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New Chief of Staff welcomed to TAMUK

Carrillo replaces lllHughes-after retirement Sarah Reyna

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Students, staff and faculty members at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) have warmly welcomed the

new Chief of Staff John Carrillo.

The Chief of Staff role s upp or t s the President and the Presi d e n t ’s Council members in advancJohn Carrillo ing university priorities that they have identified and providing input and council when appropriate to assure the best academic experience

possible for the students and the best work environment possible for the faculty and staff, according to the TAMUK website.

While Carrillo was not actively searching for a new job, a close friend suggested he consider the position and apply, since his next step in life was to become a Chief of Staff.

“After I read the job description and learned more about the university, I applied online and went through the applicant pro-

cess,” Carrillo said. “What drew me to the role and to A&M-Kingsville was its commitment, as a Hispanic Serving Institution, to serving the South Texas community.”

Carrillo believes in the power of higher education and its ability to not only have an impact on students, but the generational impact it can have on the trajectory of their families as well.

Since he started this position Sept. 13, this transi-

TAMUK receives $5 million grant

Grant aimed at helping low-income, Hispanic students

Ronni Reyna | Editor-in-Chief chief.editor@thesouthtexan.com

Texas A&M University Kingsville (TAMUK) was awarded a $5 million Title III Hispanic Serving Institution (HIS) Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Articulation Grant, titled Hispanic Education Advising Remediation Teaching (HEART), from the U.S, Department of Education, which will help support Hispanic and low-income students in STEM majors at the university.

Approval for the grant application was received in June by the Office of Research & Graduate Studies, Vice President

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Students have voted and it’s a no Athletic fee fails to pass

for Research and Graduate Studies Dr. Allen Rasmussen, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Lou Reinisch and President Dr. Mark A. Hussey.

“The grant aims to provide wrap-around student services, augmented by pedagogical training for faculty in High Impact Practices aimed at supporting Hispanic and low-income students, including transfers, in 12 STEM majors where retention rates fell below the pre-COVID Fall 2019 average of 79.1 percent,” Project Investigator and Associate Vice President for Student Success Dr. Shannon Baker said. “The grant will expand embedded tutoring in STEM classes where the DFQ [drop, fail, quit] rate exceeded 20 percent even before the pandemic. All services will focus on helping students identify their strengths and building their growth mindset. Taken together, the activities supported by

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Dr. Shannon Baker and Dr. Rolando Garza posed in front of college hall

this grant encompass improving student success both with student support services and faculty supports.”

The program is set to be funded from Oct. 1, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2026, and is targeted to help 1,000 students each year.

“The Project will do this in three ways,” Co-project Investigator and Director of Distance Learning and Instructional Technology Dr. Rolando Garza said. “A. it will address by utilizing an intrusive advising model through the Academic Collegiate Enhancement Plan (ACE), which will include success coaching, course-specific tutoring, generalized study skill sessions with peer mentors and potential referrals to counseling; b. it will create peer

support learning communities, in consultation with Student Health and Wellness, designed to encourage peer interactions and to allow for a confidential avenue to mental health services for students recovering from the pandemic; and c. it will offer a career exploration center that empowers students to work toward their goals by providing career counseling and academic advising together, and by matching students to internships and work-based experiential learning opportunities.”

This is Baker and Garza’s first time applying for a grant such as this. Baker described the process of applying as extremely detailed work that requires not only a vison of what See Grant, Pg 3

Recently, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) met with faculty and students to discuss a fee increase proposal that would affect incoming freshman and graduate students. Voting opened online on Blue and Gold for students on Monday, Oct.11 and closed on Oct. 12. Students were given a yes or no option of whether they supported an athletic fee increase. The fee would increase from the current $20 a semester to $40 with the intention of supporting the general operations of TAMUK athletics and student athletes. Votes were totaled and the fee increase proposal ultimately did not pass.

“Nearly 1,000 students voted in total - 955 to be exact,” Vice President for Enrollment Services and Student Affairs Dr. Rito

Silva said. In the end, 792 students did not support the fee increase and 163 did support the increase proposal.

Emails and reminders by the university were sent out days before voting, encouraging students to log into their accounts and use the voting as an opportunity to make their voices heard.

The emails also went into detail as to what the athletic fee increase would go towards, that way students could get a better understanding if they did not attend the available hearing the week of Oct. 4.

The voter turnout appeared to be significantly higher this time than in previous referendums. “This indicates our students are actively participating in the decision-making process on our campus,” Silva said.

Even though multiple fee increase proposals were discussed in an earlier meeting, the athletic fee was the only one that students were able to vote on.

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Tejano Heritage Awards Banquet University honors, rewards alumni

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Chatter filled the room as individuals who had not seen each other in a long time and those who see each other every day, engaged in conversation. Whether they left or stayed, everyone in Room 219 on the second floor of the Memorial Student Union Building (MSUB) found another place to call home at Texas A&M University – Kingsville (TAMUK).

The university held a Tejano Heritage Awards Banquet at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14 at the Memorial Student Union Building to celebrate

four Tejano pioneers who have made an impact on the university. TAMUK invited four honorees, Oscar Gonzalez and Roberto Gonzales, who received a Tejano Heritage Award, as well as Antonia Alvarez and Alicia Arredondo Clarke, who received a Tejano Service award.

These four individuals were recognized by the university at this event for the mark they made and for paving the way for the Hispanic community.

Their work was acknowledged and rewarded with a plaque during the event.

“I know many people are out there that could be honored in this way.

So, it means a lot because you get recognized for the amount of time and dedication that you give to the university. It’s definitely a very important award for me,” Alvarez said.

Originally from Edinburg, Alvarez made a name for herself at the uni-

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Oscar Gonzalez, Antonia Alvarez, Roberto Gonzales and a family member of Alicia Arredondo Clarke posing with Tejano Herritage and Service awards.

versity and gave back to it as well. She started off as Campus Housing Director and worked her way up to Acting Director of Student Affairs.

“I value very much the time that I was here.

I learned a lot. I grew up here, I was 25 years old when I started, this kind of was my life. Just to be here, in a place that I love so much, that I gave so much of my time and effort to, is very nice to be recognized in this way,” Alvarez said.

Gonzales, a Falfurrias

native and a track record holder, was recognized for the impact he left while attending what used to be Texas A&I University.

“The award means that people appreciate the things that I’ve accomplished at the high school level and college level and when somebody appreciates what you’ve done, it keeps the memory alive,” Gonzales said.

This banquet was hosted by Dr. Manuel Flores, a professor at the university and member of the His-

panic community.

“Since we are a Hispanic Serving Institute, it is critically important to have events like this. But events like this should not just be about Hispanics.

They should encompass our multi-cultural heritage, and everyone should be made aware of them,” Flores said. “I don’t want future generations to forget the great legacy laden with opportunities we have now were obtained by struggle and sacrifice of many.”

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TAMUK students participate in escape room

Thrones themed event brings together student body SimonPoe|Contributing Writer

Jon Snow may have known nothing, but university students had to use their brains to participate in a recent escape room on-campus event.

The escape room event, hosted by the Campus Activities Board (CAB), was held on Oct. 12 at the ballrooms in the

Memorial Student Union Building.

The escape room consisted of two chambers full of puzzles and riddles for students to solve. The CAB set up two identical escape rooms and students participated in groups of six to eight.

The rooms took about 20 minutes to solve. The event was “Game of

Escape room pictured from the outside.

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Thrones” themed, with decorations and music inspired by the show.

“We brought this activity back because it is different to some of our other events,” Carmela Martinez, a member of the CAB who worked at the event, said. “Most events we hold are more physically active, while this is more of a brain teaser. It’s something you can use your brain for instead of your body.”

This is the third time the CAB has hosted an escape room. The CAB members plan on hosting more events to help students meet each other.

“Especially after COVID, it’s been really hard to get to know other people and put yourself out there,” Martinez said.

“We definitely have tried to make as many events as we can so that students can have more opportunities to meet

The inside set-up the of escape room.

each other and get back to where we were.”

The event was received well.

A large number of students participated in the escape room, and they gave positive feedback.

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Many students go to events like this one to meet other people.

“I feel like every student gets to meet other people on campus.

You meet people and get to enjoy events like

this together as friends, classmates or even just as people who attend TAMUK,” Daniel Torres, a student who attended the event, said. “I’ve met a lot of people at events like this one.”

pave the way for women to pursue a career in this field of work.

The organization is currently working on one community service project for which the members go out to Jesus R. Perez Elementary School in Kingsville to educate the fifth-grade class on a STEM outreach program.

Thus, biweekly WIMENS volunteers conduct a STEM-based experiments with the class to show them that STEM based fields are plausible career opportunities for everyone.

“One goal of WIMENS is to go to a local elementary school and demonstrate science projects to young children. We are expecting this to be a wonderful way to encourage the youth to be excited by science, and at the same time, we expect this to help with their future standardized state test,” member Morgan Apostol said.

The program is affiliated with the nonprofit organization Nerd Squad. Nerd Squad was founded by Dr. Cagney Coomer when she recognized she was often the only minority in her classes.

She had a desire to see change in her own community, this was her motivation to develop Nerd Squad and this has inspired WIMENS to reach out and be active in the Kingsville community as well. “I do expect to see

an increase in women joining STEM industries in the coming years.”

