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Journalism student at Emerson College. Editor-in-Chief of her college paper, the Berkeley Beacon.

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Project Row Houses Trains Its Lens on the Third Ward

Project Row Houses Trains Its Lens on the Third Ward

When Brian Ellison moved from Tulsa to Houston eight years ago, he was in search of a community that felt lik…

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Celebrating National Immigration Month Has Never Been More Important

Celebrating National Immigration Month Has Never Been More Important

Stickers of various national flags covered a red heart in the Discovery Green Conservatory, and the I Am An I…

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Houston's New Hostel Comes Complete With a Beyonce-Inspired Room

Houston's New Hostel Comes Complete With a Beyonce-Inspired Room

When Deidre Mathis decided to open a hostel in Houston, she knew that she was going to make the entire place …

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Lisbon Is the Vacation Destination That Radiates Happiness

Lisbon Is the Vacation Destination That Radiates Happiness

Traveling to Lisbon for the first time, I felt like the city could be another home for me. Maybe that's becau…

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Second 'Families Belong Together' March Protests Potential Immigrant Detention Center

Second 'Families Belong Together' March Protests Potential Immigrant Detention Center

On Saturday Afternoon, more than a hundred people wearing white and orange marched to the proposed site of a …

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You Won't See 'Love, Simon' at QFest 2018

You Won't See 'Love, Simon' at QFest 2018

There's no doubt queer cinema made huge strides in the last year, when films like Call Me by Your Name and Lo…

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Texas universities tumble in free speech ranking

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By Nicole Cobler Verified, Shafaq Patel Verified, Josephine Walker
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The Texas A&M campus in College Station. Photo: Mark Felix for The Washington Post via Getty Images Texas A&M University plummeted in a new campus free speech ranking. State of play: Texas colleges overall lost ground in the latest national ranking from the civil liberties group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), though results varied widely by campus.
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What we're watching: Astros' playoff push

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By Shafaq Patel Verified
| Axios Houston Verified
Jose Altuve #27 against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Photo: Houston Astros/Getty Images The Astros enter the final week of the regular season one game out of first place in the AL West. Why it matters: Stakes are high after missing the postseason last year. State of play: The Astros entered last weekend a game up on the Rangers but were swept by the Braves. Houston plays two games in Seattle starting today before closing out the regular season with four games against the Athletics.
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Rice University moves up in 2027 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings

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By Shafaq Patel Verified
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Rice University moved up one spot to No. 16 in U.S. News & World Report's 2027 Best Colleges rankings, released Tuesday. Why it matters: Despite perennial debate over college rankings, U.S. News remains one of the most prominent measures used to compare colleges and universities nationwide. The big picture: The ranking comes amid a major expansion at Rice, where undergraduate enrollment has grown about 25% since 2020 to roughly 5,000 students.
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