Confronting my internalized hatred
Confronting my internalized hatred
Rumor has it
Rumor has it
Letter to Black voters
Letter to Black voters
PRO/CON: False reflection of our knowledge
PRO/CON: False reflection of our knowledge
Room for change
Room for change
So long, farewell
So long, farewell
Photo Credit: Becagraphy
Where You Lead
Female Characters—unsimplified
Female Characters—unsimplified
The Edge of Seventeen
The Edge of Seventeen
PRO/CON: The technological take-over
PRO/CON: The technological take-over
After publishing their reviews for the week, Althea Gevero, Jasmine Phat, Anjelika Carson and Nikki Molina share their top picks from the arts and entertainment world. Songs, app/video games, movie trailers and videos are only among the many categories that are featured in this weekly installment.
4 Choices by 4 Voices
After publishing their reviews for the week, Althea Gevero, Jasmine Phat, Anjelika Carson and Nikki Molina share their top picks from the arts and entertainment world. Songs, app/video games, movie trailers and videos are only among the many categories that are featured in this weekly installment.
4 Choices by 4 Voices
After publishing their reviews for the week, Althea Gevero, Jasmine Phat, Anjelika Carson and Nikki Molina share their top picks from the arts and entertainment world. Songs, app/video games, movie trailers and videos are only among the many categories that are featured in this weekly installment.
4 Choices by 4 Voices
After publishing their reviews for the week, Althea Gevero, Jasmine Phat, Anjelika Carson and Nikki Molina share their top picks from the arts and entertainment world. Songs, app/video games, movie trailers and videos are only among the many categories that are featured in this weekly installment.
4 Choices by 4 Voices
After publishing their reviews for the week, Althea Gevero, Jasmine Phat, Anjelika Carson and Nikki Molina share their top picks from the arts and entertainment world. Songs, app/video games, movie trailers and videos are only among the many categories that are featured in this weekly installment.
4 Choices by 4 Voices
As an eighteenth birthday present, my mother surprised me with a trip to Portland, in which I will be able to explore the city I will move to in September, and tour my college campus. Photo Credit: Alex Nedelcu
Never truly a farewell
Though thought as a hindrance, social media is actually a godsend.
Social Media: a misunderstood blessing
even as an almost-eighteen year-old, I still wear my hair the same as I did when I was in the first grade. by doing so, I feel most like myself.Photo Credit: Alex Nedelcu
Dear 10 year-old me . . .
At Zion National Park in Utah, on the hike to the emerald pools, there are various sources of water which turn the mud in the park a clay-orange. It was almost impossible for me not to play with it. To commemorate the beauty, I asked one of my hiking partners to draw on my face with it. Photo Credit: Ciprian Nedelcu
Contentment: buried in nature
Whether I am wearing prom-worthy makeup (left side of my face), or I am choosing to go bare-faced (right side of my face), I feel pretty. One should not be undermined nor congratulated for their choice of makeup. <br /< Photo Credit: Alex Nedelcu
The makeup make-down
The positives to look at provide me the annual joy I have when planning for the festive holidays. There is no worry of having a frown when debating over what flavor of pie to indulge in. Photo credit: Josh Dalton
Finding appreciation in the rough
Having a thinner body figure often strikes criticism when in comparison to more curvy assets. Photo credit: Amanda Galvan
To love thyself, attack another
Celebrating Halloween should not mean to give up any chance of dressing up and being given candy. It should be about the fun and entertainment you feel, no matter how childish it seems to others. Photo credit: Brittnie Truax
The horror to not celebrate Halloween
Ultimately, the power of money is overlooked and contains a very controlling way to it. There are other more valuable components to a persons life than money. Photo credit: Alex Nedelcu
The power of money
Small proposals through sticky notes are more intimate than a public asking through song at Town Square.
Private proposals
SATIRE: I miss freshman me
SATIRE: I miss freshman me
Win by losing
Win by losing
Not to get political but
Not to get political but
SATIRE: PRO/CON: Nursery rhymes: the real banger
SATIRE: PRO/CON: Nursery rhymes: the real banger
Dance, dance, revelation
Dance, dance, revelation
PODCAST: Inauguration Wrap-up
PODCAST: Inauguration Wrap-up
It’s do-or-die time for the American economy: Will Biden learn from Obama’s mistakes, and go bold? Or make the same ones, and be overly-cautious? Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, Art Credit: Ahmed Ahmed
How Joe Biden should learn from Obama’s mistakes
After several attempts by incumbent President Donald Trump to overturn election results, he rallied supporters into interrupting the election confirmation hearing. However, the protest turned into a riot as protestors broke into and vandalized the building. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore
Second Impeachment: Is another snap at Trump necessary?
As the sky fills with bright colors from the new year’s firework celebration, people romanticized 2021. Eager to see the world match their fantasy, idealists are starting off the new year in a less than merry way. Art Credit: Kayla Thomas
New Year, Old Problems
After a brutal storming of the Capitol, the nation is more divided than ever. Art Credit: Monserrat Mendieta
Editorial: The Capitol Hill rioters are anti-Americans
Confronting my internalized hatred
Confronting my internalized hatred
Rumor has it
Rumor has it
Letter to Black voters
Letter to Black voters
PRO/CON: False reflection of our knowledge
PRO/CON: False reflection of our knowledge
Room for change
Room for change
My time writing for the Southwest Shadow has come to an end, but I am definitely not going to leave with a bitter taste in my mouth. Photo Credit: Michael Everisto
Fare-thee-well
Selfies may not just attention seeking pictures, as they could mean something deeper. Photo Credit: Tamara Navarro
Let’s take a selfie
Opening a door for a lady proves hat chivalry is not dead. Poto Credit: Tamara Navarro
Chivalry is incognito
Do something, just for today, that you would enjoy to the fullest. Photo Credit: Tami Navarro
Just for Today
Although some may say money cannot buy happiness, there are few who become filled with joy after even catching a glimpse of it.
Money, money, money
High school friends, Marina and Jordan, share a laugh at their high school reunion when looking at an old yearbook from their junior year.
10 years later . . . and we are all back
Being 18 means more responsibility which, in return, comes with the potential of harsher consequences.Photo Credit: June Gabriel Santos
18: Is it all its cracked up to be?
Springtime has always been my favorite of the four season due to the fact that it holds so much potential for the upcoming summer months.Photo Credit: Alex Nedelcu
Spring time
As the year goes on, frustrations grows higher and patience becomes lost in the sea of schoolwork.Photo Credit: Jordan Sutton
Slowing, fading, frustrating
Airplanes are a symbol of what an airport contains: bittersweet goodbyes and anxious hellos for both passengers and those waiting for them.Photo Credit: June Gabriel Santos
Bittersweet adventures of the airport experience
With the ever-increasing amounts of responsibility rearing themselves in and outside the classroom, qualification barriers are created to separate the esteemed from the undesired in the workplace. Breaking down these barriers can be difficult, but manageable with the correct system of logic. Photo credit: Tyler Antonio.
Selling myself: surviving the interview process
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Fitness: An uplifting lifestyle
A lack of responsibility is my worst sickness—and this one is particularly contagious. Photo Credit: Mingson Lau
Living on the deadline
Relying on motivation hinders progress and makes it difficult to find a starting point. Photo Credit: Tyler Pebble
Initiative: A daring effort
Compassion: A dying art
Compassion: A dying art
THE OUTLOOK, EPISODE 82
THE OUTLOOK, EPISODE 82
The Outlook, Episode 80
The Outlook, Episode 80
The Outlook, Episode 78
The Outlook, Episode 78
The Outlook, Episode 77
The Outlook, Episode 77
The Outlook, Episode 74
The Outlook, Episode 74
Hiking over the hills in search of my old self
Hiking over the hills in search of my old self
Stopping at the two-way street towards success
Stopping at the two-way street towards success
The busy addiction
The busy addiction
Embracing natural beauty
Embracing natural beauty
Teaching the next generation
Teaching the next generation
Illustration: Andrea Galvan
Sibling Rivalry: Dress Code
Illustration: Andrea Galvan
Sibling Rivalry: Censorship
Illustration: Andrea Galvan
Sibling Rivalry: Christmas
Illustration: Andrea Galvan
Sibling Rivalry: Watching gameplay versus playing the game
Illustration: Andrea Galvan
Sibling Rivalry: Optimism
I wish I would have . . .
Five bucket list items before graduation
Five bucket list items before graduation
Snuggies not worthy of hype
Snuggies not worthy of hype
Plate perfectionist
My first ‘F’
Four years, forever grateful
Four years, forever grateful
Dear freshman me…
Dear freshman me…
The best life lessons I learned, I learned from a dongle
The best life lessons I learned, I learned from a dongle
Adulthood within reach
Adulthood within reach
SATIRE: PRO/CON: Yodel boy: musical genius
SATIRE: PRO/CON: Yodel boy: musical genius
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Arcadia Encarnacion

