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OPINION: Federal loan repayments remain on ice, Biden loan forgiveness plan unreliable Alejandro Carbajal | Bridge illustration By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Once again, federal student loan repayments and interest are frozen up until Aug. 31, as announced by Biden’s administration. Though it benefits the average individual, providing relief from repayment, the negatives fall upon the government and economy, which must bear the financial burden. Biden loan forgiveness plan unreliable By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Wednesday, May 18, 2022 About 43.4 million people hold federal student loans, according to the studentaid.gov website. Let’s let that sink in for just a moment. About 92% of most loans, according to a Jul...

OPINION: Halloween in moderation Alejandro Carbajal | Bridge illustration By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 As we continue to move forward, the gray area continues to grow. We are neither regressing nor progressing rapidly but we have obtained a middle ground so we can resume the moments taken away by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

OPINION: Return to parking woes Alejandro Carbajal | Bridge illustration By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 It’s been nearly a year and a half since we’ve all been back to campus and now we’re face-to-face again. Now comes that special time where we’re getting up at the crack of dawn for that sweet parking space or risk making our own.

OPINION: 3 million too many to lose Alejandro Carbajal | Bridge illustration By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Friday, April 30, 2021 Since COVID-19 erupted onto the local scene in March 2020, the disease took 3 million people's lives. Some lost friends, family, coworkers and acquaintances. May they rest in peace as the fight continues with hope on the horizon.

OPINION: To mask or not to mask? Alejandro Carbajal | Bridge editorial illustration By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Sunday, March 14, 2021 Gov. Greg Abbott may be a bit in over his head as he mandates to lift the mask policy to start getting things up and running again in Texas. While some places and people still abide by the mask policy, others who choose not to abide by the mandate will increase the number of state cases, as this pandemic is not yet over.

OPINION: Year off to unexpected start By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 It's a new year with hopes of a better future than the past year. Let's start off with former President Donald Trump igniting chaos upon the country, our newly elected President Joe Biden successfully moving into office under the sleepy eyes of Sen. Bernie Sanders in mittens, and finishing off the first month of the year with an uprising in the stock market.