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The 2018 Midterm Elections: Can Democrats win in red Texas?

Megha Neelapu November 8, 2018

“Sometimes you can get there with consensus and compromise, but sometimes you have to fight for it,” said Ms. Lizzie Fletcher, when she talked to Kinkaid students in February 2018. And Ms. Fletcher...

Public Transportation Underused

Public Transportation Underused

Ayush Krishnamoorti April 25, 2018

Kinkaid students rarely take advantage of extensive network of buses and rail It is rush hour on one of the busiest Houston streets, and the bus slows to a stop. One person gets on, two people get off....

Rockets look to dominate final stretch

Rockets look to dominate final stretch

Ayush Krishnamoorti March 9, 2018

Charles Garrison- On a red hot win streak and impressively sitting in the coveted number one seed with the best record in the NBA, the Houston Rockets are performing better than any team in the league. The...

Dynamo makes an incredible playoff run

Dynamo makes an incredible playoff run

Ayush Krishnamoorti December 14, 2017

After dismantling Sporting Kansas FC and upsetting the Portland Timbers, the Dynamo’s loss to the Seattle Sounders was a disappointing ending to an amazing playoff run. The Dynamo started off the season...

Perfect Places to Prepare for Midterms

Perfect Places to Prepare for Midterms

Sarah Kate Padon December 5, 2016

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the fall semester comes to a close, many high school students escape distractions found at home and cram for midterms at their favorite study spots. Some students prefer studying...

Missing: Brock Osweiler

Missing: Brock Osweiler

Mac Friday November 9, 2016

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]wallowed by the boos of spiteful Denver Broncos fans, Brock Osweiler strutted onto his old stomping grounds, ready to earn something not yet accomplished this season: a win on the road....

Holidays as a Houstonian

Holidays as a Houstonian

Nicholas Fernandez December 8, 2015

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ouston’s own Christmas shopping extravaganza, the Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market, took place from Nov 12-15. Customers can experience a possible ten hours of Christmas carols, glitter,...

Houston, we have a problem

Houston, we have a problem

Aliza Kajani November 10, 2015

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]roposition 1, or HERO, Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, failed to pass on Nov. 3. Roughly 61% of voters opposed the ordinance and 39% supported it. So what caused our city’s voters...

Donut Wars: Staff taste tests Houston's best donuts

Donut Wars: Staff taste tests Houston’s best donuts

Ella Morgan October 30, 2015

This video accompanies an article written in the last issue of The Falcon which details our staff reviews of the donuts, and the donut shops they are from.  

Finders Keepers: Tiny Street Art

Finders Keepers: Tiny Street Art

Lauren Rubenstein September 21, 2015

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine this: You’re strolling down the popular Hike and Bike trail in the Heights one evening. The exhausted, slow-setting sun catches the light on an object tucked up against the...

Houston native prepares to take barbecue scene by storm

Houston native prepares to take barbecue scene by storm

Halle Brazda September 21, 2015

"Pretty much your normal Texas guy” is how Grant Pinkerton describes himself. But the 26-year-old is anything but ordinary—he’s been hosting tailgates since he was a student at Lamar High School...

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