

Hidden Gems Across UTRGV by Harkirat Kaur
About the Photographer Hi there! My name is Harkirat Kaur (also go by Didi). I am a beginner photographer who loves to take pictures in black and white. My interest in photography began when I was staying in Canada during the summer in 2025 with my uncle who is a professional photographer. While I was with him, he taught me a lot and actually bought me my first camera. Since then, my love for photography skyrocketed and the rest is history. In my free time I love to take pict
Oct 51 min read
Dancing To Make Connections by Mariana Trevino
As a young girl, I never expected dancing to be so expressive as someone who used to be in dance class during my elementary school years. I love dancing mainly because it gives me the freedom to express myself how I feel whether it’s being happy or sad. Dancing became an exciting hobby for me, and till this day it still remains one. I dance in my room either for fun or to practice a dance to better understand its steps as I turn on my headphones and move around my room. Each
Sep 307 min read


How Overcooked Reconnected my Brother and I by Elana Veloso
“Oh my gosh! Was that the last order?” I said over some frantic button smashing. “Omg, I think we just four-starred. Omg, we beat it. It’s over. We beat the game!” My brother was yelling over the ending credit music of the game Overcooked. The game we grinded over for weeks, countless hours sitting on the living room couch. Day and night, we were coming up with strategies, stressing over eggs, dirty dishes, and uncooked pasta. And now, we finally beat it... But how? How could
Feb 166 min read


Simplicity & Beauty of the Channelled Whelk by Cassandra Conde
Simplicity & Beauty of the Channelled Whelk As I read Anne Morrow Lindbergh book Gift from the Sea, I could not put the book down because I felt as if I related to each specific shell. However, the one I resonated with the most was chapter II “Channelled Whelk”. This chapter reminded me of a current issue I face, which is finding “simplification of life” (Lindbergh 18). When I was 8 years old, my father brought a huge Channelled Whelk, I could not-—till this day—hold the sh
Feb 168 min read
