As another Halloween season comes and goes, all the ghost and goblin paraphernalia heads back into storage. Yet, this might not be so easy for some Houston establishment s. For them, the spooky season does not end on Oct. 31.
College students are well acquainted with money troubles-or at least the woes associated with not having any. When Halloween rolls around, students may be inclined to go into shock when they browse the Internet searching for their new costumes.
Located next to Houston's oldest graveyard, Nightmare on the Bayou sits in the Party Boy supply store complex under the watchful eye of downtown, waiting to frighten the living daylights out of visitors.
I find it refreshing to admire beauty in a world often visualized by violence and injustice, and beauty is what Diana Molina has brought to us in her memorial to the one woman who is timeless, inspirational and, in Molina's own words, rich in pageantry - the Virgin of Guadalupe.
For someone who insists is no fan of books, I have to say, Stephen Colbert makes an excellent author. This book is a true extension of his character from his show The Colbert Report (pronounced Colber Repor); Stephen is no fan of facts, therefore he made sure not to include any in his book. He is well intentioned but poorly informed, and as always full of opinions.
Nathan has always been considered a genius by his brilliant father, but Nathan knows inside that he is not. He is shipped off to science summer camps, dragged to solar eclipses and trained daily in advanced knowledge. He must live his life with the burden of never fulfilling his father's expectations, devoid of the praise and unconditional love he should receive.
Defcon 7 is a Houston-based hard-rock band. Band members Fraz Malik (guitar, vocals), Ray Falcon (guitar), Robert Annand (keys, vocals) and Carlos Anguiano (drums) are students at the University, and Michael Angelo Gonzalez (bass, vocals) graduated last year.
The medium-size gray and white building sits quietly down the road from the UST campus, only a block away from Guinan Hall and the Guadalupe House. Houses and trees hem the building in on three sides, with the Rothko Chapel covering its eastern border.