Newspaper Articles

A selection of my articles and news stories published in college newspapers.

Student Protestors Demand Chancellor's Solidarity with UC Laborers

The UCSD Labor Commission, alongside several student-run organizations, rallied down Library Walk Tuesday morning to bring attention to UC workers’ rights and deliver a solidarity letter to the Chancellor’s Complex. Students from campus organizations such as the Groundworks Collective, Black Student Union, and Asian & Pacific Islander Student Alliance gathered in front of the Silent Tree sculpture to protest the UC administration’s mistreatment of workers and financial ties to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies.

Review: "The Handmaid's Tale"

Hulu's latest show "The Handmaid's Tale" is painful to watch at times. The show is a dystopian thriller that depicts a totalitarian future called Gilead. In it, infertility and environmental damage plague the world, causing the government to kidnap women, or "handmaidens", to bear children for the barren wives of commanders. These handmaidens are forced into servitude and stripped of all semblance and individuality of their previous lives. They are given names based off their commander's home and they must fulfill their duties or else they will

Euphrat’s open mic night features original music and poetry

De Anza students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Euphrat Museum of Art for a fusion of spoken word, poetry and hip hop at the First Thursday Open Mic. The event was sponsored by the African American Studies Department, Black Leadership Collective (BLC), Euphrat Museum of Art and De Anza’s Equity Office. McTate Stroman, leader of the 4 Elements Hip-Hop Club (4E), has organized an Open Mic on the first Thursday of every month for the last seven years. “This particular one is special because

Food Co-Op Re-Opens After Several Weeks, Needs Volunteers

The UC San Diego Food Co-Op reopened on Monday and is seeking volunteers. The collective is entirely student-run and serves inexpensive vegan food to anyone on campus. It is located in the Old Student Center across from Groundworks Bookstore. A number of volunteers and alumni made efforts to renew interest in the Co-Op’s activities after it closed down several weeks ago due to lack of funding, according to member Tom Corningham. The volunteers hosted a food workshop three weeks ago for members

xIM: Everything Connected Services over Instant Messaging

We live in an age where the Internet is the bloodline of our digitally connected world, having changed the way people interact and consume. It is no longer an information access system for the few, but a service platform for the world population. The advent of mobile devices has taken this to a whole new level of on-the-go content consumption and commerce, and organizations at the forefront of innovation recognize this shift, striving to engage it on a global level. The resources needed to buil

Festival tackles topics of `love, choice and fate’

The Playwrights Festival last week showcased the work of aspiring writers and the diverse talent on campus. A selection of 10-minute plays were produced by the Student Repertory Theatre. Ten works were chosen out of more than 400 submissions from across the country to be premiered at Ohlone. The show took place at the Smith Center and was sold out both nights to a full house. All of the material featured was performed for the first time on campus, and its contributors include everyone from amateur writers to Off Broadway playwrights.

STEP Up walk supports mental health

Ohlone students and staff took part in the sixth annual Out of the Darkness Walk at the Newark campus on Wednesday. The walk aims to raise funds and awareness for mental health treatment and suicide prevention. The annual event is organized by STEP Up Ohlone and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and is part of a series of health center events this week. The annual walk began “six years ago after the sui­cide of (campus safety) offi­cer Stewart Dawson sent the whole campus into a crisis of shock and sadness,” said Rosemary O’Neill

Faculty art on exhibit through Feb. 16

Art instructor Gabriel Navar stands in front of his painting “instagrammin’ October love,” part of the “Professor Painter Artist Educator” exhibit in the Louie-Meager Museum of Art in the Smith Center on the Fremont campus. A diverse group of Ohlone faculty contributed paintings to the latest exhibit at the Louie-Meager Museum of Art. “The point of the show is to demonstrate the wide breadth of talent at Ohlone, and generate a sense of community around the museum,” said curator Dina Rubiolo about “Professor Painter

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