in the pitch black. It was completely silent and for some odd reason I started to feel safe. I couldn’t see anything. I could only feel my bare feet against the...

A broken record

Reya Mosby, Reporter • November 5, 2018

I slowly sank into the chair. Fear and doubt cascaded through my mind as the senior boy towered over me. It was my first interview for journalism, and I was intimidated by the older boy. After we finished...

Americans are creating an internal war

Staff • November 2, 2018

The country has become more divided than ever in recent years, and now we’re creating our own civil war between political parties. Issues that shouldn’t be partisan are. During the recent Brett Kavanaugh...

Review: “A Star is Born”

The newest remake of "A Star is Born" focuses on the relevant issues of a modern love story. Slight spoilers for "A Star is Born" below.

Alex Anderson, Feature/News Editor • October 15, 2018

With three versions of “A Star is Born” already in existence, many would wonder why remake this story. However, Bradley Cooper’s 2018 version brings a modern twist on the story, and it revolves more...