Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew recently announced that there would be a historic change to the $20 bill. Harriet Tubman will be the new face of the bill, replacing Andrew Jackson, who will move to the...
I don't, won't, and never will vote!
For what?
Why waste my time standing in a line of what I consider a social gathering spot for senior citizens. My vote doesn't count!
Yeah, I've heard it all....
The two hours I took to to click the "decline" button felt like an eternity of misery and tears. Since I was a kid, I always wanted to go to a university. And San Diego State University became my dream...
I remember counting the days to my high school graduation. I was ready to start college and live on my own. Little did I know that I would encounter a hurricane of challenges.
It was as if someone had...
I was only 9 the first time I played basketball. I was a shy kid and my parents encouraged me to try something new. Back then, I wasn't that good but I knew for sure that I wanted to get better.After...
There’s a lot of power in first looks. Take one first look at me, and you might immediately think, "girly girl." I am known for wearing dresses and skirs. I know this because of the few days out...
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law this month raising California’s mandatory minimum wage to $15 by 2022.
“Economically, (raising) minimum wages may not make sense,” he said at the...
Don't think the minimum wage increase to an eventual $15 per hour will lead to a better lifestyle for the minimum-wage crowd nor change their tax bracket. The more people make, the more the cost of living...
I'm a young immigrant who received a temporary permit to live and work legally in the United States.I was thrilled to receive that permit, under a federal program known simply as DACA, which I now have...
The San Diego Community College District has several programs that help specific student populations succeed in college but it doesn’t have anything to assist students who have unexpected life changes.
The...
I became the first in my family to go to college. I won a $10,000 Price Scholarship and I served as an intern at a TV station. Yet I still remember the first time I broke down and cried in anger and sadness...