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Students Take Over!
Students Take Over!
On Friday, September 18th, students and faculty of Foothill College gathered over Zoom to open the 2020–2021 school year. College Opening…
Jayme M Albritton
Sep 20, 2020
SF Black Lives Matter Protest: Students call for police reform
SF Black Lives Matter Protest: Students call for police reform
On June 3rd, 2020, a small group of friends, and I joined rallies of students outside Mission High School and Dolores Park. Sage and music…
Jayme M Albritton
Jun 3, 2020
Adapting to a Fast-Developing World:
Adapting to a Fast-Developing World:
Learning How to Code Should Be a Priority
Faye Wang
May 23, 2020
Mommy Look, Someone Poked Holes in the Sky!:
Mommy Look, Someone Poked Holes in the Sky!:
The world is hurting badly. It’s a simple fact that most reasonable people recognize. But the extent to which they emphasize with aches…
Adam
May 12, 2020
What an American Looks Like
What an American Looks Like
A while ago, my grandmother and I went to the supermarket and stood in line to pay for groceries while chatting normally. A…
Emily
May 7, 2020
Quit Playing and Stop Saying These Things: Is COVID-19 More Morally Sound Than People Right Now?
Quit Playing and Stop Saying These Things: Is COVID-19 More Morally Sound Than People Right Now?
“Only the immunocompromised and the elderly are at risk.”
ap200
May 5, 2020
Finding New Culture and Identity After Changes Within Society Appear
Finding New Culture and Identity After Changes Within Society Appear
Throughout time, there have been many changes within different cultures that lead to a crisis of lost identity and need to reestablish…
Andrea Hernandez
May 5, 2020
What’s a Woman Worth?: The Female Voice in Activism
What’s a Woman Worth?: The Female Voice in Activism
What’s a Woman Worth?: The Female Voice in Activism
Saba Ghauomi
May 4, 2020
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
The Fate of 182 Million Indians
zenosyne
May 4, 2020
Where do ignorance and fear lead us?
Where do ignorance and fear lead us?
“Misunderstanding arising from ignorance breeds fear, and fear remains the greatest enemy of peace” is what Lester B. Pearson, former…
Athénaïs Mortier
May 4, 2020
My Refugee Family
My Refugee Family
A Forgotten Story
Shaneesa Applegate
May 3, 2020
Myths of the Model Minority: Drawbacks of Assuming all Asians are Good at Math
Myths of the Model Minority: Drawbacks of Assuming all Asians are Good at Math
Imagine you have a great passion for writing. You have taken many journalism and creative writing classes and feel the best with a pen in…
Parsa S
May 3, 2020
The Power of Media: Its Positive and Negative Effects
The Power of Media: Its Positive and Negative Effects
It would be foolish to ignore the media’s impact on our lives. All my life, I have been affected by news outlets and the advent of social…
Gary Motmans
May 3, 2020
The American Dream
The American Dream
Sales Pitch or Reality?
Jonah Shulman
May 3, 2020
Dialect vs the National Language
Dialect vs the National Language
Embracing your own culture and identity is essential for growth and self-exploration. One should not judge any other individual based on…
Hiu Wing Alice Lau
May 3, 2020
Finding Your Own Voice: Courage, Commitment, & Intersectionality
Finding Your Own Voice: Courage, Commitment, & Intersectionality
By Jayme Albritton
Jayme M Albritton
May 3, 2020
Allergies, Ranch 99, sneezing, and heritage: Discrimination magnified in the time of COVID:
Allergies, Ranch 99, sneezing, and heritage: Discrimination magnified in the time of COVID:
Daggers come from all around as I sneeze due to my seasonal allergies (which have unfortunately coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic)…
Chris H
May 2, 2020
Are Climate Refugees Global Outlaws?
Are Climate Refugees Global Outlaws?
According to a recent report by Reliefweb, the largest humanitarian information portal in the world, “forecasts range from 25 million to 1…
Chi Long, HUNG (Spencer)
Sep 7, 2019
Mirela:
Mirela:
Revisiting Bosnian-Muslim Genocide through the Eyes of a Family that Survived
Brian Lewis
Apr 17, 2019
An adopted child who gave up her own child for adoption
An adopted child who gave up her own child for adoption
Michelle Turcios, Foothill College Student, Silicon Valley CA USA (Edited by Sarah Hamidi)
Dr. Scott Lankford
Apr 15, 2019
Immigrant Pastor with a Heart for the People
Immigrant Pastor with a Heart for the People
Jose Velasquez, Foothill College Student, Silicon Valley CA USA (Edited by Sarah Hamidi)
Dr. Scott Lankford
Apr 15, 2019
A Disability Rights Champion from China
A Disability Rights Champion from China
Ming Wan, Foothill College Student, Silicon Valley CA (Edited by Sarah Hamidi)
Dr. Scott Lankford
Apr 15, 2019
My Courageous Immigrant Mom from the Philippines
My Courageous Immigrant Mom from the Philippines
By Juliana Monela Teter, Foothill College Student, Silicon Valley CA USA (Edited by Sarah Hamidi)
Dr. Scott Lankford
Apr 15, 2019
On Being Labeled an “Alien” at the DMV
On Being Labeled an “Alien” at the DMV
Guest Author: Sarah Hamidi, Foothill College, Silicon Valley, CA USA
Dr. Scott Lankford
Apr 12, 2019
Foothill College Alum on the Green New Deal
Foothill College Alum on the Green New Deal
Guest Author: Michelle Romero. National Director, Green for All, Oakland CA
Dr. Scott Lankford
Apr 10, 2019
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