By Ishika Muchhal Hollywood: home to magic, movies, entertainment and very few women and people of color. Representation for people of color and women is lacking in every area of the film industry. Behzad Dabu, a South Asian actor known for “How to Get Away with Murder,” has been...
Wildfires call for community action. Summer is when Californians look forward to cloudless beach days and warm, sunny weather. Rather than the typical greetings of clear blue skies, the state’s 2020 was met with bright orange, smoky hues. It’s no shock that these kinds of wildfires have been occurring...
Sharing sadness shapes a culture. Almost everyone has been to a funeral or have felt some kind of loss. We have posted about a celebrity we admired or have even gone to a vigil for them. We have gone to a funeral of a distant relative we barely knew,...
To post or not to post? That is the question I and others on social media are asking. Social media started for me in 2004 with Myspace and AIM. I was 14 years old and the biggest dilemma I faced back then was how to rank my top 8...
It is hard to believe, as much as I love sushi, that some of my peers have never even tried it before! The Citrus College community answered a recent Instagram poll revealing that of those who have tried sushi, 53% have eaten at the local favorite Show Sushi in...
Sustainability Vs. Fast Fashion In sunny California, where avocado toasts and vegan options reign, Mother Nature has given us a large wake up call in the past couple of months. From the forest fires to the flooding of beach towns, signs of Earth’s global warming have led a wave...
Words are very powerful. They have the ability to brighten one’s mood, outlook, beliefs and much more. But words can also destroy all those things plus one’s ability to see life clearly. This is when you have to pay attention to your gut, to those nagging feelings that something...
Driving down the street in my neighborhood around 1 p.m., headed home after working out, the traffic light turns red and a police officer pulls up next to me. My body tenses up, so I tightly firm my grip on the steering wheel. My palms are sweating and my...
2020 got off to a rough start and has shown no signs of letting up. Regardless of which side you were on, the impeachment trials were nerve-wracking, we survived the possibility of the next world war, and my hands are now raw from these 20-second-hot-water-hand washes followed by a...
High school students are constantly reminded about how important it is to go to college. It’s a story that’s been told since the beginning of our years in high school. How has that affected students of today? What is the difference between current students and students from 20 years...
