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Cultural Appropriation Costumes

Cultural Appropriation Costumes

Dean Carrasco
October 29, 2021
Cultural appropriation should not be an option for Halloween or any other day.
The World Stops As Instagram Shuts Down

The World Stops As Instagram Shuts Down

Dean Carrasco
October 22, 2021
Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook shut down for a few hours and upset quite a few people.
Devious Licks Taken Too Far

Devious Licks Taken Too Far

Dean Carrasco
October 6, 2021
TikTok trends are being taken to an extreme as students try to go viral.
Too Big For Fashion

Too Big For Fashion

Dean Carrasco
September 17, 2021
In the fashion industry the standard fashion sizes are small, medium, and large, sometimes extra large, meaning there isn’t a big variety for plus size people to dress the way they want to dress. It forces them to dress more comfortably and to cover up more than people who tend to be slimmer.
Pandemic Sale

Pandemic Sale

Dean Carrasco
May 21, 2021
With places slowly starting to open up, people have been selling or returning their quarantine purchases for space that they need.
We have bigger issues than other countries' problems

We have bigger issues than other countries’ problems

Kamiran Hinton
April 29, 2021
In the past 30 years the U.S. has intervened in many other countries for the purpose of power projection. Regardless of the justification for it, those countries should be able to handle themselves more.
Vegas Opens June 1st

Vegas Opens June 1st

Dean Carrasco
April 28, 2021
Las Vegas will open at full capacity if Vegas locals meet the vaccine threshold.
COVID-19 vaccine can’t make you immune

COVID-19 vaccine can’t make you immune

Dean Carrasco
April 19, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine is supposed to prevent hospitalization and weaken the virus. This doesn’t mean you can’t still get it.
Stop The Asian Hate

Stop The Asian Hate

Dean Carrasco
April 2, 2021
A recent increase in hate crimes against the Asian American community brings national attention.
Virus Stops For No One

Virus Stops For No One

Dean Carrasco
March 19, 2021
CCSD give students the option to return to school for two periods of the day for two days out of the week, while others have the option to stay hone and not catch the virus.
Publicity freezes Ted

Publicity freezes Ted

Dean Carrasco
March 4, 2021
United States Senator Ted Cruz left his home-state of Texas in a snow storm crisis to go to Cancun with his family. Cruz’s cowardice may not be surprising, but it is disgusting.
Forced out of Star Wars

Forced out of Star Wars

Dean Carrasco
February 23, 2021
Lucasfilms fired Gina Carano for posting offensive remarks on her social media.