Tara Afshar

I am currently a junior at Corona Del Mar High School. I have been on my high school's newspaper since freshman year, and I am also on our high school's sailing team.

Review: ‘Luminex: Dialogues of Light’ digital art exhibit in DTLA

by Tara Afshar | Apr 30, 2021 | Arts and Entertainment

In the midst of a desperate search for a fun, safe and cultural outing in Los Angeles, I stumbled across an ad for a digital art installation in DTLA. I had already experienced numerous digital art exhibitions, but not outdoors during the pandemic. The “Luminex:...

Norooz: the Persian New Year

by Tara Afshar | Mar 14, 2021 | Features

Spring is approaching, blossoms are abound, and nothing more apropos to welcome the spring vernal equinox than the Persian new year Norooz. The Persian new year ubiquitously known as “Norooz” (meaning new day) historically is a tradition that dates back to thousands...

Opinion: We can define the challenges of choosing a college in 2020

by Tara Afshar | Nov 23, 2020 | Education, Opinion

Dazed, confused and railroaded with anxiety about our future, accurately depicts the mental frame of millennials and generation Zs these days. It is easy for young adolescents to get caught up in this mentally vicious tornado known as 2020. It has now been six months...