Hóla! Soy Dora- as a teenager, and not as a child, like how I was portrayed on Nickelodeon broadcasting for decades!
Read More »Dilemma solved: the real reason why dogs look like their owners
Whether walking along the sidewalk or visiting the dog park, it’s always a no-brainer when figuring out who the owner of a random dog is, all you have to do is simply compare the K-9 to a person. According to statistics from the Defending Our Good Bois facility, or the …
Read More »U.S. practice of torture violates human rights
The rack, the tub, rat torture, waterboarding: all techniques designed to push or break the humane limits of a person, for personal gain. Whether it be for information or ulterior motives, torture is not humane and never will be. Torture is prohibited under international law set by the United Nations …
Read More »Inter Ikea faces tax troubles in Europe
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner on commercial competition, announced the investigation of IKEA’s tax construction in the Netherlands. Suspected of evading up to a billion euros in taxes between 2009 and 2014, IKEA has established a unique financial system that allows them to pay less corporation tax. …
Read More »Vista Kicks live at the House of Blues
Young adults wearing flannels and ankle boots casually walked into the House of Blues on Dec. 13. The crowd stood still, anxiously waiting for the band Vista Kicks to perform their latest music from their 2017 album Booty Shakers Ball. Nodding their heads and swaying along to the opening acts, …
Read More »North Korea sends an eerie gift to Japan
A series of mysterious boats filled with human skeletons and bodies have washed up on the eastern shore of Japan, thought to be from North Korea. Named “ghost ships,” for their eerie sights, the severely damaged vessels arrive day after day, the first, on Nov. 18 with three bodies …
Read More »M(ariah)ERRY C(arey)HRISTMAS
Once upon a time, in an era of plaid skirts, scrunchies, and chokers, there was once a mortal who had her eyes set on fame. This mortal’s name was Mariah Carey, a lovely, vibrant, and driven young lady she was, singing beautiful songs for all to hear. But dear Carey …
Read More »Houston underwater after devastating hurricane
As Houston and southeastern Texas are left damaged and devastated, Hurricane Harvey stalled for its second landfall, this time hitting southwestern Louisiana. The category four hurricane has been running strong for six days, leaving 51.88 inches of rain as of Tuesday afternoon, August 29, 2017. This makes Harvey a record-breaking …
Read More »Cheering for the new cheer coach
MC’s cheer squad has been performing for the school for years, and recently, the team has come under new leadership. Ian Lopez officially became the newest coach of MC’s cheer team early this year. “I became the new [head] cheerleading coach some time in February. I was super stoked,” Lopez …
Read More »The California Superbloom
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy,’” wrote Sylvia Plath in her novel The Bell Jar. This feeling is shared by people who have witnessed this year’s California super bloom. Nestled in a canyon …
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