Culture

Musíca de Las Fronteras: Un Mojado Sin Licencia

July 2, 2011
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Un Mojado Sin Licencia (A Wetback Without a License) Written by Santiago Jímenez, and sung by Flaco Jímenez & Fred Ojeda accompanied by their conjunto.   Desde Laredo a San Antonio Yo he venido a casarme con mi Chencha Y no he podido, por ser mojado. Pues para todo me exigen mi licencia. Se me [...]

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A More Realistic Story of the Immigrant In America

March 8, 2011

I see articles everyday about the dangers & horrors of undocumented people living in the United States. They are either criminals, baby-making-machines, illiterate drains on our economy, or a mixture of all three. The frequency of stories I see with this kind of xenophobic fear-mongering is disgusting to say the least. But, today – to [...]

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Google Books & Citation Management Goodness

November 20, 2010

I’m probably several months late to the party on this, but I just noticed that Google Book search results provide buttons to export the record to BibTex, EndNote, and RefMan. That’s pretty cool. Even though I know Google is a corporation just like any other, I still think what they do with their actual technology [...]

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Grad School Funnies

October 26, 2010

So a professor friend posted this video to face book and I couldn’t help but share it. You gotta love the jaded world view of academia… I know I do. Technorati Tags: English Lit, Grad School, PhD

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Houston’s @Wholefish Talks the Mighty Red Snapper

October 16, 2010

Houston native and fellow STH Eagle, Bryan Caswell, writes in his latest blog about the importance of the American Red Snapper to the Gulf Coast Region. From the sport fisher, the commercial fisher, and even the diner sitting at a table, Chef Caswell filets right through the half-truths of one of the most important salt [...]

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Rice & UH Release KTRU Sale Update

October 13, 2010

Rice University and the University of Houston released official updates about the pending sale of KTRU to UH. It’s a sad day in Houston Radio because it looks more and more inevitable that this will actually happen, but there is a bright side. Before the sale can be completed it has to be approved by [...]

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Smoke Two Joints in the Morning. . .

September 1, 2010
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But, only if it’s the dank. British researchers released a study that says smoking the poor man’s weed causes more short-term memory loss than smoking strains of Marijuana not only with higher THC levels, but also lower cannabidiol levels. The THC is what most smokers look for. It’s what gives them the “high” most commonly [...]

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Merle Haggard: The Immigrant Song

August 30, 2010

Merle Haggard knows the value of immigrants to the United States economy. So, if you’ve never heard it, have a listen, and if you have heard it, listen anyway. The Immigrant – Merle Haggard Technorati Tags: Merle Haggard, The Immigrant

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