Co-President Natalia Flores said.

“It is only a matter of time until women start to populate the STEM workforce as our society’s culture begins to change.

“Organizations have a huge impact on this, especially STEM organizations that do outreach since we are able to maintain STEM major retention and create competitive students for higher education.”

WIMENS is dedicated to providing a safe space for women in STEM to come forward with their concerns, experiences and future prospects at TAMUK. WIMENS will provide women with the opportunity to: participate in group forums, volunteer opportunities, group activities, exposure to research opportunity and guest speakers.

To stay informed follow their social media accounts (Instagram: wimenstamuk or Twitter: @ wimensTAMUK) and to become a member contact Flores at (natalia. flores@students.tamuk. edu.)

Meetings take place at 6:30 p.m. every Monday at the Biology Earth Science Building Peacock Auditorium, Room 100 or if you prefer to attend virtual via Zoom, that option is available as well.

Campus Activity Board hosts TAMUK WIMENS Club Fossil Roadshow event WIMENS inspires Students become archaeologists for a day

CassandraGomez|Contributing Writer

Fossil Roadshow, hosted by the Campus Activity Board (CAB), educated students on fossils through an interactive activity on Oct. 13.

The Fossil Roadshow event took place at the pavilion during which students were able to sift through murky sediment for the chance to take home their own fossils.

Many students felt a change of scenery at this event was great to see and even more exciting to be part of.

The two men in charge of the organization, Noah Royak and Bill Berry, operate the event to educate students about life beyond fossil hunting.

“Whatever your passion is, chase it with everything you have, and you will always end up in a good place,” Berry

said.

CAB members were excited to host the event as it differed from their usual events.

“We were looking to mix it up, so we decided on the idea to celebrate national days,” CAB Public Relations Officer Carmela Martinez said.

“Today is actually National Fossil Day which is why we brought in the Fossil Roadshow.”

Many students were able to find fossils that they could take home with them ranging from a small turtle shell to a giant bull shark tooth.

Freshman Christian Lopez was extremely pleased with the event and how inclusive it was.

“I really like how it appealed to people who like geology and that I get to say that ‘I found this or I found that while enjoying this event hosted by our university’” Lopez said.

“I thought that this was a really cool experience. I feel like more people should be into stuff like that. It is pret-

ty interesting and almost never seen around places like our own campus. I would really reccommend that events like these are implented more within our reach.

As college students it was nice to have access to this event right in the center of TAMUK.” Senior, Karina Deleon, said it was very fun to be involved with this event.

“This was probably the first time I had seen an event like this hosted on campus and it has been nice to enjoy all that I can before graduation this fall,” Deleon said.

“As a current student I believe that I can speak for everyone when I say that we would like to have more unique events hosted on campus just like this one.”

The Fossil Roadshow travels frequently to introduce people to the world of archaeology along with their comedy entertainment business.

(To see more pictures and videos of the event check out The Javelina Media Experience on Youtube.)

careers in the STEM

Emeri Drewry|Contributing Writer

Texas A&M University- Kingsville (TAMUK) Women in Mathematics, Engineering and Science (WIMENS) organization was founded in 2017 by student Camila Salcedo.

Her vision to establish WIMENS was to create a space where women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) can support and empower each other to overcome inequality. The organization is dedicated to help inspire women to pursue a career in a STEM field.

“It is vital to the growth of WIMENS and the growth of women in STEM for organizations like ours to continue to prosper. In the past year that was affected by the pandemic, we relied on our existing group of members to stay active,” Co-President Mauricia Gallegos said.

“Studies have shown that individuals in STEM who do not have a community, or any kind of support are more likely to change their major.

Therefore, we worked hard to continue to offer weekly virtual meetings to keep providing a safe and supportive environment for our members.”

WIMENS believes that service is an essential component to help

WIMENS Nerd Squad showing their new kits.

Courtesy of wimensTAMUK on Twitter

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Gomez takes reigns on CAB: Organization members predict a successful year New CAB advisor takes place of Roberton Erik Estrada| Contributing Writer

From being an undergraduate student at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) to becoming a student worker with the institution, Ju l i a n n e Gomez returns to take on her new role at the Courtesy of @tamukcab university Julianne Gomez as Campus Act ivit ies Coordinator and Campus Activities Board (CAB) Advisor.

Gomez is a current graduate student working towards her Master of Interdisciplinary Studies and makes it her top priority to keep a school/worklife balance.

“During my undergraduate career, I was a student worker for student activities. I worked here at the office, did my schoolwork

and at the same time balanced student teaching,” Gomez said. “It was like having two jobs, but I found a balance and applied that skill towards being the CAB Advisor and Campus Activities Coordinator.”

Gomez brings a new type of leadership and guidance to campus. Her role is vital to CAB and looked upon with high expectations.

“The expectation is to host events that students can enjoy and to make sure it’s the type of events they want to see,” Gomez said. “We’re also trying to improve the retention of CAB members and would also like to greatly improve participation at our events. I feel like students are ready to come back out into the open and get involved.”

CAB was recently under the direction of former Assistant Director of Student Activities Loreal Robertson. Since 2012, Robertson has hosted many events for the organization, but with Gomez now advising, it is a chance for new opportunities.

CAB Public Relations Coordinator Carmela Martínez anticipates what

the group can gain from this new change in leadership.

“I think by having Julianne as our new advisor, I’m expecting a fresh start.

I am hoping to change it up this year,” Martínez said. “We already had some awesome events and ideas lined up this school year but with the recent change, I think she will spice up our plans and the outcome for this year will be more than what CAB hoped for.”

Gomez offers a new point of view and CAB staff are excited to continue working with her.

CAB Vice President Ysenia Granados hopes Gomez’s new role will benefit not just the organization but all student activities.

“We look forward to providing exciting, new events for students and getting innovative ideas for our organization,” Granados said. “I hope to gain a new perspective from Julianne and to see where we can improve for TAMUK students.”

Gomez looks forward to getting the ball rolling on more student activities and is excited to see what CAB can bring to campus in the coming year.

Enrollment clarification Enrollment numbers published in the Sept. 27, 2021, issue of The South Texan reflected under-

graduate student enrollment only. First time in college (FTIC) retention rates that were published

were incorrect. FTIC retention rates are: 2017 - 66.8%, 2018 - 65%, 2019 - 72.1% and 2020 - 65.8%.

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“The University will implement the other fee increases if they are approved by the Board of Regents at their meeting in November. The fee increases would go into effect Fall 2022 and will not affect anyone on the fixed tuition plan. Fee increases of ‘lab fees of $30 or less’ do not need Board of Regents approval and they will be instituted,” Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Lou Reinisch said.

Different students had different reasons for why they voted to either support or not support the proposal.

“I voted no because I don’t want to spend money on resources that are extraneous to me. Financially, this proposal does not make sense for a student who does not want to pay for something they do not use. This is a factor on affordability and ultimately leads to more expenses and an unnecessary amount of money those potential future students have to pay,” sophomore music major Oscar

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you hope, but meticulous research.

“We are excited about the opportunities that this grant will bring for students and faculty alike. Also, I would hope that students could look to our success in getting

3A Cantu said.

The university’s affordability draws the attention of many incoming students and makes the campus stand out amongst others.

“Our goal at TAMUK is to keep tuition and fees as low as possible. With that said, at times there is a need to propose an increase in specific fees in order to enhance specific student services,” Silva said.

Students who supported the fee increase were influenced and encouraged to vote with an understanding that the university is in need of changes in certain departments.

“What student athletes like myself have noticed was that our conditions in the school building were not up to par with other universities. It affects me because I would love to attend a school that is top tier and has a nice facility to learn,” junior business marketing major and track and field athlete Felix Hernandez said.

Although the university hosted an open fee hearing for all students

and faculty, not many attended to get firsthand information and ask direct questions to those departments who made their proposals and stated their reasons as to why it was needed.

“I truly feel this did not pass because of the lack of knowledge our students had, and that’s why they voted a certain way. Students don’t really attend meetings so if the university were to have taken a different approach in promoting the fee increase, such as posting on social media, sending videos to the students or even allowing professors and faculty to directly speak and propose the increase to the students, then it might have passed,” Hernandez said.

TAMUK focuses on providing all students from all departments an outstanding college experience and that is why it proposed fee increases after years of maintaining the same fees.

“The university will assess how best to move forward now that the athletic fee referendum did not pass,” Silva said.

this grant as an example of the importance of lifelong learning. Dr. Garza and I both approached this process as students eager to learn a new skill, so that we could acquire a grant to help the university move forward,” she said Baker and Garza would

also like to credit Dr. Agnes Flores, Title V Project Director, who Garza described as instrumental to their grant application process.

For more information on the HEART grant visit https://www.tamuk.edu/ heart/index.html.

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Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage Venom joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe

AnnalisaPerales| Contributing Writer

Marvel does their magic again, folks with more comedy and action in the latest movie, Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

This sequel begins with the backstory of Cletus Kasady, a character who was introduced in the credit scenes of the first movie who is in prison for murder.

His backstory shows him in a facility along with a young girl, Frances Barrison, who has a supersonic scream.

Due to Barrison’s ability, she gets taken away from Kasady to be held at a top-secret facility and is believed to be dead by most.

