Sun exposure may come with serious consequences
February 22, 2012 • Suleima Guerrero, Staff Writer
Filed under Health and Fitness
Skin cancer is a very severe issue in the south west, affecting the thousands of people that spend a great amount of time in sunny areas. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, “Skin cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cells. It occurs when unrepairable DNA damage to skin cells triggers... Read more »
American schools falling behind global standards
February 22, 2012 • Kaitlyn Guillen, Sports Editor
Filed under Opinion
Education measures more than what a person has learned in school, it measures who they are on a deeper level. As the generations go on it’s noticeable that Americans are not up to par with other countries. Not just in behavior but slowly and surely our education system is suffering. Our education standards... Read more »
Slow, steady rise of dubstep
February 22, 2012 • Jessica Ruiz, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
Music can be divided into many different genres. Country, blues, pop, hip-hop, jazz, rap, and a ton of other music genres are what people listen to now and in the past as well. In 1998 a club, Plastic People, decided to experiment at the time by messing around with techno in London, England. Dubstep... Read more »
Clean energy plans
February 22, 2012 • Priscilla Ozuna, Staff Writer
Filed under News
According to President Obama, the use of natural resources, clean energy, and environmental laws are crucial to America’s economical recovery. If reelected, President Barack Obama can realize the plans he has to create a more energy-innovated country. “Building this new energy future should be just... Read more »
Pills, supplements no substitute for exercise, nutrition
February 16, 2012 • Viridiana Rivera, Staff Writer
Filed under Health and Fitness
Our society lives in a world obsessed with appearances. Whether you are “too fat” or “too skinny,” there will always be someone making you think you could look better. Today, millions of Americans are taking supplements that range from diet pills, to protein shakes, to muscle enhancers, in order... Read more »
Not your typical rodeo
February 15, 2012 • Eva Lopez, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
Basketball, baseball and soccer are all common sports people are familiar with. However, a not so popular sport similar to an American rodeo is charreria. Those who participate in it are called charros and reflect the terms cowboy and rancher. Yet they are different in culture, etiquette, tradition,... Read more »
Candidates strive to distinguish themselves
February 15, 2012 • Alex Harper, Staff Writer
Filed under News
This year’s Presidential election consists of a various amount of republican, libertarian, independent, democratic, and socialist candidates; however there are four Republican candidates who have had the most publicity and are at the top of the primaries: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Rick... Read more »
Toll of P.T.S.D.
February 15, 2012 • Galilea Godoy, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, post-traumatic stress disorder will occur in about eleven to twenty percent of veterans involved in the Iraqi and Afghan war . Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop after one has gone through a daunting experience. PTSD can bring many symptoms... Read more »
Auto tune takes hold
February 15, 2012 • Aimee Garcia, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
Imagine how T-pain would sound singing the song 5 O’clock In The Morning with his natural singing voice. With all the auto tune that he uses, would his audience be impressed with him as they are now? Auto tune has a huge effect on singers voices making them sound robotic and completely different. But,... Read more »
Defining success
February 15, 2012 • Paola Juraez, Health and Fitness Editor
Filed under Opinion
Philosophers throughout years have debated on the definition of success and how one is able to achieve such an accomplishment. In society most people would define it as someone who has attained a level of competency in life in order to be able to sustain one’s financial and social needs. Success has... Read more »
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