April 7, 2019
By Tanya Silerio
May 31, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Columns
One of my biggest problems I would say I have is taking my own advice. I have suffered the consequences because of this, but I’ve been told I’m good at giving it them out.
I would say I have learned and grown from ...
By Samuel Hill
May 31, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Columns
At the beginning of the semester, I had my mind made up: I am going to transfer out from El Camino College to a four-year university.
Thanks to family and friends encouraging me to move on to “better places” I was mentally ...
By Tanya Silerio
May 16, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Columns
Many words have been used to describe the Trump presidency, both good and bad.In fact, if I'm honest, I have no kind words to say about his presidency. Now it's not like I woke up one day and just decided to hate him.It started wh...
May 16, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Columns
A month or two ago, I came home to a wooden post outside my house advertising its sale. “Call for inquiries.” I had a lot of those. Would we have to move? Where? Can we afford any other place? As the days and weeks...
By Kailiokalani Davison
April 24, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Columns
I remember the exact moment I fell in love with fitness. I was only 13, adjusting to the 8th grade and going through puberty. I told myself, "I will lose this weight before I go to high school."I refused to be the chunky girl ...
By Selvin Rodas
December 7, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Columns
At the age of 13, I came to America without knowing a single word of English.In Honduras, my life was different compared to living here because I only knew about my culture and my language and moving to the U.S was an extreme c...
By Phil Sidavong
December 7, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Columns
It's December.You know what that means?"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas," or so the song goes.Whether you're in the heart of some Caribbean Island or the top of a snowy mountain, Christmas is supposed to be a jolly ...
By Alba E. Mejia
November 2, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Columns
I am 26 years old and still living with my parents and many people don't understand why, but for me, I've been through some struggles that I had to overcome in order to become who I am now.My father always told me, "As a Latina,...
By Victor Liptzin
November 2, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Columns
I'm a mildly-disabled person and despite that, I've been looking for love for years.I'm closing in on my 30th birthday, but I have never been successful in finding that love.When I was 12 years old I was sent to UCLA Medical ...
By Keith Francis
October 20, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Columns
I was once invincible, at least I always saw myself as such. I was a "jock." I played a few sports including soccer, tennis, street hockey and baseball throughout my childhood and mid-teenage years. But sadly, it all ended.On ...