In the present time, Eddie Brock is still having a hard time living

with the symbiote Venom who resides inside him. Although the struggle is truly real, Brock still manages to get his notorious journalist role back and is beckoned by Kasady to do an interview.

As multiple interviews take place, Venom makes the mistake of infecting Kasady with symbiotic blood which in turn creates the villain, Carnage.

When Carnage strikes a deal with Kasady and the now prison escapee, Barrison, they all three plan to kill those they see as a threat which includes Brock and Venom.

Brock would be prepared for an alien symbiote to attack, but unfortunately he and Venom got separated after fighting with each other.

Now racing to fight for not only his life but the life of his ex-fiance, Brock and Venom have to work through their

issues and find a way to survive Carnage’s attack.

There were quite a few things about this specific Marvel that make me iffy about how I generally feel about it.

One thing I thought that made the movie worthy of watching was that, unlike the first film, we actually get to see Venom’s true personality.

While he is an alien symbiote that needs to eat humans or more specifically their heads, you learn that Venom is an outsider when it comes to his kind and just wants to be accepted and appreciated.

It was nice to see Venom more as a person or close to a person as he can get rather than just being a symbiote inside of Brock.

Throughout the film, the audience gets to see the quirkiness and oddly loveable personality as

he shows his own type of innocent humor and various emotions.

As the last movie, Tom Hardy once again does a fantastic job in his role as Eddie Brock/ Venom.

Hardy portrays his character very well and in a comedic way as this film showed more of how Brock is coping with his new life and ability.

The one disappointing aspect of this film was the so-called symbiotic villain, Carnage. While he was intriguingly gross as a villain should be, he didn’t exactly have or give an exact motive on why he should kill Venom.

But Carnage wasn’t the only bad villain in this film, as his human version who is played by the loveable Woody Harrelson, also is a villain.

As much as I can see why his character was needed in order for Carnage to be born, his murderous background

Review: The Voice

Season 21

holds the best talent yet JacquelineBarrera|Campus Editor

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With the final round of blind auditions coming to an end, The Voice is loaded with amazing talent across all four teams.

Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Ariana Grande and Blake Shelton will now prepare for the next round of competition known as the knockout rounds. As all four teams now identify themselves full, it will be intense to witness which artists will advance.

If you have never watched an episode of The Voice, it may be best to catch up on Season 21 as this year contains plenty of artists who will blow your mind.

Raquel Trinidad, a 23-year-old singer from

Miami, expresses herself through singing and creates glass art to inspire creativity.

With an eager heart, Trinidad was hopeful to lure a coach in her direction. It would be later that round, during which Ariana Grande would claim the young artist after an impressive take on Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish.”

As several individual artists take the stage, a certain trio would gather the attention of two coaches. This trio from Redlands, Calif., is made up of Neil, Gentry and Rob, and the latter two have known each other for more than 20 years after meeting while playing music in church.

While struggling through their own trials and tribulations, The Joy Reunion solidified a ticket to the second round on Team Blake.

The most wholesome part of these auditions

The seven steps to parking success

RaeMartinez|Entertainment Editor

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Juggling studies with a As an adult, there are a couple of things you need to have down, parallel parking is one of them.

Parallel parking is a hard skill to master and that is okay.

Whether you’ve been driving for a while or if it’s your first time, these steps will take your parallel parking skills to a whole new level.

First, find the right parking spot. You do not want to parallel park into just any parking spot; find a spot that is at least one and one half the size of your vehicle.

Or, you can pull up

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general, although there wasn’t as much action as the first it was a comedic and semiheart felt story.

If you would like to give this film a try, it is in theatres now.

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is hearing the stories of how each artist has made it to this stage. The idea of knowing true determination and passion lies within the hearts of these individuals.

This goes for 30-yearold Holly Forbes, who lives with her partner Seth and their children Oliver and Violett in Catlettsburg, Ken., where she writes songs and works as a caregiver for patients with autism.

Forbes’ story and talented voice is like none other. After singing backup for so many years, Forbes was pre-

pared to step into the spotlight during the blind auditions. With a stellar four-chair turn, Kelly Clarkson ended up victorious in becoming Forbes’ coach.

After witnessing the blind auditions, so many were left wanting more and attempting to guess who would claim the end prize in the season finale.

While so many teams are looking sharper as the weeks continue, it is safe to say that my bets are placed on Team Kelly Clarkson to win Season 21 of The Voice.

How to Adult: Parallel Parking next to the parking spot and see whether your vehicle fits, then get your vehicle in position.

Second, signal and assume position. After you have located a spot, you want to approach it slowly with your indicator or signal on to let others know you are about to park and which way you are parking.

Third, check your surroundings. This is an important step as you do not want to put yourself or others in danger.

Check your mirror and make sure no one is approaching.

Make sure to also keep an eye on the parked cars to avoid hitting them.

Fourth, start reversing and turn the wheel.

Line up your car’s rear bumper as close as possible to the vehicle parked in front of you, assuming there is one.

Make sure your car is in reverse! Again, you want to avoid accidents.

Reverse slowly until the middle of your car lines

and obsession for Brock needed more explanation and motive.

Overall, this recent Marvel is worth watching if you are a fan of Marvel and/or Venom in

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up with the other car’s rear bumper.

Fifth, head towards the curb (carefully). Turn your steering wheel all the way to the direction of the curb to position your car to a 45-degree angle.

Continue until you can see the headlights of the car behind you in the driver’s-side mirror.

Sixth, straighten out and turn the wheel the other way.

Once you are at your 45-degree angle mark, unwind your wheel and line up your window pillar to the brake light of the other vehicle.

Essentially, you are

about a foot backwards.

Seventh, unwind the steering wheel the other way, straighten out and continue backing.

At this point, you should already be parked (congratulations!). However, it is not over yet.

After you have parked, fix yourself. Move forward or backward if you need to.

Leave a good space between the vehicles in front and behind you so everyone can leave with ease.

Truth be told, it takes a while to get the hang of it; but don’t fret, practice makes perfect.

Anticipated, anticlimactic, all around disappointing RaeMartinez|Entertainment Editor

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As a horror fan, Halloween kills was one of the movies I had been waiting to watch and I finally got the opportunity to do so.

The movie starts off moments after the 2018 Halloween movie. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter, Allyson (Andi Matichak) think they got rid of Michael Myers until they hear he survived and is killing people again. Thus, the terror continues.

This movie has a few nostalgic touches. We take a trip down memory lane and watch old scenes from the first Halloween movie made in 1978.

We see old characters like Officer Hawkins, Lindsey the babysitter, Tommy Doyle and more make a comeback.

What do these characters have in common?

They all survived the boogeyman’s attacks.

Now, inspired by Strode, the residents of Haddonfield, Ill., team up to put an end to Myers once and for all.

However, if you have seen any of the other Halloween movies before, you know it does not end that way at all.

I was excited to watch this movie; it was all I talked about for weeks.

To say I was disappointed after I watched it would be an understatement.

I understand that focus on teamwork within the community was a

major theme in the movie. However, it still felt like it strayed from its original purpose, which was for Michael Myers to get rid of his bloodline, especially Laurie. In this movie, Myers killed almost everyone but Laurie.

It was mentioned a couple of times that he was headed to the hospital where Laurie was, but never made it as he was preoccupied with the residents.

I as upset with how quickly some of the main characters died. They survived 40 years of terror just to die so easily?

Their deaths were caused by a slip up, a careless mistake they could have prevented given their experience.

Again, upset.

Make no mistake, the movie was not bad, but it could have been better. It pains me to say it, but to me, it felt like a last-minute project. Like the directors were just piecing random scenes together until they met their hour mark.

Like the other movies, this one satisfies all gore lovers as they get to see the ways in which Myers murders his victims. The creators of this movie really meant what they said in the title.

Spoiler ahead, we actually get to put a face to the name!

While trying to get Michael to not kill her daughter, Karen removes Michael’s mask, this does the trick.

After 40 years, we finally got to see what Michael looks like. This does not last long, Michael ends up getting his mask back but it was fun while it lasted The end scene hints at another movie to come, but let’s just hope the next movie is better than this one.

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A tip for tippers

Customer service is not for everyone. Waiters constantly have to put on their best performance for each table they serve to reap the benefits of a good show - the money. Waiters only make at most a little over two dollars per hour, so tips are very much relied on. In other jobs, people don’t work for free, so why would it be any different in the service industry?

When people go out to eat at a nice restaurant, they go for the experience because that’s what makes it different than just picking up fast food.

The people who provide that experience deserve to be treated and appreciated.

Waiters depend on tips as their main source of income. It’s what pays the bills, so technically, they rely on you, the customer. At the bottom of most tickets, there should be a gratuity tip percentage for the customer depending on how expensive their meal was. The rule of thumb is to always at least tip 15 percent, but that rule is outdated. Customers should tip according to how pleased they were with the service given. If they really liked their waiter and the food was excellent, a bigger tip won’t hurt their wallet as much as they might think it will.

A lot of waiters like to serve big parties because they have a mindset of “the bigger the table, the bigger the tip,” but that’s not always the case. If you know your table was one of your server’s bigger ones or you know your table made a pretty big mess or even if you know your table was a bit needy, constantly asking for more, then your waiter deserves a bigger tip.

