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HCC Student Leaders Prepare For the Upcoming Academic Year

The Egalitarian

As the summer time drifts away and the 2026 to 2027 school year approaches, preparing student leaders for an impactful year of shaping student life at Houston City College is important. In doing so, leadership training is a crucial aspect of that readiness. Through gatherings, HCC Administration, Student Life Coordinators, and Advisors work together to...

Houston Students Are Relying on METRO. Is It Enough?

The Egalitarian

For students without cars, getting to school is not as simple as grabbing their keys and heading to campus. It can mean leaving home hours early, waiting through Houston heat, juggling transfers, and hoping the next bus shows up on time. Houston is famous for its freeways, traffic, and endless construction, but not everyone has...

The White House’s UFC Spectacle: When Sport Trumped Tradition

The Egalitarian

On June 14, 2026, the White House South Lawn became a stadium. A 92-foot steel canopy, called “The Claw,” covered a UFC Octagon as temperatures passed 95 degrees. UFC Freedom 250 delivered seven straight knockouts, ending with Justin Gaethje’s upset of lightweight champion Ilia Topuria. But while fight fans cheered, critics saw a troubling corpor

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Album Review

The Egalitarian

YCEE returns with a blend of hip-hop and R&B that signals his evolution through an extended hiatus. During his time away from the spotlight, Afrobeats lovers largely concluded he had fallen off, a sentiment he addresses head on in his WYFL Riddim video, where he raps, “Made it to the top, they say I fell...

Houston, The World Has Arrived

The Egalitarian

They arrived expecting cowboy boots and oil rigs. What they found instead was a city that speaks a hundred languages before ten in the morning, serves some of the best barbecue in the country, and has apparently introduced half of Europe to a magical culinary discovery: ranch dressing goes on everything. Houston spent over a...

Texas crushes Alabama 14-2; staying alive in the CWS

The Egalitarian

The Texas Longhorns needed to stay alive in their run for the College World Series. Well, they took care of business in an elimination game against Alabama in a 14-2 victory at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, NE on Monday. The Longhorns will await the loser in the winner’s bracket between Oklahoma and Georgia, in...

Knicks wins NBA title; first since 1973

The Egalitarian

If anyone thought this season that the New York Knicks would not end a long drought of not winning the NBA championship, then they were dead wrong. The New York Knicks would win their first championship in 53 years (1973) in San Antonio 94-90, on Saturday night at Frost Bank Arena. The Knicks were lead...

US Men’s National Team Dominates Paraguay 4–1 in World Cup Opener

The Egalitarian

The United States men’s national team showed the doubters, if there were any, that they could showcase their talents this Friday night. Well, that answer was questioned as the US took care of Paraguay 4-1 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. Christian Pulisic would score the first two goals before leaving at the half. The...

Staying True in a Trend-Driven Industry

The Egalitarian

In the music world, lots of artists need big record labels, expensive marketing, and social media to get famous. But Big K.R.I.T., a rapper and producer, has done things differently for over ten years. He didn’t rely on the usual music industry way of doing things. Instead, he built his career on independence, control over...

The Unexpected Library: Why Thrift Store Books Matter

The Egalitarian

Retail bookstores are full of stories you haven’t read before, but the selection is deliberately organized to guide readers toward bestsellers and new releases at prices that aren’t always accessible. What’s more compelling than affordability, though, is stepping into a space where discovery isn’t engineered, and every shelf holds the

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