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Ayan Mittra, Texas Tribune editor and Beaumont native, said the media landscape has changed a lot since he began his career as a journalism student at the University of Texas. “Now, everything is constant,” the 1993 West Brook High School graduate, said. “You have to have a breaking news team that’s just focused on monitoring…
Continue reading ➞ Mittra discusses state of modern journalism
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Lamar hosts Texas Tribune discussion on higher ed Lamar University hosted “A Conversation on Higher Education & Social Mobility,” presented by the Texas Tribune, Monday, in the Gray Library. The discussion was moderated by Tribune editor Ayan Mittra. Panelists included LU President Kenneth Evans; Ginger Gossman, senior director for innovation and policy development for the…
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In their third outing, the editors discuss current projects, sports news, the annual Lamar Security Report, a quadruple homicide, impeachment inquiry updates, Ukraine, the murder of Botham Jean and pop culture. Enjoy! Produced by Tim Cohrs, UP contributor.
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On this episode of “After LUTV News” host Claire Robertson and a panel of Lamar University Press and LUTV News reporters discuss how they consume news and media on News Engagement Day 2019.
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President Evans offers support for Lamar’s affected In the aftermath of tropical storm Imelda, LU President Kenneth Evans said that the short-term goals of the university are purely student, faculty and staff focused. “We have a team of people that are contacting the students, identifying what their issues are, and then trying to help them…
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500-year storms now becoming regular part of Southeast Texas life On Sept. 18, around 9 p.m., I was shaken awake by my dad. Not yet awake, I heard him saying, “Get up, there’s water coming into the house.” I couldn’t tell if it was a joke. I wish it had been. Sept. 18 brought the…
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Brighton buses focus on easing accessibility Editor’s note: This is the first in an ongoing series on public transportation and accessibility in Brighton, England. These reports were compiled by Lamar University study abroad students. About a decade ago, Victoria Garcia was going through her daily life working in customer services at the Brighton & Hove…
Fifth issue of the fall 2019 semester. Layout completed by 2019-20 UP editor, Olivia Malick, 2019-20 UP managing editor, Claire Robertson, and 2019-20 UP sports editor Cade Smith.
Fourth issue of the fall 2019 semester. Layout completed by 2019-20 UP editor, Olivia Malick, 2019-20 UP managing editor, Claire Robertson, and 2019-20 UP sports editor Cade Smith.
Third issue of the fall 2019 semester. Layout completed by 2019-20 UP editor, Olivia Malick, 2019-20 UP managing editor, Claire Robertson, and 2019-20 UP sports editor Cade Smith.
Warning: spoilers ahead. Scary clowns are an easy market for a late-year blockbuster. Look at “IT Chapter Two” and “Joker” — both made tens of millions of dollars on their opening nights. However, both of those movies have something that “Wrinkles” doesn’t — a scary clown character. To be fair, “Wrinkles” is an indie-documentary film…
Continue reading ➞ Review: ‘Wrinkles’ leaves much to be desired