Yes, some restaurants have people designated to cleaning up the messy tables, but if it’s busy and people are waiting for open seats, the waiter usually cleans their own tables. So, your tip essentially is paying for their service and clean up.

The bottom line is to just be a kind customer and tip out of the kindness of your heart according to how much you liked the service. Servers don’t have to go out of their way to have conversations with you or get to know a customer.

Don’t make excuses that you didn’t know they don’t get paid minimum wage because everybody at some point has heard that.

Be respectful just as they have towards you and thank them with more than just two or three dollars.

Halloween is more than a holiday, it’s a culture Halloween is right around the corner. I want to address an issue that has bothered me for m a n y years. EvCalista ery year Reyes around Contributing this time Writer is when I begin to hear one of the oldest rumors in the book: that Halloween is the day of the devil.

First off, this statement is incorrect and incredibly disrespectful.

As someone who is of Irish descent, I find it extremely frustrating and sad that for years many

people have spread false and damaging ideology about this holiday.

Halloween, or Samhain, began centuries ago by the Celtic people in what is now Ireland.

The purpose of this holiday was to honor our ancestors who have passed on and ward off evil spirits. This day was when the Celtic people believed that the veil between the worlds was at its thinnest, therefore, our ancestors who had passed could return to earth.

As they honored past loved ones, they were also aware that just as there were good spirits, there were evil spirits, which is why they wore costumes. They wore

animal hides and other pieces of clothing to mask themselves so that the evil spirits would leave them be.

There was never any black magic, Satanic rituals or other dark practices.

Just like everything else, Halloween has mutated from its original form. Most obviously, the nature of costumes has changed as you wouldn’t have seen many sexy nurses at the ancient bonfires.

It also wasn’t until the Middle Ages that the exchange of food and drinks began which then turned into what we now know as trick or treating.

I would like every-

one to keep in mind that even though there are some individuals who have given Halloween a bad reputation by conducting dark rituals, not everyone celebrates that way.

This holiday is meant to bring joyful celebration of life and to commemorate the end of the summer.

Everyone can celebrate whatever and however they want but please keep in mind that you should educate yourself on something before you make claims about it, especially if it has to do with someone’s culture.

It’s time to put these rumors to rest and treat every culture with re-

Beware of Halloween ghosts

With Halloween right around the corner we’re sure to run into some unfriendly witches, trolls, but above all else, ghosts.

I don’t Makaylah mean the Chavez Opinion stereoEditor typical, spooky ghosts that people either fear or center reality shows around, those at least give some type of hint that what they’re about to do will haunt you forever.

Oh no, I’m talking about the immature, coward and selfish ghosts that we’ve all encountered at some point in time who vanish out

of the blue with no explanation as to why.

With that being said, let’s talk about ghosting.

The talking stage in a romantic aspect is vital in the formation of a potential relationship. This is when you really start to build a connection and fall into a routine of daily communication with someone who has piqued your interest.

However, sometimes things don’t always go in the direction we had hoped, hence the term ghosting.

Ghosting is essentially when somebody you have been talking to suddenly cuts you off with no warning or explanation as to why and leaves you questioning yourself and everything that led up to that point.

Let’s face it, we have

all, at some point or another, been ghosted. It’s a sucky feeling, especially when we had a genuine care for the person who chose to immaturely leave the way they did. Even though getting ghosted creates feelings of negativity in one’s self with thoughts of not being good enough and wondering what you did wrong, life goes on. We have to move on to the next.

According to certified psychiatrist Margaret Seide, people who ghost usually do so for one of two reasons.

The first reason is that the ghoster could not be the confrontational type and would rather dip than have an uncomfortable talk as to why they didn’t see it going any further.

The second reason is that they could have been balancing multiple other options the entire time and you just didn’t make the cut.

The worst part is you’ll more than likely never know the reason they left. You’ll never get that closure you deserve.

Yes, you’re going to be sad for a while, but eventually that feeling will go away and someone new will come along.

People say they always come back but you can’t let them back in, not after what they did to you. You’re better than that and you’re better than them.

So, a final word of advice to you: this spooky season be someone’s boo, not a ghost.

Letter to the Editor: Halloween for Elites Does anyone know how the rich people celebrate Halloween?

Usually they have their butlers, maids, cooks, gardeners and professional contractors to help set up the main mansion party room and set up the back (10 acre) yard with all kinds of simple things like: A por-

table 200’ x 200’ haunted house, professional actors and actresses to dress up as evil bankers, politicians, CEOs and CLOWNS! They even help set up children’s gift bags with gifts that are from Neiman Marcus for the trick-or-treaters. Compare that lifestyle to

the average broke middle-class person or hungry poor class person in this country.

The point is that we have a large corporation made wealth inequality problem in this country and it’s only going to get worse if we keep the same rigged economic system in place.

So for most of you I suggest you put on your best “fake happy face” because that’s all you can afford.

Tomas Cantu, economic researcher, Concepcion, Texas

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Literary Calaveras: a TAMUK Tradition Marco O. Íñiguez Alba| Lecturer

Literary Calaveras are humoristic parodies about living beings taken by Lady Death, la Muerte.

These verses personify death in comical encounters with the living, alluding to particular questionable behaviors of a person.

The living, in their attempt to elude death, struggle, negotiate, or

flounder, finally succumbing to entombment. Yet, in almost all cases, death ovewrcomes its opponent.

The tradition is to write Calaveras about public personalities, people in power, politicians, neighborhood maladies or unfavorable social formations like the Border Wall, fracking, contamination, or natural disasters. The style is a popular vernacular,

por Giselle Ruiz

Te vas en la noche moviéndote con cuidado La gente te escucha porque nunca se sabe con firmesa si te verá O, Muerte. O, Muerte.

Dime, ¿por qué la gente te odia?

Tu trabajo audaz es natural Llevándolos al cielo o al infierno en paz.

¿Qué crees, señor? ¿Piensas que eres el mejor? ¿Qué no ves…?

Te odian desde las canas hasta los pies.

Si eres un hombre, solo quiero saber, ¿cómo puedes determinar la vida de una mujer?

Señor Abbott te tengo

un consejo.

Si te pones la máscara, a lo mejor te miras menos feo.

Y no te mirarías de sesenta y cinco.

Bueno, eso es mentira, todavía se te nota lo viejito.

Si no vas a mejorar, No te quiero ver llorar

“El abuso de poder y dinero escrito por la Muerte justiciera”

por Mariana González ¡Riiin, riiin!

--“Ay que fastidio,” dice Benjamín.

--“¿Quién es, amor?”

Pregunta jazmín

--“Otra vez, es mi esposa.

Por eso no la quiero, por fastidiosa.

Quiere que le recoja algo.”

--“Pues dile que estás ocupado” --“Esta bien, le mandaré un mensaje” --“¡Qué bueno!, ¿quieres otro masaje?”

--“Sí, amor, pero espera.

Escucho a Alguien afuera” Se asoma por la Ventana, Benjamín.

Y deja en cama a Jazmín.

No mira a nadie y regresa a cama pero en vez de Jazmín, mira a otra dama.

Esta vestida de negro Y en sus ojos mira fuego --“Regresa a cama”, susurra la Muerte.

Pero Benjamín, corre de repente.

Mira para atrás con terror y se le acerca la muerte diciendo, --“Te hubieras quedado en casa, mi amor”

Ay, Lori. ¿Que no sabes que una madre con poder no debe comprar el mundo para sus hijos? ¿Por qué, Lori? Da mal aspecto, y mal ejemplo a los que no tienen acceso por falta de ingreso.

Lori, ¿no crees que la educación es para aquellos pobres sin fondos y contactos que no toman atajos?

Dicen los jueces que comprar los logros para sus hijos solo los lastima y les da una vida sin razón.

Pongamos claras las cosas,

La enfermera vestida de negro por Nary Hernández La muerte trabaja de enfermera.

A las 6 de la mañana llega al hospital cada día vestida de negro.

Aunque muchos creen que ella es mala, todo lo contrario, la muerte es linda porque procura a los enfermos.

Les da una segunda vida a los que la merecen, y guía a los que han pasado a otro estado superior.

Sin embargo, no te aproveches de su amabilidad.

Dicen que se lleva a las enfermeras flojas y a las faltan el respeto a los pacientes decentes.

La codicia por Nayali Ortiz La muerte sigue a los que están llenos de codicia.

Aquellos que no comparten y esconden su riqueza,ojalá que la Muerte toque sus corazones venenosos y que la malaña apoderándolos de avaricia también se lleve a los violentos, para que sientan el dolor que dieron y aprendan otros de su paradero.

yo me llevo a todos hasta los que tienen buenas intenciones, pero por delante van los transgresores.

Vengan Loughlin’s, Mossimos’, Bill McGlashan, y otros compradores.

Yo no discrimino a chapuzadores, ricos, ancianos ni trabajadores.

No me limito aunque me hagan sobornos y tengo un lugar especial para escuelas con vista tuerta, con delicia los espero con la puerta abierta.

cuando la muerte te tenga de la mano y camines hacia abajo.

Señor Greg, disfruta lo que te queda porque pronto la huesuda llega.

Y viene con malas intenciones, por todas tus malas acciones.

La espina por Magali Medrano La catrina es como una micro-espina No la ves, pero sabes que allí está.

Miguel la oía por la casa y en la iglesia.

