Santa Cruz

Arizona is a state in the United States and is located in the southwestern part of the country. The state is to the west of Colorado, just north of Mexico, west of New Mexico and east of California. The absolute location is the precise location of an area, and for Arizona that is 34.00 degrees north, 112.00 degrees west. I’m new to Arizona. I moved here in May of 2014, and I don’t know much of anything about the state so I’m interested to learn more about my new home. Arizona has a few different…

It seems to be prevalent anywhere, and even the people who do not prefer to smoke themselves are perfectly alright with being around it, or even allow their significant other to use marijuana. It’s not even strange in cities like San Francisco or Santa Cruz, although still currently illegal, to see a person walking down the street or sitting in a park smoking a joint or blunt. According to Jon Gettman, “There were 3,342,000 annual marijuana users in California during 2007, of which 1,949,000…

not know who to ask for assistance, and in my high school we only had two college related sessions where we would go to the computer lab and apply to the schools that we possibly wanted to attend. Regardless of those struggles I was accepted to UC Santa Cruz, CSUEB, and CSUSF. Deciding which school I was going to attend was another struggle that I…

Segregation has been a problem for many years. This has been a common issue between African Americans and Caucasians. Early on, the government legitimized the belief of inequality. According to the Smithsonian, a world renowned archive of historical data, “Beginning in the 1890s, southern states enacted literacy tests, poll taxes, elaborate registration systems, and eventually whites-only Democratic Party primaries to exclude black voters” (Smithsonian National Museum of American History). This…

structural safety. These codes have been built on for many years as technology improves and so does our understanding of seismic activity. An example of a code that was passed in California was that after the Loma Prieta earthquake that struck the Santa Cruz Mountains, analyzation of some of the cities buildings revealed that some rooves of buildings were damaged due to their flexibility. If the earthquake were any stronger, the flexibility in the rooves would have been a hazard to the occupants…

Although the media and fashion do seem to play very significant roles in body image, the normal people that we see and talk to everyday have just as much of an impact. We are constantly looking at the people around us, their appearance, accomplishments, and personality, and comparing ourselves to them. Although the amount of this comparing depends greatly upon the personalities and mindsets of individuals, it can have a noteworthy impact in a person’s self esteem and confidence. One practice…

Abused In The Breathing House by Marcielle Brandler wrote the poem “Eden” is about a mother and daughter relationship that has not been accepted by her mother till birth. A personal example of this is my friend Susy. Susy was abused by her mother throughout her childhood, she will get verbal abused for not cleaning the dishes properly being called “Slow pock you can’t do anything right.” However she was able to survive the abuse. Susy told her friends about the situation they will encourage by…

TITLE Living Dias De Los Muertoes Iin Oaxaca, Mexico LEAD PARAGRAPH What do you celebrate on October 31st – ghosts, goblins, and all things scary? In Mexico, and in many other Latin American countries, this is the day to celebrate and honor the lives of loved ones who have passed. Dias de los Muertoes (Days of the Dead) is a two to three-day annual festival honoring the spirits of loved ones who have passed on. Although Dias de los Muertoes ceremonies are steeped in ritual and history, not…

This concert was performed by Flutist Laurel Zucker and Pianist John Cozza. This concert included works by Paul Taffanel, Olivier Messiaen, Eric Ewazen, Germaine Tailleferre, and Charles Griffes. Laurel Zucker is a flutist who left home at the age of 14 to study at the North Carolina School for the arts. She grew up with her brother and sister in Washington Heights, in Manhattan. Zucker begged her parents for a flute after hearing recordings and graduated high school at the age of 16 and studied…

Everyday I experience the impact that immigration has had on my life and the entire west Michigan community. Whether it be through seeing my fellow classmates in school that are children of immigrants; or, by driving by the restaurants and stores owned by immigrants, I am able to see, firsthand, the tremendous influence immigration has had on the west Michigan community. Two of my best friends happen to be either an immigrant or their parent was an immigrant. My friend Nathan’s family immigrated…