{"id":2431,"date":"2019-05-04T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2019-04-30T18:32:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T18:32:57","slug":"man-on-the-street-are-you-better-off-now-than-you-were-a-year-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/04\/man-on-the-street-are-you-better-off-now-than-you-were-a-year-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Man on the Street: Are you better off now than you were a year ago?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2431\" class=\"elementor elementor-2431\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d37fe3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d37fe3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a4c73e\" data-id=\"8a4c73e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75596c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a75596c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Man on the Street<\/h1><h3>This Week&#8217;s Question:\u00a0<\/h3><h4>Are you better off now than you were a year ago?\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c757827 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c757827\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a6999c\" data-id=\"1a6999c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b573be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b573be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ayleen-Cantu-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ayleen-Cantu-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ayleen-Cantu-350x467.png 350w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ayleen-Cantu.png 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5688c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5688c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ayleen Cantu<\/p><p>Major: Bio-Med<\/p><p>\u201cI think I am better now. It\u2019s because of how much I feel like I\u2019ve grown since then. I have learned from my mistakes, and learned things that I did not know before. You have to remember that no matter what, you\u2019re not alone, and that there should always be someone to help you through anything.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36b5475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36b5475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f11528\" data-id=\"3f11528\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e875a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58e875a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Daniel-Aldiaz-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Daniel-Aldiaz-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Daniel-Aldiaz-350x467.png 350w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Daniel-Aldiaz.png 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20b65e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f20b65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daniel Aldiaz<\/p><p>Major: Electrical Engineering<\/p><p>\u201cIn terms of classes, I feel I\u2019m much improved. There was help in picking a major, and all the classes make me feel welcome. You just have to not procrastinate, do your work on time and eat healthy. I only recently lived outside of my family\u2019s house, so I feel like a big difference between me a year ago and me now is quite a bit of growing up.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef1f512 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef1f512\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a604a8a\" data-id=\"a604a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b455b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b455b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Antonio-Del-Bosque-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Antonio-Del-Bosque-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Antonio-Del-Bosque-350x467.png 350w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Antonio-Del-Bosque.png 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a85bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09a85bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Antonio Del Bosque<\/p><p>Major: Music Education<\/p><p>\u201cI feel like I am. I have definitely learned how to do college better, and how to solve problems with the help of others rather than trying to do everything by myself. I did so by joining a lot of organizations and discovering myself. It also helps to find time for yourself. Do not study all the time, and find some moments to breathe.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dd594d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dd594d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7d5b0b\" data-id=\"a7d5b0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e744e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5e744e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Alona-Minchin-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Alona-Minchin-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Alona-Minchin-350x467.png 350w, https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Alona-Minchin.png 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddabee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddabee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alona Minchin<\/p><p>Major: Voice Music Education<\/p><p>\u201cYes, I feel like I\u2019m better off than I was. I have been in numerous performances and productions that I now have the privilege to be a part of.\u00a0 It makes me happier than my previous self. You just have to study and put time into what you love so that you can improve.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man on the Street This Week&#8217;s Question:&nbsp; Are you better off now than you were a year ago?&nbsp; Ayleen Cantu Major: Bio-Med \u201cI think I&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[163],"class_list":["post-2431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion"],"aioseo_notices":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":false,"source_text":false,"source_url":false},"authors":[{"term_id":163,"user_id":8,"is_guest":0,"slug":"josue-villarreal","display_name":"Josue Villarreal","avatar_url":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/9580769cb3ada2a586943d2ad90c47c2.jpg?ver=1776215706","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2452,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431\/revisions\/2452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=2431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}