Sentía su presencia, como si alguien lo estuviera vigilando sin cesar.

Hasta que un día sintiéndose en paz, y sentado afuera de su casa mirando el amanecer, pelaba nopales del campo cuando vio a la muerte aparecer sobre de él.

“Mijo, evita las espinas de la vida y vente ya a casa conmigo.”

Mi Tía María por Luis Briseño De vacaciones a Acapulco nos fuimos ese día, El mar era agradable con su agua azul y fría, Allá a lo profundo mirábamos a mi tía, “Está muy lejos tía,” todo el mundo decía, De repente la ola más grande de ese día,

La arrasó con fuerza hasta la orilla, Ahora se encuentra en una camilla, Con dos tornillos en la rodilla, Que suerte la de mi tía, Pues la calaca ya mero se la llevaba aquel hermoso día.

Las Hijas de la Catrina por Rebeca García O, mensajera de la muerte que triste estar en tu lugar. ¿Cuántos llantos has oído? ¿Cuántas manos has tomado?

Pero si le preguntas a la Catrina, ¿cuál es su memoria más triste?

Ella diría, “cuando en las noches, en el parque, en una casa, o en la calle una de sus hijas cae a manos de un cobarde, antes de su debido tiempo.

Los llantos no los olvida,un dolor muy inmortal que hasta

newspapers, pamphlets, and broadsheets, satirizing politicians, functionaries and other public figures during the Day of the Dead.

Literary Calaveras are celebrated from Chicago to Chiapas extending throughout Greater Mexico.

This year, TAMUK in its annual tradition, celebrates el Día de Los Muertos by penning Calaveras. In its 5th edi-

tion, the Calaca Times newsprint collection exhibits poems written by students and faculty from the TAMUK Spanish Program. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did producing them.

A public reading of the Calaveras will take place during the Sigma Delta Pi Student Symposium on Thursday, November 18, 2021 in Sam Fore Hall 100 (the Blue Room).

El muro del mal por Esteban Peña

por Gilberto Garza

por Kaylee Puentes

“Riiin, riiin”

1849, in the Guadalajara newspaper, El Socialista; yet, it was José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), graphic commercial artist and printmaker, along with printer and editor Antonio Venegas Arroyo (1850-1917), who satirized events and personalities of their epoch in Mexico.

They created over 15,000 images that exhibited Calaveras, caricatures, and poems in

Calavera Greg Abbott

“La Muerte” O, Muerte. O, Muerte. ¿A dónde vas? ¿Al barrio para visitar a la familia o a ver a la gente esperándote en fila?

base or dark humor, with randy inventiveness and irreverent lightness that entertains, while critiquing a human foible.

As in the Mexican tradition, Calaveras make jest of death itself by playfully personifying la Muerte, as she seeks her victim.

The poem encapsulates the dance between both forces.

The first Literary Calaveras were printed in

prefiere apagar sus velas, pero que grande es su resiliencia.

Ay, pobre Catrina la única testigo de sus últimos momentos. ¿Y las familias? Sin respuestas. ¿Por qué dañan a tus hijas, Catrina?

Tal vez, ¿porque prefieres compañía de mujer?

O, tal vez, como a tus hijas, ¿Los hombres te enseñaron a temerles?

Ay, Catrina, ¿cómo lo puedes superar?

Barre con todos los arquitectos del feminicidio.

No dejes rastras de su poderío.

Del muro dijo estar orgulloso y prepotente Pero es una máscara que esconde tanto mal resultado ¿Crees que estás ayudando? ¿No ves que estás enviando gente a la muerte?

Los padres se ahoga y los niños se separan ¿Estás orgulloso de tu obra maestra?

Si es así, te ruego solo espera porque la muerte llega a la puerta y no olvidará lo que hiciste Siempre alerta, siempre atenta No sentirás, una vez que llegue y esté sobre ti, fuerte y orgullosa.

Labor de la Calaca por Sandra Ortiz

Tú, con tu cuchillo gigante nadie te anhela Pero cuando cantas muchos caen a la arena Todos te odian pero es normal es tu trabajo de llevar y quitar Tú nomás eres puro mal Y de ti se tienen que cuidar

La Karen por Cielo Saenz Ay, mujercita exigente, ¿que no tienes nada más que hacer?

Pobres trabajadores ¿Qué no les pagan suficiente para lidiar contigo?

Ay, mujercita exigente, ya tienes otra víctima una chica hispana de McDonald’s que no te echó tus papitas Les gritas y les exiges.

Ay, Mujercita exigente, la muchacha tiene 16 años ¿no te pases de lanza que a la catrina no le gustan las personas intituladas Así que, ¡calmada!

Le dices ingrata y buena para nada la haces llorar y luego te vas en friega, quemando llanta.

Ay, mujercita exigente. ¿Cuándo aprenderás que el mundo no gira a tu entorno y pronto lo sabrás Ay, mujercita intitulada.

Ahora, ¿qué te pasa? ¿Qué?

¿Hay gente divirtiéndose? ¿Y, tienen música mexicana? ¿Por qué llamas a la policía?

A, ya veo que no sólo eres intitulada sino racista y mal educada Te vas enfadada a la casa de enseguida.

Tocas la puerta y de pronto salen dos catrines Ya te advirtieron, ¿no?

Esto ya lo veías venir. ¿Qué harás en este instante Karen?

Tu juicio llegó y te declararon culpable.

Los cargos de odio y discriminación contra gente distinta a ti, son inmensurables.

La catrina no tiene paciencia y acaba de una ves por todas con la famosa Karen, discriminadora.

My body por Adrienne Peña “My body, my choice!”

They say it with a loud voice.

Not wanting to cover their face.

They are playing with lady death’s place.

For she comes to deliver, she is karma.

A mask is for your neighbor.

Spreading a virus is a real danger.

You never know when Lady death collects.

So please, show others respect.

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Me acuerdo de ti

Un año a la normalidad por Adolfo Pecina

por Angelina Cervantes

En el Día de los Muertos me acuerdo de ti todavía quisiera que estuvieras aquí.

O, la catrina no deja nada en paz.

Si sales de tu casa no hay marcha atrás.

Pero vives en mi corazón y nunca me voy a olvidar del cariño y los buenos recuerdos que en mi corazón siempre van a estar.

Vigilen a los ancianos de la nefasta tempestad los espera la catrina a la vuelta de pasar.

Todavía puedo escuchar tu risa tus palabras sabias mientras íbamos a misa desayunando todos los domingos por la mañana el olor a tortillas frescas.

La muy elegante señora del averno No esperó …que saliera del templo En el Día de los Muertos me acuerdo de ti todavía quisiera que estuvieras aquí.

La Flacucha Sin Piedad por Ann G. Ortiz Las cascadas bermejas de sus ojos inundaban su garganta con lamentos e impotencia.

Al ver que la piernas de gusano malnutrido, levantaba a su amado. ¿Pero qué te pasa morenita?

Esta pachanga apenas va empezando.

Vente, vente a mi lado, que Don Carlos no es el único invitado.

Vente, vente morenita, que tu llanto yo he escuchado.

Vente, vente y serenita morenita que hasta el firulais está invitado.

Año 2021, ya un año más y El coronavirus no se puede acabar, Maldita catrina que al mundo viniste a fregar, Pero gracias a la vacuna a una ¡normalidad volvemos ya!.

Jeva Adame

José Ángel Gutiérrez por Adolfo Pecina Estaba José Ángel Gutiérrez formando su partido “La Raza” cuando viene la catrina y le dice “José Ángel” Nos vamos para tu casa.

José Ángel le contesta, muerte maldita que eres una racista Te crees mucho en este mundo porque algunos te dicen Güerita, A mi no me vas a decir que hacer, yo lucho por los derechos civiles

Que tú no quieres tener.

Mejor dime, tú muerte maldita, por qué eres racista si todos tenemos Derecho a la vida, que sea justa, que sea digna, que es lo que la Raza defiende con su vida Estados Unidos es mi país, Texas es mi estado Crystal City mi ciudad donde yo he luchado, Yo lo defiendo con mi pueblo a un lado, que viva

Calavera a Gregorio Abbott por Michelle Johnson Vela Nuestro gobernador tejano, con su derecho de tirano, reinaba con jactancia y conservaba la ignorancia.

En un febrero helado de este año, sin luz tuvimos que abrigarnos.

La red eléctrica fue desamparadapor los oficiales desinteresados.

Gregorio de la Triste Figura, Defensor de la censura, aplastaba el libre albedrío, legislaba sobre el cuerpo femenino.

Gregorio, ¿por qué nos abandonó?

