Last Tuesday I surprised my mom with two tickets to Broadway’s The Book of Mormon, as its current nationwide tour stopped at Austin’s Bass Concert Hall. We were both more than excited for the opportunity to enter the world of satirical comedy and quick-witted jokes. In complete honesty, though I am a theater girlie at…
By Anna Martinez At least 178 wildfires have burned more than 108,000 acres across Texas this week, according to the Earth observatory. Throughout March, Texas has also been experiencing severe wildfires that have only increased due to the dry grass and arid weather. Cities ranging from Corpus Christi to Carbon have been affected. One person…
By Natasha Ford AUSTIN, Tx.—Adapted from an award-winning stage play, “Brownsville Bred: Dreaming Out Loud” is an explosive memoir about rising above and becoming more than what is expected of you. The stage play and memoir were written by filmmaker Elaine Del Valle and she explores the trials of girlhood, family relationships and memories of…
Refugees Services of Texas is holding a “Welcome Home” Donation Drive this Thursday, August 25th, for local families in need. The drive will be held at the RST Austin Service Center tomorrow from 9 to 11 AM. The organization is looking for gently used or new household items such as rugs, dishes, vacuums, decor items,…
The recent rise in unions around the United States has been hitting universities and major companies such as Starbucks and Amazon over the last few years (NPR). What has caused such a trend in unionization? First, let’s take a look at some relevant history regarding unions and the purpose they serve. In the United States,…
The first Colleen Hoover film adaptation, It Ends With Us, is out and it is heartfelt. I’ll be honest and confess that I have not read the novel that this film is adapted from. I watched this film with no expectations but was warned beforehand that there were going to be depictions of domestic violence…
In the 1980s a new and fascinating genre of music emerged, which combined elements of disco, dance, pop, and electronic-styled music. This innovative form of music was coined “Freestyle” otherwise known as “Latin Hip Hop” at the time, or “Latin Freestyle”/“Latin Disco”. Most artists who emerged with this new sound started in the underground music…
By Jackie Ibarra SAN ANTONIO, Tx.—In June of 2019, I was filled with excitement as I got ready for my freshmen orientation at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). For me and many other 2019 high school seniors, it would be another summer filled with graduation parties, orientation sessions and fun in the sun….
V. ALEXANDRA DE F. SZOENYI for Bold Latina Growing up as a Colombian-American in San Francisco, I didn’t see too many other people from my South American nation. Sure, there was a community, but it was tiny in comparison to the larger Mexican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran and other Latin American communities that no doubt helped raise…
