Kids are mean. In my lower middle-class elementary school, teachers talked about bullying being bad. Then, in fifth grade two kids sat on beanbag chairs as the teacher announced to us and pointed at them, “Bullying has happened in our school.” Everyone in the classroom just remained quiet, but we all knew that was not the only time bullying...
My weight has always been an issue with me. Every morning, I wake up, go to the bathroom, lift up my shirt and pick at the fat I have to drop, before going off on my run. At this point, it has become routine. It’s necessary that I run every day, even if my legs are sore, if I...
I want to make something very clear: No rap albums ever directly contributed to the institution of slavery. This bold hashtag was created by black Twitter users in response to “Morning Joe” talk show hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, who in turn were responding to Juaquin Malphurs’ (a.k.a Waka Flocka Flame) disgust over a racist Sigma Alpha Epsilon...
The other day, while I was in a history lecture, I was surprised to hear the professor essentially endorse Wikipedia. To paraphrase, she was surprised that the website had a strong definition of “fascism,” a term which she had looked up on several other sources on our behalf. She apparently found the definition up to snuff with the phrasing...
According to a copy of a contract released under the California Public Records Act, UC Davis administration admitted to paying public relations firm Nevins & Associates $175,000 “to create and execute an online branding campaign designed to clean up the negative attention the University of California, Davis and Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi have received related to the events that...
It is impossible for one single party to represent the many views that lie on the political spectrum. Two party voters with minority ideologies are expected to run their token perennial candidate during the primary season then fall in line behind the establishment choice for the general election. This was made especially clear during this election cycle with the...
While the dumpster fire that is the Republican primary burns unabated, the Democratic primary continues toward its inexorable conclusion. Despite some turbulence in the past couple of weeks, Hillary Clinton notched a 16-point victory over Bernie Sanders in New York and, unless Republicans manage to find another email scandal, she continues to be on track to win her party’s...
Unless the Supreme Court can come to an agreement on President Barack Obama’s plan which will grant deferred action status to millions of undocumented immigrants who have children and family living in America as citizens and permanent residents, countless families will be split unnecessarily. The initiative was presented by Obama as an executive action, which has been done before...
Coachella 2016 has just come to a close and the festival this year was loaded with top-shelf artists for everyone to enjoy. The big headliners this year were Calvin Harris and the newly reunited forces of both LCD Soundsystem and Guns n’ Roses. However, Coachella has followed a trend over the years, which has excluded any female artists from...