Nov 07 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Office pranks are a funny thing. Over the course of this week, we’ve continuously played pranks on one of our co-workers, Robert Perez, by putting random fliers on his car. We’ve put Scientology newsletters and dating site fliers on his windshield. He has yet to find out who the …
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Oct 25 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Cutting the cord is the cable plan I’ve always wanted. As media giants like Time Warner take steps to keep up with the increased demand for streaming content, we are seeing more options for those who are ditching the traditional cable box in favor of the almighty app. HBO …
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Oct 17 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across a post on Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness. It’s a group I joined nearly a year ago when I first decided to try a vegan diet as part of my nutrition and fitness plan. So far, it’s gone well. …
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Oct 10 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Eric Thomas Duncan, the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with Ebola (in the States, anyway) succumbed to the deadly virus this week. Leading up to his death, news of Duncan’s case gave way to concerns which mounted throughout the nation as anyone exhibiting symptoms that even …
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Sep 26 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Late last week, my editor asked me to drive to Brownsville the following Monday to cover the SpaceX groundbreaking ceremony, and by asked, I mean told. This meant I had to be up extra-early in order to be at the Brownsville Events Center no later than 8:45 a.m. where …
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Sep 19 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Here’s to all the keyboard warriors. Those brave souls who hide behind the safety of their computer’s LCD screen, typing away with the fearless bravado of a seasoned fighter, afraid of nothing — except real-life people. Last week, someone commented on Michael Rodriguez’s column about U2 at the San …
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Sep 12 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The long-rumored Apple Watch is a thing now. I look forward to the Apple Watch. I enjoy Apple’s products. That said, I’m not one of those fanboys who takes every marketing sheet that comes from the iPhone maker as pericope lifted from the Gospel of [late Apple co-founder Steve] …
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Sep 05 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com By now you may have already read about the handful of celebrities whose compromising photos leaked for all the internet to see. Such popular female stars as Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were the targets of an internet hacker — or group of hackers — who found joy in …
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Aug 15 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer HeatherCathleenCox@gmail.com Have you ever felt like you’re trapped in an unsavory existence, like life is zooming by while you’re stagnantly sitting in a stale-aired cubicle, staring at a computer monitor, praying for the weekend to arrive? Well, recently, something similar happened to me. Suddenly, I began to think. I …
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Aug 08 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I recently took a social media quiz titled How Big of a Player Are You? My results were as follows: “You are a respectable dater, the opposite of a player. You either don’t try to play the game, or you’re failing miserably at it.” Truer words have never …
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