By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief

“Are you ready for it?”

The bass drops, rattling and filling my ear drums as the screams of little preteen girls occupy any gaps the music missed. The first confetti cannon hasn’t even gone off, the strobe lights have hardly strobed, but it already feels like a party, and our entertainment for the evening has just arrived. At least that is the elementary sensation I, a novice in the world of Swifties, felt in the presence of a pop star, but to the more experienced among us, AKA my 13-year-old niece, she was in the presence of a goddess, an icon. Taylor was a queen, the stage was her throne, and her loyal subjects greeted her with excitement and hysteria. Taylor Swift had yet to sing a note of her first song, but the fans were content enough to just look at her and embrace her energy that effortlessly filled AT&T Stadium. This is what power, acceptance, and stardom looks like. The fans were indeed ready for it, but after all these years, was Taylor?

By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor

ALPINE - A sea of tiny little screens filled the room, ready to snap a picture of the icon herself.

By Gisselle Rueda, Skyline Reporter

ALPINE – The Sul Ross Theater Program has delivered a notably intense performance through their recent adaptation of David Mamet’s “Oleanna.”