The third Shield issue of 2017-2018 features our exclusive interviews with a star and the director of the upcoming documentary The River and The Wall, which explores how President Trump's proposed border wall will impact the environment along the Rio Grand River. In news, we also cover three January rallies that at the Capitol, the issue of net neutrality. In A&E, we sit down with MacTheatre senior Anna McGuire and discuss the box-office juggernaut that is West Side Story. In features, we are proud to debut our first Proust Questionnaire with history teacher and outdoorsman Clifford Stanchos. In sports, we catch up with freshman phenom Charlie Joe Owen and get sentimental with senior athletes, swimmer Bianca Ramirez and soccer co-captain Molly Blankenship. We also introduce the new UIL district schedule for 2018-2019. The back page is a virtual gallery of the Mac senior visual artists who won Scholastic Gold Keys and qualified for the national art competition in New York City.