Tag: opinion
Delta College’s overlooked ‘honest’ mistake
Update: This article has been updated from its original posted version.
For 14 days, a racial slur was displayed in Zoom subtitles on Delta College’s...
Service employees deserve better
Every day, customer service employees hope with caution on their way into their shifts, that it will be a good day. It will be...
Coffee vs. energy drinks: the clash & backlash of caffeine
When you wake up in the morning what do you look forward to? I know it’s not going to school or work, so what...
Stanley causes social frenzy
*Drip*
*Drip*
The sound millions of Stanley Cup Quencher users hear as their cups fill up to the top.
And was the one specific things student Yazmine...
Finishing touch for holiday trees
Among our various respective holidays for the end of the year holiday season is Christmas with ornaments and light decorations.
A big favorite of the...
Mental health breaks important for everyone
Living in a world where there are high expectations can be stressful, it doesn’t matter if it’s from your parents, family, friends, work or...
Ads now interrupt streaming, unless you pay
This year, inflation has impacted essential needs and wants like; food, Starbucks, McDonald’s hash browns, gas and now, streaming services.
Over-the-top (OTT) platforms offer no...
Thanksgiving sucks, here’s why
Ever since I was born Thanksgiving has been just around the corner. Whenever November hits, a turkey is always at the corner of your...
Superstitions abound on Friday the 13th
We all know about Friday the 13th. I’m not talking about the classic 80s slasher film or where you can get $13 tattoos and...
Video games as mental health outlet
Often, video games are associated with things like violence, increased stress levels, and negative academic or social performance. While video games in excess can...
Online Or In-Person Classes
Online classes and programs have existed since long before the pandemic but the lockdown made colleges emphasize them and make them more accessible. Now...
Identity mix of racial, ancestral roots
Celebrating multiple languages, traditions, holidays and food is a defining part of the Chicano experience.
Part of my upbringing was learning to acknowledge both ethnic...
California opposes book bans
We are in 2023, where book banning is still happening in the U.S. However, it has affected the school systems since the 1850s, when...
It’s been a hot ‘KIA Boyz’ summer
Imagine waking up to your parents panicking and screaming: “Where’s your car?!” I wasn’t fully awake to process what was happening. I thought to...
U.S. lags behind in addressing the toll of menstruation
In February, Spain took a step towards health equity that the United States and other countries have failed to address.
The Spanish parliament passed legislation...
Anti-houseless design an exercise in cruelty
Hostile architecture, also known as defensive architecture, is architecture used as a deterrent.
Its architectural design is meant to guide the behavior of the public...
Delta needs yearbooks to preserve memories
Yearbooks are a way of remembering the school year and bonding with your peers when discussing your summer plans while signing each other’s yearbooks.
While...
Labels for Latin American people vary
Since the founding of the United States, people of Latin American ethnicity and lineage have seen various terms and labels created for their classification.
Among...
Box office death by streaming?
Before quarantine, taking myself on a movie date became a monthly ritual. Going to the movies was my way of “treating yo self.” The...
Android owners judged for ‘green bubbles’
My first phone was a Samsung Galaxy S3, which was easily identified as an Android considering the camera was in the middle of the...
