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Censorship Sucks

By Mark Metevier, Skyline Humor Columnist

Don’t you just love America? It is the greatest nation on the planet…if you haven’t traveled outside of it. It is pretty cool though. If you make enough money, you can still have teeth! I mean, one could even argue that God himself created war just to teach us geography! On the bright side, at least we are an accepting nation, unless you’re anything but a straight white man or someone who wants to read a book the gatekeepers don’t like.

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A Small Burger Place With Big Possibilities

By Guadalupe Perez-Mata, Skyline Social Media Manager

ALPINE- Towards the end of July, the new food stop, Bock Burger, made its grand debut. Opening its doors Mondays and Tuesdays from 11a.m. to 11p.m., which makes it accessible for students on those late nights. Many places in Alpine, Texas, are not even open Mondays and Tuesdays! Clearly these food lovers saw a gap in the market.

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What Can a Horse-Man Do?

By Mark Metevier, Skyline Humor Columnist

We are back in the saddle again folks! This semester should feel particularly nostalgic given that we are starting it off with another viral infection. The Covid show returned after a brief intermission, and on top of that, another medical monkey, called Monkey Pox, is on our back. This one has been making the news for being transmitted through intimacy, so most of you have nothing to worry about. And if you do, the university is now offering free STD testing as well as counseling. Fairly progressive for the Lone Star State.

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Thee Texas It Girl

By Ellyanne Hall, Skyline guest columnist

She clutched her graduation cap through rhinestoned claws. The square surface read “Real Hot Girl Shit,” in a seventies styled font that was meticulously laid to serve as a bedazzled ode her to alter ego, Megan Thee Stallion, and the catch phrase that inspired movement amongst aging and blooming generations. Movement from millennials and gen z alike in the form of defiant and unbridled physical expression and the wide range assertion of the power of femininity under a new regime.

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