Arcadia Encarnacion, Cartoonist

Howdy! I'm Arcade and I'm a staff writer for the Southwest Shadow this year. This is my first year in journalism and I hope to produce my own comics this year.

All content by Arcadia Encarnacion
Anatomy of an Average Vegas Kid

Anatomy of an Average Vegas Kid If you are from here, then you know

April 11, 2022
A Day In Life With…

A Day In Life With… Students with different economic backgrounds lead different lives

March 24, 2022
Shark Cuban vs. Big Pharma

Shark Cuban vs. Big Pharma Cuban enters the pharmaceutical industry

March 7, 2022
PODCAST: Normal People Scare Me

PODCAST: Normal People Scare Me

February 21, 2022
A Valentine Of My Own

A Valentine Of My Own Sometimes self love is the best kind of love

February 14, 2022
Live Music, No Money

'> Live Music, No Money Concerts in Vegas like 'When We Were Young' seem too good to be true...because it is

February 11, 2022
Action Movie IRL?

Action Movie IRL? Recalling the events of January 6, 2021

January 24, 2022
Words Fail

Words Fail Axo tries to ask for help

December 10, 2021
Eve of December 1

Eve of December 1 Axo receives a rude awakening

December 10, 2021
When Group Work Doesnt Work

When Group Work Doesn’t Work Axo’s teammate is a slacker

November 4, 2021
Pumpkin Carving

Pumpkin Carving Axo does some slicing and dicing

October 28, 2021
Homecoming to the Office

Homecoming to the Office Axo gets into some trouble

October 23, 2021
Animation I students are designing their own flip books. Students have creative freedom to do what they want, but they may face a few problems. There are some students that are a little less comfortable with drawing, so theyre gonna have a little bit more of a struggle and try to get hung up on it not being perfect, but perfection is not what youre going for, Animation teacher Monte Carman said. Photo Credit: Arcadia Encarnacion

Animation I students dive into their creative drawing skills Students in Animation I learn the process of old school animation by creating flipbooks

September 29, 2021
Breaking the Ice

Breaking the Ice Axo the Axolotl gets ready for the first day of school

September 28, 2021
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