Dawson Beard 11/7/24 Dawson Beard 11/7/24

Following in His Footsteps: Continuing My Grandfather's Skyline Legacy

By Dawson Beard, Skyline Editor

ALPINE - When I was first asked by Skyline Faculty Advisor Sid Balman to join the newspaper staff in 2022, my initial response was a less-than-enthusiastic, “I’ll think about it.” I never had any intention of becoming a journalist to that point, much less finding myself in my current position as Skyline Editor-In-Chief. However, what inevitably sent me on this two-year-long journalistic journey was a simple statement of fact from my mother when I told her about the offer: “Poopie worked with the Skyline, too.”

Dawson Beard 10/16/24 Dawson Beard 10/16/24

Art Review

By Dawson Beard, Skyline Editor

ALPINE - For its Fall production, the Sul Ross Theatre program delivered its rendition of “Art” by Yasmina Reza. The play tells the tragic story of a lifelong friendship between three men, Serge (Christian Sanchez), Marc (Garrison Rutledge) and Yvan (Justin Hinton), torn apart by Serge’s $200,000 purchase of a white painting.

Brooke Manuel 4/23/24 Brooke Manuel 4/23/24

Hand to God Review

By Dawson Beard, Skyline Editor

ALPINE - The Sul Ross Theater Program once again delivered an impactful and thought-provoking performance while leaving the audience in stitches with their adaptation of the dark comedy “Hand to God” by Robert Askins.

Brooke Manuel 3/12/24 Brooke Manuel 3/12/24

A Woman in the Spotlight: The Struggle of Taylor Swift

By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief

“Are you ready for it?”

The bass drops, rattling and filling my ear drums as the screams of little preteen girls occupy any gaps the music missed. The first confetti cannon hasn’t even gone off, the strobe lights have hardly strobed, but it already feels like a party, and our entertainment for the evening has just arrived. At least that is the elementary sensation I, a novice in the world of Swifties, felt in the presence of a pop star, but to the more experienced among us, AKA my 13-year-old niece, she was in the presence of a goddess, an icon. Taylor was a queen, the stage was her throne, and her loyal subjects greeted her with excitement and hysteria. Taylor Swift had yet to sing a note of her first song, but the fans were content enough to just look at her and embrace her energy that effortlessly filled AT&T Stadium. This is what power, acceptance, and stardom looks like. The fans were indeed ready for it, but after all these years, was Taylor?