Skating an alternative to gangs? By:B² I went on and asked one of my friends some questions. SKATERS PERSPECTIVE: Slimer 1. When did you start skating and why? 2. How has skating been an alternative to gangs? “I barely have a year skateboarding. I’ve been skating since last summer, and well I don’t know I [...]
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Aug 20
Aug 20
Tears and Blood Shed in Little Village
During these past couple of weeks, there has been about ten shootings in Little Village. Tears have been shed from four different families due to these shootings. One of the victims was pregnant and the fetus did not survive. It was not even July yet when we surpassed the total amount of CPS student victims [...]
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Cirque DU Soliel Presents Kooza
Kooza is one of the many shows Cirque Du Soliel present. Kooza is a play which involves acrobats and clowning. It tells the story of a innocent clown who is trying to find his own place in the world. I attended the show on July 17 for me it was the most extraordinary thing I [...]
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Chicano Movement
Around the 1970′s there was discrimination with Mexican-American students. At school they were not allowed to talk in Spanish and Professors were not allowed to teach in Spanish either. Students wanted bilingual and cultural programs to learn more about their Chicano Culture. It took great courage for all students and parents to stand up and [...]
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BP: Beyond Pollution
BP: Beyond Pollution By: Danielle “Our products and services contribute to a better quality of life. They provide the freedom to move, to heat, to see. We believe this freedom is inseparable from the responsibility to produce and consume energy in ways that respect both human rights and the natural environment. Maintaining this balance is [...]
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Limit the Military Presence in our Schools
Yeah, I’m from Mexico, too. That’s where I’m from, and look at me now. You can do this, too. — Oskar Castro The increased recruitment of young Latinos and Latinas to the armed forces is nothing new. The campaign has been around since President Clinton was in office, when the disproportionately low number of Latinos [...]
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