Posts by Ashley Thornton
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”: WISD Fine Arts Schedule Celebrates the Season
By Larry Carpenter “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!” Never have words been more true when thinking about the upcoming winter holiday season and all of the great holiday happenings scheduled with Waco ISD Fine Arts students. From musicals to concerts and ensembles to community service…there is something engaging for audiences of all…
Read MoreSquishy Circuits? Paper Animatronics? Waco is Making and Tinkering at the Design Den!
By Emily Clark The Mayborn Museum has just opened Design Den, a new permanent exhibit space that focuses on making and tinkering with real tools, real technology, and real materials. As Design Den Coordinator, I get to spend my days testing fun new projects, like designing paper masks with LED circuits and building marble roller…
Read MoreWarm Family-style meal provides a sense of “home” for homeless students
By Craig Nash On the week before Thanksgiving every year the National Coalition for the Homeless commemorates National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, in an effort to draw attention to some of the most vulnerable of our neighbors. Waco is home to numerous non-profits, churches and focused initiatives to address the issue of homelessness and…
Read MoreShop Art Locally Waco!
By Jenuine Poetess Behold! A season of the giving and receiving of gifts is upon many of us. As we continue to bask in the afterglow of Waco’s creative coup earning the distinction of state designated Cultural Arts District, a perfect way to sustain the arts and those who make the arts, is to commit…
Read MoreFalling Forward: Trust Fall Fails
By Liz Ligawa So, I’m chuckling as I begin writing this piece. I am not sure if you have seen it, but a few months ago, a video clip offered some very necessary comic relief for me after a particularly difficult time finding the salve of sleep. The clip was “Trust Fall Fail”. If you…
Read MoreStop Demand. Restore lives.
by Emily Mills Women in poverty are still the most at risk for being exploited through the commercial sex industry. 89% of women in the commercial sex industry say they want out but have no other means of survival. The business of commercial sex is like any other business, the supply is based on demand.…
Read MoreThey’re Coming!
by Rick Allen It starts as a trickle, within a few minutes it becomes a flood and within an hour or so it is gone. No, I am not writing about Waco Creek at the height of a Texas flash flood. I am describing the visceral experience that we who live on Colcord Avenue call…
Read MorePortfolios and LinkedIn
By Diego Loredo I know a lot of college students have heard this from their professors. “Make a portfolio and LinkedIn! It’ll help you get a job when you graduate.” I heard this way too many times during my freshman year here at UNT. But after making both an online (and physical) portfolio and a…
Read MoreDon’t let choosing a college spook you!
By Brittany Davis I hardly make it to the door of the school most mornings before I am greeted by a barrage of questions from eager seniors. This is the time of year when their ‘when I grow up’ dreams take the first step into actuality. This is my favorite time of year. Before the…
Read MoreOn Reclaiming Joy
By Jennifer Alumbaugh I have a confession: I’m not entirely certain that the pursuit of happiness is a necessarily useful or wholly possible endeavor. Now, before you grab your pitchforks or rotten tomatoes, stay with me a while inside this idea. I’m a much bigger fan of the pursuit of joy. You might think I’m…
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