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Bombay Bicycle Club

Exploring San Antonio as off-campus life takes center stage

How the shift to college life and lifted restrictions have changed going-out culture
Samira Turino, Arts and Entertainment Reporter March 9, 2023

With heavy COVID restrictions becoming a thing of the past, the St. Mary’s St. sidewalks are again filled with students making their way to Bombay Bicycle Club on Thursdays, a day more infamously referred...

Authenticity, identity and acceptance in the public eye

Authenticity, identity and acceptance in the public eye

Recent criticism of Sam Smith speaks to conditional acceptance of queerness
Abby Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter March 2, 2023

For Sam Smith, the mere act of existing is radical. From coming out as gay in 2014 and genderqueer in 2017 to announcing their usage of they/them pronouns in 2019, their journey towards realizing their...

Dawson Durr and Grace Robertson show off their designs made in the MakerSpace.

MakerSpace highlights student creativity

See how students are using campus resources to support their personal interests
Samira Turino, Arts & Entertainment Reporter March 2, 2023

The Center for the Sciences and Innovation (CSI) is home to many of the university’s technological resources, most of which are housed in the heart of the building: the MakerSpace. Located at the corner...

Holding out hope for unproblematic vampire stories

Holding out hope for unproblematic vampire stories

Meyer announces two new books coming soon to the saga
Parker Parent, Arts & Entertainment Reporter March 2, 2023

“Twilight” has been having a renaissance as of late, with a recent resurgence in the movie’s popularity and the 2020 release of “Midnight Sun,” a novel that recounts the events of the first book...

A San Antonio guide to Mardi Gras

A San Antonio guide to Mardi Gras

Diving deeper into why and how to celebrate the holiday here in San Antonio
Kate Klein, Intern February 28, 2023

The first time I ever heard of Mardi Gras was in 2015, while I was visiting my family in New Orleans, Louisiana for a wedding and my parents took me to a store on Bourbon Street that was famous for their...

College life lowers televised event viewership

College life lowers televised event viewership

How students navigate the effects college life has on their TV-watching habits
Samira Turino, Arts and Entertainment Reporter February 23, 2023

With the beginning of every year comes a new television award season. People across America will be, and have been, tuning in to watch their Super Bowl champion, Album of the Year and Best Picture winners...

Ozempic: Popular for all the wrong reasons

Ozempic: Popular for all the wrong reasons

The internet’s hyper-focus on the drug’s weight loss side effect is just the latest manifestation of society’s toxic standards
Abby Jackson, Arts and Entertainment Reporter February 23, 2023

Ozempic. I let the word stand alone in the search bar to see what information would surface. After the result for Ozempic.com, Google presented me with a series of sponsored links. One promised “safe...

Does the legacy of Harry Potter hold up?

Does the legacy of Harry Potter hold up?

New Harry Potter video game, Hogwarts Legacy, garners controversy upon release
Parker Parent, Arts and Entertainment Reporter February 23, 2023

With 500 million book copies sold and 11 movies and 17 video games released, it’s no secret that Harry Potter is a well-known franchise. However, its newest video game, Hogwarts Legacy, has been met...

Harry Styles being attacked by bees at the Grammys, color version

Another year, another round of Grammys backlash

Beyoncé’s snub highlights the fading credibility and relevance of the Recording Academy
Logan Crews, Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2023

If you haven’t already, it might be time to let go of the Grammy Awards as an actual authority on music. This year, the Recording Academy again failed to escape its regular accusations of racism and...

Actors in Could You Please Look Into the Camera

Upcoming theater production navigates casting controversy

A close look at Trinity Theatre’s upcoming production of “Could You Please Look into the Camera?”
Samira Turino, Arts and Entertainment Reporter February 16, 2023

“Could You Please Look into the Camera?” follows the interviews of young protesters during their detention by the Bashar Assad regime. The play, written by Syrian playwright Mohammad Al Attar, will...

Skylar Savarin

Reviewing “Skinamarink,” a directorial debut

The unique horror experience that isn’t necessarily for everyone
Om Dighe, Arts and Entertainment Reporter February 16, 2023

“Skinamarink” is a 2022 experimental horror film from filmmaker Kyle Edward Ball, loosely inspired by his short film “Heck.” The film follows two young children, Kevin and Kaylee, who wake up one...

Looking for a rom-com? Watch “The Big Sick

Looking for a rom-com? Watch “The Big Sick”

The bleak horror fan recommends a romantic comedy film for Valentine’s Day
Om Dighe, Arts and Entertainment Reporter February 9, 2023

“The Big Sick” is a 2017 romantic comedy written by Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and Emily V. Gordon (“Crashing”), who are married in real life. This film follows a fictionalized Nanjiani...

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