Diego Lagos by Sarah Oyarce / The Summa Why did you want to run for SGA President? “I feel like I really understand the system. I have a lot of experience with it. So, with any organization it’s important to know the organization front to back. I feel like I […]
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House of Cards Season Three Debuts on Netflix
Photo Courtesy / House of Cards / Netflix At first glance, the third season of House of Cards seems similar to seasons one and two. Same haunting music, same dark lighting, same strong performances by the leads, and pretty much the same writing that made the first two seasons so […]
March’s Hot Topics
Photo Courtesy / Tumblr / swiked The Dress Let’s face it, this dress was probably the biggest thing since sliced bread. On Feb. 26, a dress worn at a wedding became the hottest topic of the night. Tumblr user swiked posted the famous photo asking a simple question: “Is this […]
The Beans: True musicians rather than glorified DJ’s
Photo Courtesy / The Beans During this time of the year, it seems as if everyone is going to the rodeo for concerts, which entails spending upwards of $50 total to sit far away from the bands playing and freeze in the unpredictable Houston weather. Many fail to realize that, for less […]
Investment Pieces: How to Look Timeless, Be Versatile
Photo Courtesy / Hawa Patel Hi, fellow fashion enthusiasts – Welcome to the official Hawa Patel fashion column. I have a style blog, meandmyfurs. tumblr.com, and after writing numerous Fashion Week summaries and style guides, The Summa’s editors decided to put a title on my fashion gab. So, without further […]
Fall Out Boy Rocks Houston Livestock Show, Rodeo
Photo courtesy / Chloe Chaplin Fall Out Boy is a band of nostalgia for many, bringing back memories of middle school days and poor style choices. The band’s recent concert at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo brought a nearly packed audience of fans both new and old, with no […]
Study Finds Lead Traces In Popular Cosmetic Products
Photo Courtesy / Greta Ceresini Lipstick is a popular cosmetic product, which allows a pigment of color to be applied onto the lips and according to a New York Times article, 81 percent of women were found to use lipstick in a 2004 study conducted by Mintel, a market research […]
Spotify Debate: Why Taylor Swift Needs to “Shake It Off”
Photo Courtesy / Brian Doben Singer Taylor Swift made headlines in late 2014 for pulling her discography off of the music-streaming platform, Spotify. “I think there should be an inherent value placed on art,” Swift said in an interview with Time. “I didn’t see that happening, perception-wise, when I put […]
If You’re Reading This, Drake’s Mixtape is Great
Photo Courtesy / Jess Baumung Rapper, singer and Degrassi alumnus Aubrey Drake Graham made waves on the Internet when he released his latest project, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, to an unsuspecting audience. Taking some plays from Beyoncé are we, Drake? However, he didn’t stay completely under the radar, […]
Dying Light: OK graphics, fun mechanics, hours of play
Being thrust into the visually gorgeous, yet rundown city of Harran in Dying Light, I couldn’t help but feel initially disappointed. The game play in Dying Light seemed exactly the same as Dead Island, but the more one gets hurled through the story, the more one begins to realize that […]