The boba shop that became a second dorm
How a tiny tea counter on University Drive turned into the place everyone studies, gossips and celebrates.
Story by Sofia Nguyen and Emily Tran • October 14, 2026
Vol. 9 · Issue 1 · Fall 2026
The Home Issue
What makes a place feel like home when you're 18 and far from it.
Published September 24, 2026
From the editor
Welcome to the home issue. This semester our writers, photographers and designers chased one idea across campus and Bryan–College Station: what makes a place feel like home when you're 18 and far from it.
Every page in this issue was made by students, for students. We hope you find a story that feels like yours, and if you have one we missed, come tell us about it in the MSC.
Stories from this issue
Ring Day, in five moments
From the line outside the alumni center to the first time the gold catches the light.
Story by Caleb Ortiz • October 10, 2026
Dorm décor on a forty-dollar budget
Four residents of the Commons show how they made cinderblock walls feel like home.
Story by Hannah Brooks • October 2, 2026
First generation, and finding your people
Students who are the first in their families to attend college on the communities that kept them here.
Story by Caleb Ortiz • September 8, 2026