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  As an Austin resident, I watched plenty of ads on TV with politicians talking about how they would be tough on immigration (usually with a gun in front of a long, menacing fence).  Illegal immigrants are a menacing, mooching population in Texas. Currently, in Texas, legislators are trying to repeal in-state tuition for undocumented students. Currently, in … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Higher Education’s Closing Door

It’s the stuff of nightmares; it’s the scenario you think you’ll only watch in the fictional world of Law and Order or Criminal Minds. This past month a woman viewed a video on the news of a young woman being raped by four men on a beach in Florida while onlookers did nothing, some even cheering and others taking pictures. The nightmare hits when the woman realizes the person … [Read more...] about Public Displays of Atrocity

Language, and race, subsequently, often serve as a source of comfort and community amongst others in a new environment. It can be witnessed within universities, as foreign students tend to commemorate their college experience amongst those who they deem they are most similar to by virtue of a common language. It can also be witnessed in the happenings of everyday life: humans … [Read more...] about Psychological Phenomena: Language and Groups: The Dichotomy of Race at Urth Caffe

  Many individuals who exercise with the goal of gaining weight look towards workout supplements to improve their performance and hasten their progress. Protein powder and creatine are two common supplements that are readily available and have proven benefits. The effects of protein powder are fairly straightforward – it provides more protein with which muscles can … [Read more...] about Trust Me, I’m Premed: Creatine as a safe workout supplement

Syria has been in a civil war for four years; in the meantime, 10.9 million refugees (approximately half of the population) have been displaced. ISIS has exploited the crisis in Syria by making itself one of the key players in the war, sweeping through Syria in 2014. The majority of Syria’s northern border is Turkey (Syria’s neighbor to the west is Iraq, itself not exactly … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Turkey’s Shuttered Gates