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OPINION: Lively sets back feminism By Janae NoriegaBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Actress Blake Lively’s lawsuit sparks backlash, setting back the #MeToo movement and dealing a blow to feminism. On Dec. 31, 2024, only five months after the release of the movie adaptation, It Ends with Us, Lively filed a lawsuit against lead actor and executive producer Justin Baldoni. This lawsuit sent shockwaves through Hollywood and among fans of the film and book, due to its sensitive theme. The movie centers around the abusive relationship between the main characters, Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid. Janae NoriegaBridge Staff Writer The claims filed in the lawsuit against Baldoni included allegations of creating a hostile work environment and incidents of sexual harass...

Not-So-Golden Globes OPINION: Annual award show honors undeserving film in important category By Janae NoriegaBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, April 8, 2025 The Golden Globes: a night where the stars of Hollywood come together to celebrate their achievements in the entertainment industry. The idea is that the most-deserving films and TV productions in their respective categories receive an award to acknowledge and demonstrate their impact. This is the expectation of the audience watching the awards show. But in 2025, the annual show fell short, leaving viewers disappointed. If you were to ask me, I strongly believe two specific categories show this to be especially true. Janae NoriegaBridge Staff Writer The winner of Best Motion Picture for Musical or Comedy this yea...

OPINION: Is this year's most-nominated film deserving of its accolades? By Chris AguilarBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Oscar nominee “Emilia Perez” faces a sea of controversy. On the morning of Jan. 23, comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the list of  nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. Among the nominees announced, “Emilia Perez” saw much acclaim during the nominations, garnering a total of 13 Oscar nominations, the most  nominations for a film this year. This makes “Emilia Perez” the most nominated non-English  language film in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences history, a title previously held by Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” in 2018, which received a total of 10 nominations. Chris AguilarStaff Writer “Emilia P...

OPINION: Is pursuing music worth it? By Vicente MendozaManaging EditorPublished Tuesday, March 25, 2025 For many years, there has been one focal part of my life: music. I first began my musical journey when I was 8; my parents wanted me to pick up an instrument for fun. The instrument I chose was the piano, which was one of the many instruments my father could play. As a young child, this was a hobby I really enjoyed; while my friends were picking up hobbies in Boy Scouts, karate or even basketball, I was the odd one out—fingers stuck to the piano. Vicente MendozaSports Editor While I grew older, I started getting more invested in music, and that investment skyrocketed in sixth grade when I first joined the band program. This middle school activity was the perfect extracurri...

OPINION: MUSIC REVIEW: Chromakopia is great, everyone just loves to hate  By Juan Carlos PuenteEditor-in-ChiefPublished Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 Tyler Gregory Okonma, known professionally as Tyler, The Creator, recently released his new album Chromakopia to much critical acclaim. Despite its greatness, people all over social media are giving the album low ratings just because of a specific featured artist they don’t like or because the album is “not hype enough.” I felt the album was extremely good and holds a solid place right under Tyler’s 2019 album Igor, widely regarded to be his best album to date. What makes Chromakopia great is how it delves into the more personal aspects of Tyler’s current life, something fans haven’t really seen before. Juan Carlos Puente Tyler delve...

OPINION: Artificial turf takes out student on campus By Ana VaraAssistant EditorPublished Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 AstroTurf: 1. Me: 0. It was a relatively calm Tuesday morning when I fell, almost completely flat on my face, into and by consequence of the school’s new installation of green and shiny new AstroTurf. Now, turf enthusiasts would tell you this wasn’t the case, that it’s all my fault and that I must’ve done it to myself by having stepped on the grass and all but I’m here to tell you that they’re wrong. Ana VaraAssistant Editor They’re wrong because this isn’t even AstroTurf, it’s actually artificial turf. No name brand turf, no; Texas A&M International University does not invest their money in the real stuff—the stuff called AstroTurf because it was first install...

OPINION: MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Whale’: A story grounded in truth By Andre SolisBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 The Whale follows the life of a college English teacher as he attempts to reconcile with his estranged daughter. Charlie, played by Brendan Fraser, abandoned his daughter, Ellie, played by Sadie Sink at a young age. Now, he’s trying to reconnect with his angsty and rebellious daughter. Andre SolisBridge Staff Writer This film comes from production company A24 and director Darren Aronofsky. Filmed in a clustered apartment, Aronofsky’s use of space is clever and intentful. The camera focuses on the couch where Charlie spends most of his time due to his atrophying physical state, mirroring his unwavering beliefs about the human condition and his struggl...

OPINION: Student newspaper finds new home Juan Carlos PuenteEditor-in-chiefPublished Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 Earlier this summer there was news that The Bridge Independent Student Newspaper was getting a new office, with a move to commence soon after. We can currently be found in Pellegrino Hall, Room 220. The office is far more spacious than our previous one, as the former was a study room in the library, and all of the staff members feel a bigger sense of pride in working for us at the new location. Juan Carlos Puente In our previous office, Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library, Room 315, we would have to squeeze in extra chairs and shuffle around with multiple fans running. While the room was tiny, and the airflow was bad, we still made it a home for the time we were there....