Laura Martinez

Laura Martinez

A student at Garfield High School. Ready to graduate and accomplish her dream of becoming a Crime Scene Investigator. Loves her family and everybody she knows.
Op-Ed: A Starting Point

Op-Ed: A Starting Point

Every person has a beginning to their life. It could be a happy beginning or a sad one. Each beginning is a new experience for them. It can be a beginning on becoming a mother or a beginning of starting a new chapter in your life. However, as you continue to invest...

Our nation’s dilemma

Our nation’s dilemma

Guns, that’s what has captured the nation's headlines these past couple of weeks. Having guns seems dangerous to some people, but others say that it’s a good idea to keep them for protection. Owning a gun in a household can cause an accident, but not having one when...

Your options, well, at least according to your aid

Your options, well, at least according to your aid

For all seniors, high school is coming to an end. Seniors are now held responsible for finding a college to attend in the fall, if they choose to continue their education. There are many colleges around the world that we have the opportunity to select as the “one” for...

Op-Ed: Behind the scenes of the Olympics

Op-Ed: Behind the scenes of the Olympics

Some of us might watch the Olympics on television, others might not. That’s okay though, not everyone enjoys watching these types of sports. The Olympics are a combination of different sporting events in which every country that has athletes qualify may join. Athletes...

The way in which we stream

The way in which we stream

Streaming is a way we entertain ourselves. Every person with an electronic device can stream by downloading an app. For videos, YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix are our biggest providers. There are also apps like Pandora, iTunes, and Spotify where consumers listen to...

Gentrification in Our Communities

Gentrification in Our Communities

Gentrification can become a problem for some people while at the same time benefiting others. It can be a problem because buildings can be built or they can be knocked down and a person’s neighborhood can begin to change and potentially never be the same. On the other...

Technology: good or bad?

Technology: good or bad?

Technology has been advancing in the last decade. Indeed, just about everyone today owns their very own technological device: a phone. These devices can be useful but, at the same time, they can affect us negatively. For instance, to some, technology is useful to...

If Net Neutrality Was Gone

If Net Neutrality Was Gone

Net neutrality is becoming an issue the vast majority of Americans are willing to fight for because without it we won’t have the same service of the websites we visit everyday. Not only are we not going to have the same quality service, we are also not going to have...

A new beginning for me

A new beginning for me

When people ask me about first generation students, the first thing that comes to mind are the parents of these students, the parents that are not from the United States and didn’t have the opportunity to attend college. Their children would then identify as first...