“I am a product of affirmative action … I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the South Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale,” associate justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor once said, according to CNN. “But, if we...
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Column: Beware the Squat Toilet
Toilet seats. What a blessing we have to be able to have something to sit on when doing our “business.” On the comfortable and cold seat, one can enjoy a novel, scroll through Instagram, watch YouTube videos, make a phone call or even fall asleep, all of which can not...
Opinion: Billionaire philanthropy is a smokescreen for injustice. Don’t buy into it
Earlier this year, the Associated Press revealed that the single largest charitable donation made in 2020 was from former Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos — a $10 billion gift in order to combat the impending global climate crisis. At first glance, this benevolent...
Opinion: Are the Chinese people heartless?
BBC News reports that in October 2011, a young two-year-old Chinese girl was run over by two vehicles in Guangdong. BBC News reports that for seven minutes, 18 people walked straight around her body, ignoring her as the little girl slowly bled to death. Almost 10...
Column: Live life at 2x the speed
Everyone wakes up having the same amount of time in a day, but it is up to each person to decide how they will use their 24 hours. Life is definitely unfair, but there is one major aspect of life that is fair: time. One of my biggest goals recently is to save time....
Opinion: In defense of Gavin Newsom
The numbers are out, the stage is set, and the ballots are soon to be cast. The 2021 California gubernatorial recall election is just over a month away and Governor Gavin Newsom, the fading politico once dubbed “The New Kennedy,” is but a margin of error away from...
Opinion: Pass/fail grades are motivation at its lowest
To my family, the difference between receiving an A and a B was always magnified. This always pushed me to do well in school, but that was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking back, the COVID-19 pandemic might have given me time to rest at home after months of...
Opinion: Personal finance should be taught in high schools
What can be the reason why nearly half of Americans have nothing saved in a 401(k) and credit card debt has reached its highest point ever with the average American carrying $6,194? After a Personal Finance class this summer at Santa Monica College, I left feeling...
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: Cities should not ban plastic bags
Due to many recent environmental health movements against plastics, many people believe plastic bags are detrimental to the planet's health. Increased awareness of plastic's harm to the world has led to an increased usage of cotton and paper bags. However, the...