Starts With Goodbye
Kayla Simas, Managing Editor
July 23, 2017
Filed under Winner Takes All
As I stood in line at Dunkin’ Donuts, I heard a familiar voice. I couldn’t help but turn around, curious to know where I knew the voice from, and caught a glimpse that stopped me in my tracks. It was my ex-boyfriend… It actually had me thinking that if an encounter like this were to have...
Latinos: Let’s Address Racism And Anti-blackness In Our Community
Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writer
April 16, 2017
Filed under Let's Talk...
Systematic racism and the concept on “Anti-blackness” has been present in Latin America since it’s discovery. Europeans established their “Whiteness” as a superior trait, and have engraved the concept that white skin and white psychical traits are directly related to one’s potential. Which...
Harry Styles – My favorite Member of One Direction
Britney Hoobraj, Staff Writer
April 14, 2017
Filed under Diaries Of A City Girl
I never followed this band throughout their time on X-Factor UK but I did hear their first breakthrough song, “What Makes You Beautiful.” I then watched the music video for this song and I adored the one with the curly hair and green eyes. Something about him drew me into him and the band. I continued...
Pepsi Commercial Gets Canned
Abigail Smith, Staff Writer
April 13, 2017
Filed under Is Anyone Else Barefoot?
On April 5, PepsiCo pulled down a two and half minute advertisement titled “Jump In” that featured model Kendall Jenner. The ad only lasted one day. This advertisement didn’t mean any harm. The themes that are weaved throughout the two or so minutes spread a message of unity, love and c...
Thirteen Reasons Why I’m Just Not Strong Enough
Weronika Raczek, Digital News Editor
April 9, 2017
Filed under A Fangirl's World
We all have our way of coping with different situations in our life; we write, we blog, we run, we drink, we smoke. We do anything that can numb some or any kind of pain. In the new Netflix original, Thirteen Reasons Why, the kind of topics that are discussed, are the kind of topics that are extremel...
5 Lessons I Learned From Watching “13 Reasons Why”
Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writer
April 8, 2017
Filed under Let's Talk...
Yet again Netflix has delivered an in-depth and wholesome show, this time diving into depression, substance abuse, sexual assault, suicide and all the problems teenagers might face while in high school. Here are a few things I learned after watching the show. 1. Words Matter This might be...
Throw It Out
Amanda Depew, Social Media Editor
April 6, 2017
Filed under The Amanda Show
How do you know when you’ve had enough of that one shirt you have been keeping in the back of your closet for 3 years but never wore it since the 7th grade? How do you know when to get rid of that pair of shoes that have totally fallen apart but you won’t accept it? When do you being to clean o...
How to Find a Cheap Expensive Vacation
Amanda Depew, Social Media Editor
April 6, 2017
Filed under The Amanda Show
Everybody wants to go on vacation and have a great time, but at what cost? Take a look here to find out how to go somewhere expensive for a little less. Start with your budget that doesn’t included spending money. Spending money is always your own option with if you want to do extra things on your...
One Man’s Can Is Another Man’s Come Up
Abigail Smith, Staff Writer
April 6, 2017
Filed under Is Anyone Else Barefoot?
Recently, I spent some time traveling between Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, hitting cities in between. I was present for a period of time on USC’s Greek Row, a frat house that was appropriately decorated with beer cans and couches, that sported a “f-ck Trump” sign. It had been sp...
The Post-Apocalyptic Masterpiece
Rodney Jones, Staff Writer
April 6, 2017
Filed under The Roddington Hour
The Last of Us is a survival game where the player controls protagonists, Joel and Ellie as they navigate to a space safe from the virus outbreak that has corrupted their world. It is regarded as one of the best games in the world, and yet I have never even played it. I just kept hearing the name...
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