Embarrassing Tales Part III
Embarrassing Tales Part III
By Kelly Day– The Evils of Floss Every person on Earth has heard it.  Dentists say it to each patient every visit. “Floss more.” The concept of flossing sounds easy enough.  You pull a 6-inch mint-coated string between your teeth to clean out whatever stubborn ick decided...
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Make sure we count
Make sure we count
By Angelica Jimenez– By now, you should’ve seen an envelope from the United States Census Bureau, and hopefully you didn’t throw it out.  The information you give could greatly affect funds coming in from the federal government. Yes, we lead busy lives and don’t have...
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Who are you calling fat?
Who are you calling fat?
By Jan Peña-Davis – One of the few jokes still acceptable to chuckle out loud over are ‘fat’ jokes. And with media bombarding the public with images of the ‘perfect’ body, it’s no wonder American adolescents are depressed. And fat too. And what does one do when depressed-why...
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Embarrassing Tales Part II
Embarrassing Tales Part II
By Kelly Day– Things get tight It took me a week before I could eat real food again, at a decent pace so it wouldn’t get cold between bites. Every morning I ate half a Pop-tart, then starved through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd period until lunch, which went from sandwiches, chips, plum,...
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Myluvquest
Myluvquest
By Natalia Avilez – She’s a teacher by day and matchmaker by night.  Angie Guerrero has devised a way to take Latino professionals on a quest unlike any other- a love quest that is. Guerrero, 32, is the president and founder of an online, speed-dating site called Myluvquest.com. ...
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Embarrassing Tales of Braces-Faced Glory Part I
Embarrassing Tales of Braces-Faced Glory
By Kelly Day– Merry Christmas and an Unhappy New Mouth When I was little, I would see my older nieces sporting teenage torture devices, or braces as they shall from now on be called, and found them to be just the absolute coolest things I’d ever seen.  At night when Mama...
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Entre Comadres
Entre Comadres
By Angelica Jimenez– Thousands of Latinas come to the United States each year in hopes of building better lives for their families, but the transition is not an easy one.  Language barriers, lack of job training resources and unfamiliarity with the system can be overwhelming. ...
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Shades of identity
Shades of identity
By Jan Peña-Davis – “My bad, girl, I thought you were black.” Fifteen-year-old Delisha Lopez recounts as she remembers how her new locker partner greeted her at the start of this school year. A sophomore student at Roberto Clemente Community Academy in gentrified Humboldt...
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Mujeres Asesinas
Mujeres Asesinas
By Jenny Patiño – Author’s Disclaimer: Don’t go killing anyone.  It doesn’t end well.  Not on television.  Not in real life.  Not even on television inspired by real life. That being said, I am a connoisseur of televised murder. The “CSI” and “Law & Order”...
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Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre
By Benita Zepeda– In the 2009 film “Sin Nombre”, there are many themes that are apparent throughout the film. Some of those themes consist of gang culture, where a “brotherhood” is placed before the law. Then there are themes of love.  Love that is lost, found, concealed...
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