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  Woman given lifetime in prison for being indifferent about infamous dress’ color

  A dress has taken the internet by storm. Some claim the dress is blue and black, while others insist that the dress is white and gold. A young area woman, Zelda, was sentenced to a lifetime in prison for being indifferent about

  February 27, 2015 • Entertainment, Satire, Showcase • Views: 183

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  Naomi Shihab Nye visits 6th grade english classes

  Poet Naomi Shihab Nye visited Ann Richards and helped 6th graders do workshops on Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13. 6th graders have been studying poetry since the beginning of the new semester, and will soon

  February 24, 2015 • ARS News, News, Showcase • Views: 88

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  Saying Goodbye to 2014’s Slang

  2015 may be squarely in the door, but there’s no denying that a lot of 2014’s Sunday dinner is still hanging around. This includes the semi revival of chokers and a world stuck on trivia crack, as well as

  February 21, 2015 • Our Voices, Showcase • Views: 118

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  Ann Richards Roller Girls pioneer roller derby in schools

  A feature on our unique roller derby program at ARS, published by Five on Five magazine, a national flat track roller derby magazine.

  February 21, 2015 • Roller Derby, Sports • Views: 88

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  Lavish Lifestyles and Enchanting Thrills: The Grand Budapest Hotel

  It is not often that I, a stingy teenager, pay eleven dollars of my hard earned cash to watch a two hour drama in the dark cold of a movie theater. It is even less often that I pay eleven dollars on three separate occasions to

  February 17, 2015 • Entertainment, Reviews, Showcase • Views: 161

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  Answering “If a tree falls in the forest…”

  If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s nobody around to hear, does it make a sound? My answer to this controversial question: yes, yes it does. Acclaimed scholars have argued the contrary. Philosophers claim the six senses

  February 17, 2015 • Opinion, Our Voices, Showcase • Views: 162

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  A Day of Ghosts and Love

  How ironic is it that this year around the day following Friday the 13th is Valentine’s Day? Call me an over-thinker, but I think there’s a meaningful irony to it. With love, there are inevitably ghosts. The ghosts of those

  February 16, 2015 • Opinion, Showcase • Views: 97

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  Between homes in different cities

  Sophomore Shilah Chhadua packs her luggage for the third time this month to ride a plane  182 miles from Austin to Dallas, where her biological father lives. Every first, third, and fifth weekend of every month Shilah goes

  February 12, 2015 • Features, Showcase • Views: 138

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  Boyhood Review

  Boyhood, a film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, was written and directed by Richard Linklater. It was filmed in Austin over a 12 year period with the same cast, following 6 year old Mason Jr. (Ellar Coltrane)

  February 8, 2015 • Entertainment, Reviews • Views: 117

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  What to expect in Obama’s last years

  President Obama promises to strengthen the middle class, be diplomatic but firm in foreign policy, and pursue increased opportunities for all Americans in his State of the Union address.

  February 3, 2015 • Beyond Our Walls, News, Showcase • Views: 141

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  Senior stars certified to save lives

  Biomedical Design and Entrepreneurship students spent several days attending CPR and safety training courses provided by American Red Cross in order to become CPR certified. CPR certification has become tradition, as well as a

  January 29, 2015 • ARS News, Showcase • Views: 112

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