Una Corona inestable

Flor morena por Chente d’Chente En el crepúsculo del amanecer la pelona tarareaba en su quehacer mientras esperaba el atardecer Flor Morena, tu eres la más hermosa,

Flor Morena, más linda que una rosa Ruleteaba de barrio en barrio haciendo sus labores de Día de los Muertos vigilando la limpieza de los camposantos Flor Morena, muy pronto vas a ver Siempre esperaba hasta la última hora tomando su tiempo planeando su pandora Flor Morena, me

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tienes que querer Pululaba entre los callejones de la colonia Mirando sus presas y afilando su ponzoña Flor Morena, me la llevo al anochecer Sin menospreciar su dalia negra, la pelona reina al aproximarse al mural de las morenas que examina Santuario en silencio donde empiezan la jornada las divinas Flor Morena, tu eres la más hermosa, Flor Morena, más linda que una rosa Flor Morena, muy pronto vas a ver Flor Morena, me tienes que querer

Juanita por Carolina Galaviz Treviño Había una niña llamada Juanita Ella no era como las personas amables Ella se creía bien bonita Siempre caminando A Juanita no le imhablaba portaba la justicia y en su teléfono cada vez miraba Pero le gustaba hablar chisme con Patricia Ensimismada, Juanita no veía A ella solo le interesaba Como la oscuridad mucho su cara flaca mirándola crecía pero no sabía que esto más le interesaban las la convertiría en una redes sociales calaca.

nos regaló.

La cima del individualismo rudo la muchedumbre alcanzar no pudo.

Hasta el día que la Calaca llegó, de su complacencia lo despertó.

De tanto asombro, ¡Gregorio se paró!

Pero huirse de la Pelona no logró.

La primera vez, la Flaca no se lo llevó; a los tejanos caro nos ha costado.

Pero al pobre Gregorio, en este momento, la voluntad libre, se la ha quitado.

Hermanita por David Saldaña Mi

hermanita bien envidiosa Le gusta pedir por todo Pero no le gusta prestar nada de sus cosas Un día la envidia le va a quitar algo Y no lo va a ver hasta que le toque su hora Ella a veces es muy linda por eso no lo entiendo No quiero que su vida esté llena de envidia y odio. Espero que la calaca no se la lleve sin decir nada Sé que no le gusta cuando alguien mas está feliz. No hay solución la envidia se la va a llevar junto con la calaca

Gilberto y su pan por Maranda Garza

Día de los Muertos es un día glorioso para Gilberto Tan goloso y comelón es Gilberto, puedes decir que boca abajo en la rosca del pan dejó de reír.

La Raza Unida Que viva la fe, de que este país, feliz pueda ser.

Vete catrina, vete de aquí, yo soy José Ángel Gutiérrez Abogado, profesor, político, y luchador.

No me puedes llevar, porque a un activista No le puedes ganar.

Saludos a Gutiérrez, ejemplo a seguir, De la Raza somos y por la Raza Podemos morir.

Dedos de porcelana por Ximena Treviño Una sensación de ahogamiento pérdida de consciencia mientras me ahogo en el agua de un océano de lágrimas tanto tuyo como el mío, nuestro Antes de que mis ojos se cierren por última vez echo un vistazoa ti, nadando hacia mi cuerpo hundiéndose Para cuando tú te acercas lo suficiente puedo ver tus dedos porcelana huesudos llegar a mi

La Cita por Nallely Salinas Pina Llegué al restaurante, primera en llegar, te esperé para ordenar.

Comencé a tener frío, pero seguí esperando.

Varias familias llegaban, ordenaban y comían.

Se iban y más llegaban.

Pero te seguí esperando, sin comer y sin beber.

Tiempo pasa, años pasan.

Pero te esperé.

Aquí con la flaca, te sigo esperando.

Pero con el amor, nunca te dejaré.

La Calaca y Abbott

por Jessica Canales

El gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott Declaró que La Calaca no podía venir por un niño por nacer en el vientre de una mujer.

Pero ¿quién es él para tomar esa decisión por una mujer?

No debería tener el derecho.

Ojalá la calaca se oponga a la ley y se lleve a Abbott por creerse rey

Gracias a las vacunas, a clases pudimos regresar, pues los científicos investigando están gracias a ellos las vacunas salieron ya, yo me puse la Pfizer,

¿y tú cual?.

Vacúnate por tu bien, Pues este virus es mortal Y no querrás que la huesuda Te lleve ya.

Gracias doctores por luchar contra el mal, Gracias maestros por enseñar, Sigamos cuidándonos de la muerte Que nos puede llevar, Vacunémonos para volver a la ¡normalidad!

Cada momento por Rafael Recio

Nada que viva no verá la muerte Nada que muera no verá la vida Cada momento es alimento para la vida a la que nos aferramos cada oportunidad de amar a alguien es un momento que no capturaremos La catrina contemplaba el panfleto de un humano No sabía si iba o venía el discurso del sabioneso Traigan sus corazones al fuego Traigan sus mentes Quemen todo Ya no lo necesitan No para donde van Como hoy solo nos necesitaremos el uno al otro

La catrina decidió pasarse al otro lado Pa’ dejar bien marcado al chato estudiado “En mi fiesta yo rifo pa’ que dejen de estar hablando El Día de los muertos es para recordar la vida de difuntos A si que, ese Juan con pico de oro, me lo llevo con nosotros”

Cuento calavera por Victoria Verdín “¿Qué pasa Paulina?”

Nikki pregunta desde el otro lado de la mesa.

Los bailarines nativos realizan un espectáculo para personas demasiado privilegiadas para comprender sus luchas.

El hotel en el que se alojaban tenía el hábito de aprovechar la cultura nativa para entretener a los ricos.

Como la familia Mossenbach.

“No le gusta que los nativos tengan que bailar para gente como nosotros, mamá,” le dice Olive a Nikki.

Paulina tiene una expresión preocupada en su rostro.

“O, no seas ridícula, cariño, les gusta entretenernos, parecen felices.”

Paulina mira a Nikki, “No, no lo son.”

Nikki responde: “Bueno, ¿cómo es posible que sepa esto Paulina? Quiero decir que no los ves quejándose”.

Y tal vez Nikki realmente no entendía que su presencia aquí siempre sería tomada con más seriedad que la de cualquiera de los nativos.

Estaban de vacaciones alojados en un bonito resort mientras los lugareños luchaban por pagar su comida, y aquí están bailando para ellos.

Pero cualquiera que fuera este sentimiento, estaba enfermando a Paulina.

Se puso de pie y dijo: “Tal vez porque nunca prestas suficiente atención cuando lo hacen, no es conveniente para ti.”

Paulina se levanta y deja la mesa.

Quizás todos obtendrán lo que les esperaba, la muerte no se detiene para nadie después de todo.

Paulina no pudo evitar pensar mientras regresaba a la habitación del hotel.

Tal vez lo merecemos. Y terminó todo.

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Sally perdió la Cabeza

El Inmigrante

por Sarita DeLeón

por Paola M. Garcia-Silva

La muerte vendrá por Destiny Quintero Llegará el día cuando vendrá la muerte Ella se asomará en la oscuridad esperando el momento Ella te agarrará en la oscuridad y nunca te dejará ver la luz Querrás gritar y correr pero a veces la luz es tan cegadora que todo lo que querrás es la oscuridad que ella trae.

Para entonces, tomarás su mano y dirás adiós porque a veces la muerte es la única opción

Mi corazón muerto por Nadia Canales Mi corazón, latiendo tan rápido Especialmente cuando lo veo pasar Él viene a mi camino y me acompaña a clase Mordiéndose los dientes la parca los mira que tanta alegría le da ver a su Juan de día Me enamoró de una sola mirada Es como si estuviera tan enganchado Intento contener mi emoción mirando mi libro

Contiene su mirada en su presa melodía. No sabe

que le da más gusto, si llevarse a él o dejarla sin nadie Nos reímos y hablamos todo el día Nos encanta decirnos que no nos quedemos No me gusta cuando se va Es hora de cazar al Juanito del día y dejar ya por fin su chata melodía Pasan los días Y nos acercamos más que nunca Hasta que tuvimos que separarnos para siempre

Por qué se quedan esperando otro día que no saben los mortales los periplos de la fría Todos esos días bien empleados Me pregunto ¿Qué significaba todo?

Sólo quedaban los recuerdos Aparecerá para siempre Mi pobre corazón muerto

Mi mayor miedo

por Sophia Solano

Diciembre de 2017, pasó lo que siempre he temido.

La sombra del cáncer entró al cuerpo de mi abuelo materno.

Le entró la sombra que tanto temía Lloré y sufrí mucho pero con el tiempo aprendí a vivir con la penumbra del cáncer.

Han sido tres años muy largos, este diciembre van para cuatro pero voy a superarlo.

Y si mi abuelo termina yendo a la luz del cielo voy a salir adelante Tendré que vivir siempre con la sombra maligna,la que será mi mayor miedo pero la enterraré muy dentro de mi.

que volveremos a nuestro hogar, tanto así que nos han arrebatado a nuestros hijos y han acabado con nuestra dignidad.

“Go back to your country!”

“This is America, speak English!”

La Calaca despertó de su sueño infernal al escuchar tan semejantes palabras.

Desde las lumbres del inframundo, la Calaca presencio el maltrato hacia los inmigrantes.

Uno por uno, ella iba contando quienes serian su próxima presa.

Mientras la patrulla fronteriza, al igual que ICE hacía de nosotros lo que querían, la Calaca abrió el portal de las almas en desgracia. “¡No se atrevan a

Un día lo volveré a ver por Sirena Martínez Mientras me siento en el porche pensando en mis ancestros tengo recuerdos de mi abuelo haciendo tocino y huevos La muerte se arrima y observa en silencio No olvida al anciano cocinero que se llevó Las vibraciones que emitía no eran tan buenas Mucha gente confundía su apariencia con miedo pero honestamente era tan cariñoso No simpatiza con la dama porque hacía su trabajo de llevarse viejos, maduros y tiernos hasta abajo Su sonrisa era como pan de cada día Y que linda forma cuando volteaba la tortilla Taqueros, lavaplatos, y también limpia brisas trasladó Esta calaca cumplidora no desprecia el oficio si le tocó.

