Gaige Davila, UTSA, Author at Study Breaks

How to Make Friends on Tinder (No, Seriously)

Making friends can almost be as intimidating as dating, so why not take a chance on nonromantic relationships by swiping right?…

September 29, 2017

How Hurricane Harvey Helped Change the Minds of Climate Change Skeptics

Gaige Davila, UTSA

Seeing is believing for many red staters, and the massive storm(s) might have finally knocked some sense into head-burying climate deniers.…

September 18, 2017

Repeating History: How Texas’ SB 4 Mirrors the Fugitive Slave Act

Gaige Davila, UTSA

As Senate Bill 4 comes into law, its similarities to another infamously racist piece of legislation are hard to ignore.…

August 30, 2017

4 Nonfiction Books for the Aspiring Journalist

Gaige Davila, UTSA

These books won't tell you how to be a reporter, but they'll show you how good journalism can change, or expose social and political cultures.…

August 30, 2017

Why We Should Be Taking North Korea (and Trump) Seriously

Gaige Davila, UTSA

It's all fun and games until Trump goes too far.…

August 21, 2017

LA’s Youth Poet Laureate Discusses Her First Collection, ‘Branches’

Gaige Davila, UTSA

Poet and UCLA student Rhiannon McGavin talks about her favorite poets, working up to fiction and writing alongside her friends in The Love-Inns.…

July 28, 2017

How Your View of Home Will Change Each Year of College

Gaige Davila, UTSA

As you go through college, your relationship with your hometown will change, mostly for the better.…

July 23, 2017

The Case for Copy Editors

Gaige Davila, UTSA

The 'New York Times' copy editors' walkout reveals the great paradox of modern journalism—there is more to cover but fewer resources.…

July 19, 2017

Why ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Changed How I Think About Race

Gaige Davila, UTSA

The film, which is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson and sourced from Baldwin's writing, poses questions that were as relevant at the time of their writing as they are today.…

July 9, 2017

Larisa Morales Is Wharton’s Best Wakeboarder

Gaige Davila, UTSA

The UPenn student, who's majoring in Economics, competes in water sports internationally and has been sponsored by Red Bull, GoPro and Roxy, among others.…

June 27, 2017