Monica Smith

The COVID-19 vaccine is here and healthcare workers are the first to take it

January 22, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccine is now available for front-line healthcare workers, residents in long-term health facilities, and people over the age of 65 with at least one chronic medical condition. A vaccine offered to the general public is not yet available.

I tested viral TikTok Recipes

Monica Smith

December 15, 2020

Arts & Entertainment, Social Media

TikTok is an app mostly used for posting short videos of trendy dancing, comedy, and singing. The bounds of content on TikTok are limitless and one of the more popular categories happens to be a thing attracting many users -- food recipes.

Pedro Diaz drawing of Ariana Grande posted on his Instagram account

How artists are using social media to promote their drawings

Monica Smith

December 9, 2020

Features

Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok have all become popular social media platforms where artists are posting their creations. Pedro Diaz, a young artist on the rise, shares the creative process of what it takes to have a quality post and Instagram.

How essential workers during the early pandemic faced the sudden rush of customers

Monica Smith

November 16, 2020

Features

H-E-B during the stagess of early quarantine was a necessity to the public, but for the overworked employees it was like entering a battleground everyday.

Students who have jobs may face pressure to complete assignments

Monica Smith

November 13, 2020

Covid-19, News

Every high-school student is familiar with the workload of academic responsibilities that are expected to be met with a certain word count or due date. But for the students who are juggling a job during the day and various assignments from their classes, work becomes just another task on their checklist interfering with their school life.

Over 1,000 students expected to return during phase five

Monica Smith

October 23, 2020

Covid-19

As more students begin to return back to campus for in-school learning, classrooms have also started to go back to their traditional functions despite a few changes to enforce social distancing protocols.

I tried to get TikTok famous in just five days

Monica Smith

September 21, 2020

Arts & Entertainment, Social Media

Going viral on TikTok is something anyone can do with the right video. With a time limit of only five days to post, I attempted to do what every Gen Z teenager dream of-- getting TikTok famous.