Lo extraño todos los días Lo había conocido toda mi vida Tan lindas sus palabras que la hacen pensar Creo que un día lo volveré a ver

¿por que no hacer negocio redondo y acabar con su mal esta?

por Daniela Santillana Ella conoció su cruel La tierra se volvió helafinal en invierno. da y dura.

Ella sintió que la brisa pasaba de cálida a fría.

Pétalo tras pétalo perdió

El calor del sol no duró.

Hasta que todo lo que quedó fue un tallo marchito y marron.

Muerta, la flor.

Ta’malito por Alma Mireles

Al chef le encanta hacer diferentes tipos de comida Es su vida Cada año en su cumpleaños hace su comida favorita que son los tamales Nadie pregunta de qué sabor porque se los comen todos, con amor Los hace todos los años Sin embargo, ¿Quién iba a saber que los tamales podrían hacer tanto daño?

Cuando Alba estaba comiendo un pedazo alguien chocó con su brazo Su cara empezó a ponerse roja porque se estaba ahogando con la hoja Nadie sabía cómo ayudarla sólo la muerte sabía dónde llevarla.

por Lorena Rivera

por Jessica Alvarado El Jefe comunica a sus subordinados las cosas que necesitan hacer sin considerar que la jornada laboral casi ha terminado “Si querían salir temprano del trabajo, deberían haber trabajado más rápido,” anunció el Jefe sin prestar su atención.

Como les gritaba a sus empleados en lugar de criticarles constructivamente.

La voz del obrero pide justicia digna.

Llamamos a la pelona a que lo juzgue y nos lo quite de encima. ¿A quién le va a gustar un jefe con mala espina y campaña de matón?

ponerles ni un solo dedo más encima!”

“Este país fue construido por inmigrantes, ¿qué ya no se acuerdan de donde vinieron su ancestros yanqui?

“Con mucho gusto me los llevare a donde pertenecen, hay mucho que ustedes pueden empezar a construir.”

Con un fuerte viento, la Calaca se llevo a cada agencia fronteriza, incluyendo a los agentes.

Y ahí, pagaran por el maltrato y discriminación hacia mi gente.

Aunque mi nacimiento haya sucedido en el gabacho, La sangre que corre por mis venas son mexicanas.

Mis raíces son de la bandera tri color y mi piel morena representa mis antepasados indígenas.

La apuesta del Diablo y la Catrina

El Jefe

La muerte de la flor

Los días soleados se volvieron sombríos.

La tierra que hoy pisamos fue cultivada por sangre indígena, de puro esfuerzo hispano.

Sin embargo, los gringos tomaron algo que nunca les perteneció.

Por décadas, mi gente a tratado de regresar al lugar que una vez nos correspondía, pero ahora, somos ilegales en la tierra donde comenzó nuestro legado. “¿Como se describen ustedes?”

Nosotros los inmigrantes somos gente trabajadora y honrada.

La palabra valentía nos queda corta al enfrentarnos al rio traicionero, con tal de triunfar y cumplir el sueño Americano.

La patrulla fronteriza se llena de rabia al saber

Mi madre por Anika Martínez Ella es hermosa.

Ella es inteligente.

Ella es amable.

Pero sobretodo, ella era mi madre, la persona que más amo.

Todos los días luchaba, una nueva batalla cada día.

Mi madre, la muerte ha derribado su puerta muchas veces Pero como yo, mi madre es terca.

Una buena calidad que compartimos.

La muerte vino liquidando su cuerpo,

llevandose su ser materno.

Mi madre ya no vive.

Ella existe pero no por mucho.

La persona que más amo, mi madre, ahora es una extraña.

Su cuerpo todavía es familiar.

El sonido de su risa, o lo que queda de ella, todavía resuena pero se apaga lentamente.

Espero volver a ver a mi madre algún día, feliz de la vida.

Otra vez la catrina hace de las suyas Una apuesta con el diablo tenía. ¿Quién será la próxima víctima?

No sé, pregúntale a tu tía.

En la escuela él Diablo la veía y en la calle también la seguía.

La tía tan coqueta y en sus brazos él la quería. La catrina tanto se enojó que hasta el diablo ya no era más rojo de color. Pues la catrina perdió su gran amor. Y era un día de gran dolor.

Pero la tía no se enteró y al panteón fue a caer.

La catrina se robó lo que más quiso Lucifer.

Creo que fue por la apuesta que perdió con él.

Mi Alpaca por Isamara Barreiro

Estaba comiendo muy a gusto mi alpaca cuando de pronto siente que alguien la ataca Con mucha pena y tristeza mi alpaca cayó en cuenta que por ella vino la calaca

Hay muchos por quienes doblan las campanas de la muerte, Pero para Sally García esa campana Sonará como chirridos de neumáticos y habrá una cabeza que rodando Ella iba a noventa en una zona sesenta Pero en lugar de detenerse en el semáforo Aceleró haciendo sus neumáticos moverse rápido Poco sabía Sally, que allá adelante, Había una madre y seis hijos en una camioneta Una camioneta mucho más grande que su pequeña de cuatro puertas Cuando chocó, se le fue la cabeza a Sally y a carcajadas se retiró la muerte pateando su nueva pelota Después de todo, la velocidad no sirve para nada cuando estás difunta.

Señor Expresidente por Gabriella Arellano

El expresidente Trump ama los mítines y hacer una gran entrada Le encanta ser el centro de atención sin percatarse de la catrina desdeñada Se burló de los estadounidenses porque llevaban sus máscaras Siempre y cuando él estaba “6 pies a la distancia”, fueron sus hechos declarados ¡Abajo y he aquí, el Señor Expresidente, que no es invencible!

Pronto se enteró, Covid 19 era un principio serio, el antifaz no escondió el desengaño a la muerte El expresidente Trump está enfermo e infectado ¿El señor Trump resucitará? ¿O quedará por fin enterrado?

La baraja por Ashley Alonso

Muy sentado en su sillón viboreando a quien pasara esperaba a la visita para echarse una jugada Mas de pronto se distrajo para checar su reloj pues llegaba su mujer que ni permiso pidió Fue tanta su distracción que no alcanzó a distinguir que era la hermosísima parca que lo invitaba a salir Pero, Raúl, como siempre queriendo sacar ventaja le dijo, “oye hermosura juguemos a la baraja La parca dijo que sí sólo hay una condición Juguemos en mi terreno y se lo llevó al panteón

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No somos iguales

Mi mejor amigo

por Aglae wBaldovinios

Con un corazón de oro era mi mejor amigo.

Siempre mantuvo una mirada seria y fue el mejor compañero de viajes.

Tan alegre y vigoroso salía a recibirme todas las tardes.

Nunca dejaba de moverse.

Ofreció toda su amistad y dejó su huella.

Era mi felicidad en largos días pero llegó un día la catrina canina y con su pelaje de oro lo enterré en el jardín.

Buz se llamaba y que en paz descanse mi amado amigo y que se aleje esa catrina cania de mala fuente la indecente.

por Lauren Macías

¿Para que tanto llorar si las cosas son tan simples?

Aquí te van a enterrar por favor no hagas berrinches.

Y si pensabas tal vez que la muerte te igualaría a otros ricos mortales…

Por favor deja que ría, obviamente crees en cosas surreales

Viuda negra por Elizabeth Arizpe La viuda negra ha vuelto a bajar de su telaraña.

De otro amor pronto también se apoderará.

Se parece a la araña porque a la caza va de nuevo.

Cuidado con la viuda vestida de negro.

Un accidente

Tanta desconfianza

por Aglae Baldovinios

por Iván Arámbula

Estaba la morena

Tanta desconfianza y tanto miedo en el mundo de hoy.

No puedo hacer que cambien sus caminos, incluso cuando la Señora de la Muerte venga a visitarlos.

La gente buena y la gente mala cambia los malos sentimientos.

Abre tus ojos y observa a la Señora descansar en tu cama.

sentada en un callejón, cuando de repente pasó un camión y ocurrió un accidente.

No pienses mal de la muerte no menosprecia a la gente

por Jaydy Barbosa

En la calle lo veía.

En la redes sociales lo seguía.

La calaca muy coqueta en sus brazos lo quería No te lleves a mi novio que mi novio es solo mío.

Búscate uno tú y déjamelo a salvo.

Calavera de la escuela por Izak Benitez “Uy, cucuy,” me dijo mi abuela un domingo antes de ir a la escuela .

“Si no te portas bien,” me dijo mi abuela, “te esperará la calavera.”

“Uy, cucuy,” me dijo mi abuela. ¿Cuál fue mi sorpresa,? en vez de una maestra en clase hay una calavera.

“Uy, cucuy,” me dijo mi abuela.

Si hubiera escuchado tal advertencia hoy muy feliz en clase estuviera “Uy, cucuy,” me dijo mi abuela.

porAlan García En casa de mis abuelitos hoy lloro yo.

Se nos ha ido el viejito, no puedo con este dolor.

