To post or not to post? That is the question I and others on social media are asking. Social media started for me in 2004 with Myspace and AIM. I was 14 years old and the biggest dilemma I faced back then was how to rank my top 8...
It is hard to believe, as much as I love sushi, that some of my peers have never even tried it before! The Citrus College community answered a recent Instagram poll revealing that of those who have tried sushi, 53% have eaten at the local favorite Show Sushi in...
Sustainability Vs. Fast Fashion In sunny California, where avocado toasts and vegan options reign, Mother Nature has given us a large wake up call in the past couple of months. From the forest fires to the flooding of beach towns, signs of Earth’s global warming have led a wave...
Driving down the street in my neighborhood around 1 p.m., headed home after working out, the traffic light turns red and a police officer pulls up next to me. My body tenses up, so I tightly firm my grip on the steering wheel. My palms are sweating and my...
2020 got off to a rough start and has shown no signs of letting up. Regardless of which side you were on, the impeachment trials were nerve-wracking, we survived the possibility of the next world war, and my hands are now raw from these 20-second-hot-water-hand washes followed by a...
High school students are constantly reminded about how important it is to go to college. It’s a story that’s been told since the beginning of our years in high school. How has that affected students of today? What is the difference between current students and students from 20 years...
Upon first glance, Daniel Schmidt, 33, a new adjunct art professor at Citrus College, seems to blend into the student body. His long blond hair, multiple facial piercings, tattoos and laid back style further remove him from what one would consider a professor. Schmidt teaches Intro to Art Beginning...
Between Panama and Nicaragua is a tiny tropical country the size of approximately 19,700 square miles called Costa Rica. This is not an island, although many may confuse it as such. A little known fact is that the movie Jurassic Park was filmed on an island in Costa Rica...
I could have prevented being there. The air was bleak and the sheets reminded me I was so far away from home. I could have prevented being there hooked up to this machine that buzzed and beeped every time I blinked my eyes. All around me people were whaling...
California drivers are not known for their kindness on the roads, but it is especially dangerous in Los Angeles County. Sharing the road is not a concept that lives here, in part due to the perception of an almost nonexistent culture of cycling or walking. LA County lead the...