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Mia Guillen
Mia Guillen is a junior at the Orange County School of the Arts. She's passionate about social justice, poetry, and roller skating. She created an activism + mental health awareness account @her_activism on Instagram.
Opinion: The right to sit during the Pledge of Allegiance
“Indivisible with liberty and justice for all” While settling back into routines at school, there's a current debate circulating about sitting during the Pledge of Allegiance. American students are first introduced to the pledge before they can properly spell out...
Review: ‘In the Heights,’ Latinos still perpetuate anti-Blackness
"In the Heights" was made to be bigger than just a film. It was created to resemble a dynamic community. That being said, it’s a piece of why representation matters. In the Heights was centered around the concept of visibility. But not for all Latinos. While it...
Opinion: The legacy of George Floyd
Before George Floyd turned into a hashtag, he was somebody’s father. “I want to touch the world,” Jonathan Veal recalls Floyd saying. In Floyd’s youth, he received an athletic scholarship and is remembered for his sense of humor, compassion and tall physique. After...
Opinion: The reasoning behind Latino COVID vaccination mistrust
Latinos accost for a bulk of COVID-19 deaths and are at the highest risk, with only 37% reporting they would receive the shot, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Yet, we are one of the most hesitant groups to be vaccinated. But why? From family members to...
Alex Garcia: A facet of the American Dream
After nearly 4 years of living in a sanctuary at a Maplewood Church, Alex Garcia walked out on Wednesday, Feb. 24 without the fear of deportation. Following the Trump administration’s denial in 2017 of his appeal to stay in the country, a crowd around the church was...
Opinion: There’s no unity without accountability
As Congresswoman AOC has said, “there’s no unity without accountability.” Following a Pro-Trump rally on Jan. 6, it quickly became a deadly riot at the Capitol. It was a terrifying act with rioters waving confederate flags and invading government property. On a...
Opinion: The death penalty and the United States’ reluctance for clemency
"I'm sorry. That's the only words that I can say that completely capture how I feel now and how I felt that day," Brandon said, according to the Associated Press. On December 10, Brandon Bernard was lethally executed for a double murder-robbery he was a part of in...
Poem: Below – Free Verse Poetry
The rushing vivacious wave engulfs me underneath its surf I thrash my limbs submerged helplessly trying to reach for the waters palm and push my weight up My lips meet the surface and feel the flowering flame of oxygen trickle down my lungs Yet again the tyranny...
Message to my next president: Denounce white supremacy
Dear future president, On September 29, Americans sat gaping at their TV screens. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, beat around the bush and told the Proud Boys to “Stand back and stand by.” Undoubtedly, the President’s refusal to denounce white...