La Flaca es egoísta, sólo piensa en sí misma.

En este mundo es turista, y si quiere se lleva a tu familia.

Todos tenemos que conocerla, pero ella decide cuando.

Quisiera poder entenderla,para no temerle tanto.

Calavera del Profe por Érica Hernández Al profe de nuestra universidad la muerte se lo llevó un incendio en la universidad con su vida acabó.

que teníamos en la universidad”.

Pero ellos no sabían lo que les esperaba pues el profesor en venganza de la tumba retornaba.

“No más exámenes y presentaciones” dicen los alumnos en clase de español.

“Nos libramos del profe

Los alumnos asustados en todas partes se escondían mientras que el profesor a carcajadas

El ex presidente por Rebeca Curiel

carretera viajo

¿Por qué llenaste a Estados Unidos de tanto odio?

ya que todos han pasado

No nos diste la paz que deseamos.

al polvo.

“¡Construye el muro para que no entren los mexica-

Mis posesiones se han

nos!”

Las vitaminas no cancelan los daños de los años ni el ejercicio aniquila la maltosa y nefasta realidad que la calaca baila el Jarabe Tapatío al rezar

Sobre todo les pasa a los miembros de nuestra familia a quienes amamos.

Duele un poco pero a veces Dios quiere que nos quedemos fuerte y saludable a largo plazo.

Baila y baila, dando piruetas de alegría

ya que cumplió con su pan de cada día.

vuelto rojas con óxido

¿Por qué dijiste, “Agárralas por el coño”?

pero aún me aferro a ellas,

Muchas culturas componen a los estadounidenses.

hasta que una dama apa-

Aprende a respetar a las mujeres, ¿qué, eres cobarde?

rezca y me susurre:

Dices que eres cristiano, luego vas y pecas.

“Hay algunas carreteras

Las apps como Twitter se utilizan para ganarte la fama.

Algunas personas dicen que Hitler es tu gemelo Ser americano no era solo un juego.

Todavía no entiendo como ganaste pero me alegro al decir que te has ido.

por Alex Verastegui

o cuando lo llevamos demasiado lejos

Camino solitario

Pelo de maíz, piel de naranja, un gran mentiroso

por Jasmín Platas

si son cosas que hacemos mal

“Deben regresar a clase o irán a hacerme compañía”.

Ahora todos los alumnos aplicados se volvieron pues los está vigilando su profesor vengativo.

En esta polvorienta

por Caleb Soto

La muerte está en todas partes que miramos o vemos

Cuando encontró a todos sus alumnos el profesor les decía:

Ex presidente de los Estados Unidos

Adiós Greg Abbot

pero sí se entretiene con su presa

se reía.

por Joseph Fox

El panteón

No se ríe de nosotros

Jave Adame

La injusta muerte La muerte es injusta

Jeva Adam

Mi novio

El abuelo

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que debes caminar solo sin nada para desplazarse, para entrar en el siguiente mundo debes ser libre porque lo más difícil es escaparse.”

Hombre que acusáis a la mujer por Jeva Adame

Un día caerás aquí, todos lo hacen.

Algunos con la opción y otros sin ella.

Las mujeres son sus enemigas no les quiere dar justicia Él no quiere que le digas que como mujer, quieres beneficios

Por favor no trates

Él tiene sueños de ser gobernador de nuevo

de cambiar las cosas.

pero no se le va a cumplir

Así es la vida, te guste o no.

Y si pensabas tal vez

porque la flaca pronto se lo lleva y las mujeres felices podrán elegir.

que la muerte

Mientras dormía el ingrato

te igualaría

Una araña se le metió en el hocico

a otros muertos mortales por favor, deja que ría

la muerte ya lo esperaba mientras Greg solito se ahogaba

La Calavera disfruta viendo florecer y crecer la vida misma.

Sin embargo, un pequeño toque desde la punta de sus dedos comenzó su desaparición.

Viendo el patriarcado en el que muchos viven.

Ver a hombres como Abbott creer que los hombres toman el control por la fuerza y la agresión al abusar del poder que robaron o fue dado por el pueblo.

O, ¿cuánto más crecerá el número de muertos?

Ella estará allí esperando en su silla de ruedas susurrando sus fechorías y deshaciendo cada noche.

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La Calaca viene por Yolanda Saavedra Al sonido de la campana la gente corría.

Sabiendo que la muerte vendría.

Mirándolos con una sonrisa ellos corrían de prisa.

Pero sin darse cuenta de que ella los alcanzaba cogió al más pequeño llevándolo al cementerio .

La Calavera con hambre por Ashlie Salinas Aryssa Enriquez

Annual Dia De los Muertos altar competition at Sam Fore celebrates latin traditions.

El oficio de la Calaca por Jasmine Paz

Estaba comiendo muy a gusto mi alpaca cuando de pronto siente que alguien la ataca Con mucha pena y tristeza mi alpaca cayó en cuenta que por ella vino la calaca

Pedrito, cuento de cuna

por Sophia García

cha hambre

Ni la muerte sabe por Jossué López Al llegar el otoño cuando las hojas caen y el frío se arrima, todos saben que la muerte viene para ver a quién se llevarse.

Pero todos temen porque nadie sabe a quién le tocará.

Lo más curioso es que ni la muerte sabe a quién escogerá.

Tío Whicho por Estevan Reyna

La muerte caminó sobre la finca de un hombre humilde y dijo.

“Escucha. La campana de la tarde suena a tu nombre.

Pedrito,

El que te ha bendecido con manos verdes, me

¿escuchas esos gritos?

envía a ti.

Debiste hacer caso.

Tus hechos no han pasado desapercibidos.

Ya suenan

Tu sangre, sudor y lágrimas se han mezclado

sus gritos.

con la tierra.

La calaca,

Tu fe hizo que las raíces tomaran forma en la

la muerte,

tierra.

es la misma.

Las semillas que plantaste florecieron con tu

Está presente.

amor.

Cuando te lleve, siempre te recordaré.

Pero tú recuerda, no importa a donde huyas, la huesuda te encontrará.

Como tú hermana mayor, te aconsejo, irte despidiendo, antes que la fría venga por ti.

La calavera con mu-

La muerte de caza en caza por Gabriel Fernández

Sentada en la silla, la muerte se arrima.

Ve a la pobre viejita, feliz de la vida.

Le toma la mano, dejando la familia en llanto.

Se la llevó, y ahora esta 6 pies abajo.

Dejando el mundo en trauma, la muerte continua en risa.

Sin pensar en el daño que a muchos les divisa.

a un niño con un taco

Tragó y tragó

y se lo quitó.

Pero sin estomago

Comiéndose el taco

La comida se le cayó

lleno de salsa

Caminó y caminó

se enchiló y gritó,

Hasta que encontró

“Ooooooooooooo.”

No soy hombre malo por Ana Escamilla He robado y he do a alcanzarme. matado Siempre dejo suficiPero no soy hombre ente regalo para ella, malo. por eso no soy homCuando no hay que bre malo. comer Por darle a mis hijos Ni dinero para souna vida mejor brevivir ahora me siento aquí Algo se tiene que con temor. hacer, Sentado aquí ya así no se puede pillado la siento tocar vivir. mi hombro, He visto a la calaca Antes de desaparedespués de uno de mis cer a la nada, trabajos lo juro, no soy Pero nunca ha llegahombre malo.

Adoptaste otros semilleros y los ayudaste a crecer.

Salieron más fuertes llevando el amor que les diste.

No te preocupes, mi dulce Wicho.

Las raíces que dejaste son fuertes y amorosas, Tu otra mitad se ha asegurado de eso.

Deja que este manto de nieve cubra tus huesos doloridos.

Aryssa Enriquez

Organizations across campus have the opportunity to create and altar for Dia De los Muertos.

Tu madre y tu padre te llaman a casa.

Tu hermana pide café y campechanas.

Tu hija pide tu dulce abrazo.

Otoño ha comenzado, este día de tu regreso.

Descansa en paz”

El Chantaje por Lizette Galaviz

La calavera con hambre fue a buscar a José en el trabajo.

“Soy un mentiroso Soy un ladrón Admiren a mi hijo

y sabía que le costaría muy caro.

Soy un dios”,

notó un charco.

Era un camino de sangre.

Claro, la Calavera no estaba asustada ya sabía quién era el culpable.

La calavera vio que José estaba ocupado pero igual le pidió un pedazo de carne.

José se lo dio un poco salado pero así se le quitó el hambre y hasta el calambre.

José le dijo que le sirvió un sapo.

La calavera pensó que era chantaje pero después saltó para hacer un desmadre.

Al final se volvió para bajo y Students display sugar skulls, candy, and drinks to commemorate their loved ones at the annual Dia de los Muertos altar competition.

por Luis Juarez

De repente le da un calambre

Sostenida desde un alambre

Aryssa Enriquez

Evolutionis Mortem

José terminó contento con su chistoso alimento.

Gritando el hombre la voz alzó, Pero la blanca en un rayo cayó Tomándolo

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cuello, gritó “Tú, pecador, vendrás conmigo.

Cansado del hombre, me tienes ya.

Decides acabar con vida sin mí permiso es hora de un nuevo inicio”, la calaca dijo, mandando a un hombre de nuevo a las cavernas.

Inspired by Do Evolution- Pearl Jam