Omar Rashad

Omar Rashad

An ultra-fine-point-pen-loving sports junkie enveloped in the world of hip hop dance culture who has thoughtful takes on our contemporary political world while being a know-it-all when it comes to tech. Also a reporter who writes a couple articles every now and then.
Why Smoking a Blunt Contributes to Climate Change

Why Smoking a Blunt Contributes to Climate Change

With Californians welcoming 2018, January 1 marked an important day for state government as a flurry of previously passed bills will finally be enacted as official laws. Among them is the legalization of recreational marijuana. Previously allowed only for its medical...

Immigration & the climate of Muslims in America

Immigration & the climate of Muslims in America

When Mohammed Patel found that the front of the Islamic Center of Hawthorne was graffitied with a spray-painted tag that read “Jesus is the way,” he did not feel angry, sad, or even disappointed. Instead, Patel, if given the chance, wanted to, “communicate with [the...