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Point/Counterpoint: Obama

Madison Sartor • November 12, 2012

October is coming to an end and, in just a few short days, people everywhere will be casting their ballots. Votes will be counted and someone will be our president. When it comes down to who I will vote...

Point/Counterpoint: Romney

John Habenicht • November 12, 2012

Barack Obama assumed office under incredibly difficult circumstances; there is no denying that. However, the president has failed to keep his lofty promises, and therefore has failed the American people....

My unusual bucket list

jordan richards • October 17, 2012

Airplanes, Chipotle and sushi are all unknown worlds that I have yet to experience. The secure suburban lifestyle that Flower Mound represents is the only world I am aware of. The same cycle plays on repeat...

A different perspective

amanda collen • October 17, 2012

This past summer, I traveled to what seemed like a completely different planet compared to the Dallas suburb I have lived in for the past 10 years. As a member of the youth group at First United Methodist...

Expect the unexpected

marisa charpentier • October 17, 2012

If I were to go to rehab, it would be for excessive planning. When I was in elementary school, I made foam hangers labeled with the days of the week. Before a new week began, I would hang up an outfit...

Secular without judgement

Molly Spain, Opinion/ In Depth Editor • March 1, 2012

I used to dread the moment when people would discover I had no religion – that I belong to no church and am neither Catholic nor Baptist. But I shouldn’t have to. Religion was never forced upon me...

Nook or book?

Marisa Charpentier, Assistant Feature Editor • February 15, 2012

The smell of coffee drifted towards me as I swung open the Barnes and Noble doors. I swiftly walked past the shelves containing hundreds of novels. On a normal occasion, every book that caught my eye would...

Foreseeing the Oscar outcomes

Juliana Adame, Entertainment Editor • February 15, 2012

Best Picture "The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer "The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer "The...

This one’s for you Kansas

McKenna Autem, Reporter • February 7, 2012

I could say that I was helplessly in love, that I had never experienced a feeling quite like it. I could say that I had never met anyone that would even compare. I could say that I’ll never get over...

Google can’t define me

Emily Aijknes, Assistant In-Depth Editor • January 23, 2012

In the beginning, it was funny. The word "hipster" or the phrase "you’re a hipster" was thrown around. "Emily you’re such a hipster!" I laughed along, but honestly I didn’t even understand what...

Perfection can be blinding

Marisa Charpentier, Assistant Feature Editor • January 23, 2012

I’ve lived a bland, sheltered life, and I’ve come out "perfect." My family is "perfect." My neighborhood is "perfect." My world is "perfect." But I guess this perfection is where the problem lies....

Column: Rules of the road

Joe Rau, business manager • January 4, 2012

You could say I have a bit of road rage. I’m a little neurotic. Possibly hypocritical. But it’s not completely my fault. I am the product of two over-angry sisters and a father who is "that...