My Writing

Here is a list of my work that is available online. Keep in mind the copy editors write the headlines, not me.

University Star - Opinion Columns
September 4, 2001	New name change suggestions: Aardvark U.	SWT's proposed name change to Texas State University is a bad idea.
September 18, 2001	TAAS, TEAMS not worth all the hype	Too much emphasis is placed on standardized testing.
October 9, 2001	Miss America pageant has made progress, but still about curves and measurements	The Miss America is demeaning to women.
October 24, 2001	"Politically Correct" proves it isn't all that wrong	Defending "Politically Incorrect" host Bill Maher's right to speak his mind.
November 6, 2001	Responding to the "University Identity" crisis	SWT attempts to improve the university focus on all the wrong things.
November 28, 2001	"Shallow Hal" perpetuates prejudices against fat people	The movie "Shallow Hal" promotes stereotypes of fat people.
January 16, 2002	Dangerous diet fads slip through FDA regulations; dieters beware	The dangers of popular diet products.
January 30, 2002	When dealing with mentally disturbed, court's should take defendant's illness into account	Leniency should be given to persons experiencing psychosis or other severe mental illness.
February 6, 2002	Democracy 101: American students learn basics of freedom, patriotism	Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is wasting his time with his "Dialogue on Freedom."
February 20, 2002	College apartments lure unsuspecting students in with promises of "luxury"	Collegiate apartments such as Sterling University are a rip off students.
February 27, 2002	There are no second chances in Olympics	Canada should have gracefully accepted its silver medals.
March 6, 2002	Gubernatorial candidates hold both English, Spanish debates	Dan Morales is wrong to criticize Spanish debates.
March 20, 2002	False promises, administrative guilt trips cloud dorm life experience	Advertising for the dorms is misleading. Dorm residents are treated like children. **There is a typo here. I attended The University of Oklahoma, NOT Oklahoma State University.
April 3, 2002	Vaginas get no respect; students show no support for women's rights	An over-edited and somewhat censored version of my experience with "The Vagina Monologues."
April 10, 2002	Bush's welfare reform plan pressures poor single mothers to depend on men	President Bush's plan to promote marriage as a means of getting women off welfare is a bad idea.
April 17, 2002	Think of taxes like dues in the United States of America Club	Taxpayers sometimes forget how their tax dollars come back to them.
April 24, 2002	Abortion Web site misleading, hinders women's right to choose	The Abortion is Murder website is full of misleading information about abortion.

Galaxy-Film and TV
February 14, 2002	"Love sucks" videos	Video recommendations for people who hate Valentine's Day.
February 28, 2002	"Super Troopers" full of twists, raunchy antics, plenty of jokes	The previews for the movie "Super Troopers" do not do the film justice.
February 28, 2002	"John Q" seems unbelievable, but worth watching	The movie "John Q" is exciting, but unrealistic.
April 4, 2002	"The Rookie", Disney's newest baseball disaster	"The Rookie" is just another sappy sports flick.
April 11, 2002	Ghetto high school movies	A review of movies about high schools in the ghetto.