If you are an underage customer of Uber, have you ever been told that there is a minimum age requirement of 18 as part of Uber’s terms and conditions? The answer from the majority is “no”. The age limit has always been an artificial aspect of Uber. It seems to be a...
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Reflection: Almost didn’t make it
It was my last day as a middle school student at Horace Mann and I was sitting in my school office after school was out. I was sitting with my science teacher, Mr. Jones, and my principal, Ms. Gale. I have been trying to find information on this school called USC...
Lending a hand
Homelessness has been a problem for the past centuries. But what are people doing about it? In my filmmaking class, we had to do a documentary of someone near our Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood. I decided to interview John Urquiza, a volunteer at All Saints...
A tale of two cities: Porter Ranch, Flint show ineptitude, lack of preparation
One crisis is in the air, the other in the water. One is in affluent Porter Ranch, Calif., the other in poverty-stricken Flint, Mich. And yet, in both the Aliso Canyon gas leak and the Flint water contamination crisis, the official responses were doomed to be...
Let’s finish the school year strong seniors
When I think about your senior year in high school, all that comes to mind is having fun and enjoying the last year of high school. But what we don't seem to also remember is that we have to start preparing ourselves for the real world. We have to start deciding on...
Six networking tools worth investing in
As students, our wallets are used to being tight. While the costs of books and other educational expenses might leave our bank account crying, there are things worth investing in that can lend a hand in your professional development. If you want to land your dream job...
Colleges lack a major in campus violence: Not enough action taken to prevent violent crime
More than 16, 500 violent assaults were reported on American college campuses over only two years, according to the Department of Education. Both the government and university administrations have been slow to implement new regulations, or to take any definitive...
My first memories
Growing up in East L.A. has been the best. This is where I had some of my first memories. This is where I was baptized in La Soledad Church, which is down the street from my house. In this church, I also had my first communion and a mass for my Quinceañera. Those were...
Opinion: Journalism needs to be reborn
Journalism is changing. Top CEOs and newspaper editors tremble at those words. But I disagree. The responsibility of journalism will never change; rather, it is its presentation that has already transformed. Social media has taken the forefront of Generation Y and...
Five common myths about counseling
During the fall, I attended a counseling session offered at my university for the first time. At first, I was extremely intimidated and fearful of what it would be like. I thought people would look at me differently, as if I was somehow inadequate to fit a leadership...