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The changing shape of prize-winning literature in 2025

The changing shape of prize-winning literature in 2025

Joy Dorai, Editor September 4, 2025

This year's Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner was announced on May 5 to Percival Everett's “James.” The novel takes an audacious approach to retelling Jim's character from Mark Twain's “Adventures...

Ballet Folklórico Herencia Mexicana performs at Discovery Green.

What makes culture come alive

Angelita Villalon, Reporter September 4, 2025

Ballet Folklorico Herencia Mexicana de Houston, founded in 2017 by Angelita Martinez and Jose Villalon, has grown from six members to more than 30 and now performs across the city. What started as a small...

Courtesy: Free Comic Book Day website.

Comic book fans celebrate Free Comic Book Day on May 3.

Gael Ángel Anchondo, Contributor May 2, 2025

Free Comic Book Day was coined by Joe Field in 2002 due to the popularity of comic book movies in the l990s and early 2000s. Free Comic Book Day is an annual holiday celebrated on the first Saturday of...

Pope Francis kissing a disabled woman's feet. Courtesy: NBC News

Pope Francis dies on Easter Monday, leaving a global impact on the Catholic Church

Emily Torres, Reporter May 2, 2025

On Easter Monday on April 21 at 88 years old, Pope Francis died from a stroke and heart failure. His death was announced at 9:45 a.m. in Italy by a camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. He was known...

Illustration credit: Lyn Kaddour

Jump-start your summer reading goals with these recommendations

Madison Chagaris, Reporter May 2, 2025

Classes will end soon, so now is the time to start building a summer reading list. Studies show that reading improves memory, builds concentration, and relieves stress. It is perfect for preparing for...

Carrillo holds the spring 2025 issue of The Bayou Review as she prepares for graduation. Courtesy: Karla Carrillo

Dateline Editor published in spring 2025 issue of literary magazine The Bayou Review

Vincente Luzardo, Reporter May 2, 2025

UHD’s student-run literary magazine, The Bayou Review, officially launched its Spring 2025 issue on April 22, which featured a short story written by Dateline Editor Karla Carrillo. The story is titled...

UHD O'Kane Gallery opened the annual Student Art Exhibition on April 10.

O’Kane Gallery’s UHD Student Art Exhibition open to the public

Abraham Leija, Section Editor April 28, 2025

The O’Kane Gallery’s annual Student Art Exhibition at UHD is open to showcase the visual artwork of students from the past academic year. The exhibition features a diverse and curated collection...

Reagan reading the newest Hunger Games book written by Suzanne Collins.

New addition to the ‘Hunger Games’ series ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ gives a deeper dive to the characters, setting

Alexa Reagan, Section Editor, Reporter April 18, 2025

A gripping and beautifully written novel that pulls you into its complex world from the very first page, “Sunrise on the Reaping” is set in the familiar world of Panem, taking readers deeper into the...

‘Snow White’ live-action adaptation follows the original story plot with an empowering take

‘Snow White’ live-action adaptation follows the original story plot with an empowering take

Emily Torres, Reporter April 18, 2025

“Snow White” live action was released on March 21 directed by Marc Webb. The adaptation follows the original movie “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” released in 1937. The live adaptation follows...

"The Penguin Lessons" is more a political commentary and less about penguins

“The Penguin Lessons” is more a political commentary and less about penguins

Alexa Reagan, Section Editor, Reporter April 18, 2025

“The Penguin Lessons” is a new movie based on Tom Michell's autobiography of the same name. It follows Michell, a young man who leaves England to teach English in Argentina in the 70s. While visiting...

"Pipeline" showcased at O'Kane Theatre from Feb. 27 through March 8.

How authenticity in UHD’s production of ‘Pipeline’ highlights the school-to-prison pipeline

Abraham Leija, Section Editor March 28, 2025

“Pipeline” was presented by the O’Kane Theatre from Feb. 27 to March 8. Audiences were left speechless by the raw performance and authentic representation of social issues that plague the US school...

'The Electric State' was an electric flop

‘The Electric State’ was an electric flop

Alyssa Agron, Reporter March 28, 2025

The Russo brothers have done it again, folks! They got their hands on another big-budget film and made audiences question what all the money went toward. “The Electric State” had everything going...

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