The fashion ‘f’ words, make my skin crawl because of how dirty they are. The words I’m talking about are fast fashion. Fast fashion is mass produced inexpensive clothing that emulates styles that recently hit runway. It is a manipulative industry that throws out new trends way too quickly for[Read More…]
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Border shutdowns hurt people on both sides
It’s no secret that President Donald Trump’s views on immigration policies and border security has stirred some controversy. Ever since he took office two years ago, he has been promising to implement a border wall and insisting that Mexico pays for it. While many proponents of stricter border security are[Read More…]
The critical difference between a magazine and a newspaper
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Inmates unfairly paid $2 an hour while fighting California fires
Statewide catastrophes often wind up revealing severe flaws within a state’s economic system. California’s wildfires which blazed through more than 200,000 acres, all through the Sierra Nevada foothills and Los Angeles shoreline, throughout the month of November, are now 100 percent contained, according to The New York Times. Aside from[Read More…]
Voting is important, but it won’t solve all our problems
Every election season there seems to be a message around every corner, from celebrities on social media to the local canvasser knocking on your door, urging you to vote, telling you it’s the only way we can influence change in our government. While voting is an essential civic duty of[Read More…]
Online classes are detrimental to the learning process
Following another long week, it’s Sunday evening and after going through a mental checklist of things to finish before the Monday morning sun rises over the horizon, you’re struck with the realization that you’ve forgotten something — your online class, yet again. This has happened to me more times than[Read More…]
Critics against the Presidential Alert System should focus on the benefits
“The only reason to vote for a democrat is if you’re tired of winning!” Critics of the new Presidential Alert System fear that President Donald Trump will overuse the system, abuse this executive power and constantly send out unnecessary messages, much like he does on Twitter. With this system, the[Read More…]
The #HimToo movement was an attempt at a movement for an unfounded issue
Social media recently featured the creation of the #HimToo movement, a group supporting and spreading the idea that men are commonly falsely accused of sexual assault. This faction is meant to counteract the #MeToo movement, a group that advocates for sexual assault victims. #HimToo originated in early October when a[Read More…]
The United Nations’ new report indicates the countdown to doomsday
The United Nations’ report issued on Oct. 1, surrounds the greenhouse emissions was an unshocking revelation, considering that we’ve blatantly ignored the negative changes to our environment for the past 50 years. According to NASA, greenhouse gasses, which are vapors caused by the usage of fossil fuels, are the cause[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: response to the Long Beach State School of Art Concerned Students of Color and Allies
I write this in response to questions directed to me by the [Long Beach State] School of Art Concerned Students of Color and Allies. University Art Museum staff are precluded from comment due to the ongoing appeal process. I want to be clear, I speak only in my capacity as[Read More…]